Working Family Resource Center: Online Parenting Discussions

NCFR member Dr. Marti Erickson will host online discussions on three different topics about parenting, April 15, May 20 and June 10. Topics are Helping Your Child Manage Emotions and Get Along with Others: The What, When and Why of Supporting Healthy Social-Emotional Development; From Baby's Babbles to Toddler's Tales: The Power of Language in Living, Loving and Learning; and Learn to Play and Play to Learn: Understanding the Central Role of Play in Your Child's Learning and Development. The discussions are free of charge, but space is limited so registration is required.
http://www.workingfamilyresourcecenter.org/wfrc/en/p2plive.asp

Authentic Parenting: Music As A Parenting Tool

We've known for a while that music has therapeutic value. Now we know it has value as a parenting tool. What a wonderful idea. Get attuned, get calm, celebrate, move together, unwind together...there's absolutely nothing that music can't facilitate. Forget the Mozart Effect--music has the ability to enrich our lives in innumerable ways, even if it won't magically turn us into geniuses.
Authentic Parenting: Music As A Parenting Tool