I love the book Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr Seuss. My copy has been well loved by me and my children. The cover is taped together and some of the pages have been ripped or scribbled on. This week has been especially busy but I still managed to do some re-focusing and prioritizing. This line from the book came to mind “So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact and Remember that Life’s a Great Balancing Act.” There has been a lot to balance! Trying to

I love using flannel boards with my toddler classes. It’s a great visual element. In small groups or individual sessions, children can help me put the pieces on the board. For counting rhymes it works well to have a tactile visual representation of the numbers. However, when I was starting to use these, commercial flannel boards were pretty expensive and some of the DIY tutorials I saw online didn’t meet my needs or the materials weren’t available. I needed something tha

What role does music play in your life and in your home? Do you or your children play an instrument? Do you always have the radio on? Does music help you relax, to connect with your spirituality, to express your emotions? Some thoughts on making music more effective in your life Enjoy silence. Music is much more meaningful when it’s not in the background 24/7 Try something new. Play a new instrument. Listen to a new style of music. Listen to live musicians Let your chil

When I went to school for music therapy, the research focus was on quantitative research, that is to say research that produces measurable results. Does one treatment work better than another and by how much? What are the differences between baseline, immediately after treatment or six weeks later? However, when you are looking at thoughts and feelings or creating a theory of treatment, a different methodology is in order. The language of qualitative research can be a great