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Today’s episode discusses Playful Parenting by Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D. This interesting book offers us entertaining stories and useful anecdotes to show parents (and teachers) how to build closer connections with their children. Through the use of play, parents and teachers can help to solve behavior problems, build confidence, and assist children to work through emotional difficulties. I enjoyed this book and highly recommend it to parents and other teachers.
Monthly Focus: Preparation
The month’s focus is Preparation, and March is the month that connects winter and the start of spring. As we finish one season and look ahead to the next, we may need to prepare ourselves and our lives for the things that we need to do in the next few weeks or months.
WEEKLY MISSION: Prepare for the next season
In the past few weeks of March, we looked ahead at the coming months and identified some things that we need to prepare for now, such as recitals, final exams, summer institutes, or spring cleaning. Then we thought about the next few steps we could take in our projects to move them forward.
This week, let us think about how we can prepare for the change in season that is about to occur. As a child, my family greeted this change in season by cleaning the house windows, cleaning behind heavy furniture, washing the garage floors and porches, cleaning and putting on the outdoor window screens, and airing out the spring and summer clothing from their storage homes.
The change in seasons will happen quite quickly in Texas, where we often will jump from a cool winter’s evening to a hot summer day as quickly as a few hours. Texans need to prepare now for this potential quick jump in seasons. What kinds of things could you do in your studios or homes to prepare for the change in season?
What I am Reading
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I am currently listening to Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens.
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You can also support the blog and podcast by making a purchase of The Twinkle Project, which is my book to help teachers and parents of young violin beginners. This book takes teachers and parents through all of the steps to teach a complete violin beginner all the way through the “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” variations and begin the next steps to learn “Lightly Row.” Included in the book are many forms and checklists to guide teachers and parents through the progression of steps to learn this important initial stage to play the violin.
Episode 54, The Twinkle Project
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Until next time,
Happy Practicing! Watch how you practice, and practice accurately!
—– Paula —–
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