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When to Introduce Kids to Music: Early and Often

by PBSParents.org, Posted May 23rd 2011 5:00PM

As a musician, music educator and researcher, parents often ask me when they should begin introducing their children to music. As with most easy questions, there's an easy answer that is incomplete and a more nuanced answer that is correct. ...You should begin age-appropriate music “lessons” soon after birth, or maybe even before birth.
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Music Lessons Now Mean a Sharper Mind Later, Study Finds

by Lesley Kennedy, Posted Apr 28th 2011 4:00PM

Practice the piano, son! It'll make you smarter. Credit: Getty Can't get your kid to commit to her clarinet lessons? Trouble getting Junior to practice the piano? Here's a new bargaining chip: Mastering a musical instrument will make ...One reason to practice the piano: a brain boost as you age.
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Avoid the Summer Learning Slide With Educational Activities That are Actually Fun

by Elizabeth Humphrey, Posted Jul 14th 2010 5:00PM

Even during the jam-packed summer months, be sure to keep up with reading and other educational activities. Credit: Getty
Three months of swimming, sleeping late and watching a heck of a lot of TV can undo nine months of learning. In fact, ...
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Tori Amos, Barbie Abuse and Embarrassing Moms - Links We Love

by Bethany Sanders, Posted May 13th 2009 9:00AM

For some girls, Barbie's just a science experiment. Image: Brani's Fashion Dolls on Flickr
Partridge family mom Shirley Jones is thinking of posing for Playboy. At 75. If she's looking to get noticed, that'll do it. -- MomLogic It's all fun ...
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Music lessons: not just for kids

by Sarah James, Posted Jan 24th 2008 12:27PM

When I was a little girl, I wanted to play the flute with all of my heart. Something about the flute in particular struck a chord with me (heh), and when the time came to join the band at school, I couldn't wait to actually touch one with my own two ...
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What age did your child begin playing a musical instrument?

by Jen Creer, Posted Jan 3rd 2007 11:01AM

When my youngest son, Tommy, was seven, he showed an interest in playing the piano. He "played" it at home and made up songs and played with a keyboard we have. So, we asked him if he would like to begin taking piano lessons and he said yes. But ...
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Musical instruments benefit kids, even if they are electric

by Heather Craven, Posted Nov 22nd 2006 4:30PM

Last spring when my son, Loren, began asking for an electric guitar for his birthday, I has some serious reservations. I remembered when I was a child and my older brother ventured into the electrical instrument arena, it was loud and torturous. But ...
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Kids want more free time, fewer activities

by Jen Creer, Posted Jul 13th 2006 4:33PM

Thanks, Alan, for this tip. This article didn't make me feel guilty at all. Not one iota. In this article, writer Virginia Anderson points to a survey done by KidsHealth, a division of the Nemours Foundation, a nonprofit organization that studies ...
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