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5 Reasons You Should Participate in a ‘Mommy & Me’-type Class with Your Little One

Morgan May Sparks, MT-BC4 Comments
Full disclosure: I have been teaching early childhood music and movement classes for 10 years now. However, now that I’m a parent I have a completely new appreciation for them. As a parent, here are 5 reasons I love them.
Ian Sticks
My son is a big fan of the rhythm sticks right now.

1. Structured Interaction With Other Children

One of the biggest reasons parents note for participating in classes is for their children to have social interaction. The structured format of the class guarantees that your child will have the opportunity to begin learning how to interact socially with other children and adults. By observing the other children and by seeing what you model, your child is learning how to transition to new activities, how to share, how to wait, and how to listen.

2.Interaction With Other Parents

Until I had my son,  I did not fully understand the importance of interacting with other adults, particularly those who have a child close in age to mine. It is so great to be able to connect with people who have shared experiences (both good and bad), not to mention the ideas shared on how to deal with the not so pleasant aspects of parenting (teething, anyone?).

3.Exercise

I think I make a joke every semester about marketing the class as a post-baby workout session. Seriously though, there are weeks where you definitely get your workout- between chasing toddlers, lifting them up in the air for sensory exploration, and dancing, you can certainly get your heart rate up. Of course, every activity can be modified to fit your own comfort and ability level- so don’t let that scare you off.

4. New Techniques

Having so many songs and rhymes in my bag of tricks just to get through a diaper change or a long car ride has made life so much easier. In our house, Tiny Tim the Turtle can be heard at least once a day to get us through diaper changes when he doesn’t want to sit still for 30 seconds, let alone long enough to change his diaper.

5. Focused One on One Time

Life is BUSY. No matter how hard to you try, there always seems to be something else to vie for your time. A class that is geared specifically just for you and your child gives you approximately 45 minutes to leave all the other busy-ness at the door and just be mom/dad/grandparent and child. Now that’s something you can’t put on a price on.

Have you participated in a ‘mommy & me’-type class? What were your favorite aspects? 

If you live in the Jasonville, Indiana area and are interested in participating a class, contact me at msparks@rhythmgardenmusic.com. At my studio, Rhythm Garden Music, we offer weekly Blooming Rhythms for Little Ones classes, our early childhood arts program for children 0-3 and their caregiver.

4 thoughts on “5 Reasons You Should Participate in a ‘Mommy & Me’-type Class with Your Little One”

  2. It’s great to hear those helpful points from a parent. I offer The Learning Groove classes in MN at my studio. I shared your post with the parents of my class. Great post! Thanks!

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