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TV, Movie, and Music Choices: From the Teen’s View

November 18th, 2009 Posted by Jacob P. | Adolescence, Behavior, Elementary, Entertainment, Internet, Music, Teen Perspective, Teens, Television
These days, all over the TV, music, and movies, there is content inappropriate for most children to see, hear, or watch.  This is true, but there are many parents who go overboard on "protecting" their child.

First off, I am going to give you the basic run down on American movie and TV rating systems.  First off, TV:

  • TV-Y (All Children -- This program is designed to be appropriate for all children)



  • TV-Y7 (Directed to Older Children -- This program is designed for children age 7 and above.)



  • TV-G (General audiences)



  • TV-PG (Parental guidance suggested)



  • TV-14 (Recommended for people 14 or older)



  • TV-MA (intended for mature audiences)




  • G
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Name Your Tune

October 12th, 2009 Posted by Michele | Entertainment, Music, Preschool
At the end of the summer I stumbled across Name Your Tune.  It seemed like an interesting idea, a cd of children's songs with your child's (or children's) names placed into the lyrics.  With my children between the ages of eight and thirteen, it seemed more appropriate to have a cd made for my nephews who are two and four years old.

I spoke with Eric at Name Your Tune, and he informed that he would be able to make one cd for both boys.  Sending along the boys' names and that it was from their Aunt Michele and Uncle Tom
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Raising Super Kids

October 1st, 2009 Posted by Gumer Liston | Academics, Elementary, Hobbies, Infants/Toddlers, Music, Preschool, Sports
It is natural for parents to want their children to excel, to be the best, to be above other children in almost everything, to grow up into exemplary citizens who achieve so much in life. That's an open secret that most of us have in our hearts, which is why we do everything to build our children into the super kids that we want them to be. But how do we exactly go about raising super kids? Each of us has a unique formula, but most fall into a common pattern. I see parents who buy musical instruments for their
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Middle School Dances: The Teen’s View

September 22nd, 2009 Posted by Jacob P. | Adolescence, Behavior, Entertainment, Games, Helpful hints, Music, Parties, Teen Perspective, Teens
Tonight, I am going to my middle school's first dance of the year, and I'm so excited.  Earlier, I was talking with my mom, and we were talking about what I would consider the dos and don'ts (mainly don'ts) for parents of middle schoolers going to dances, and I decided that you should know, too. (more...)
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Children & Music

July 7th, 2009 Posted by Louise | Music, Teen Perspective
A previously posted article, "The Best Time to Teach Your Child How to Play a Musical Instrument," addresses when a child should be taught how to play a musical instrument. This article addresses why children/teens should be taught to play musical instruments. While I agree with the crux of the aforementioned article, that the best time to teach a child to play a musical instrument is when they show interest in it, I find it crucial that music be introduced as early as possible for several reasons:

  • Focus/Memorization - When children receive training in music, they usually learn to
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