In town for a soldout concert at the Verizon Center, Miley Cyrus visited the young patients at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC, to show her support for Tracy’s Kids art therapy program.
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Miley Cyrus visits Children in the Hospital in Washington DC
[Children aiming sticks as guns, lined up against a brick building, Washington, D.C.?] (LOC)
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[Children aiming sticks as guns, lined up against a brick building, Washington, D.C.?] (LOC)
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Woman putting on her lipstick in a park with Union Station behind her, Washington, D.C. (LOC)
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Sound of Music – 40th Reunion – Julie Andrews & 7 Children
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[CHILDREN WITH JIGSAW PUZZLE OF LEUTZE'S PAINTING OF "WASHINGTON CROSSING THE DELAWARE."]
Image taken on 2008-12-20 16:42:00 by George Eastman House.
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[Children on row house steps, Washington, D.C.] (LOC)
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Children playing in the Defrees Alley, NE Washington, D.C.; …
Image taken on 2008-12-15 04:55:49 by New York Public Library.
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The Benefits of Music for Young Children
Young children just love music and often it is through music that young children communicate for the first time, whether it be through gesture, smiling or action.
But is there more to it than that?
There is a growing amount of evidence to show that music enhances a childs ability to think, learn, reason and create and it is in the first five years of a child’s life that all of the formative brain development and connections are being formed. Music brain researcher, Dr Gordon Shaw describes music as “a window into higher brain Function”.
Here are three compelling reasons why we should be sending our children to music lessons while they are young.
Reason#1 – Music Makes Children Smarter
Neurologiacal Research indicates that because music involves ratio’s, fractions, and thinking in space and in time that it provides learning not only for foundation musical learning,but also learning for foundation math learning being a pre requisite to learning both these subjects at higher levels.
In a study carried out by Debby Mitchell at the University Of Central Florida it was found that young children with developed rhythm skills perform better academically in early school years.
In a paper compiled at a Music Educators National Conference, 2001, it was noted that high school music students score higher verbal and math score than their peers and in research done by Phi Delta Kappan, 1994 and a paper prepared by Peter H Wood, It was found that Music Majors are the most likely group of college grads to be admitted to medical school.
Reason#2- Music is a recognised form of intelligence
In an article called ” The Changing Workplace is changing our view of education”, Business week, 1996 it was said “The nation’s top business executives agree that arts education programs can help repair weeknesses in American education and better prepare workers for the 21st Century”
Howard Gardner, a renowned Professor of Cognition and Education wrote a book in 1983 called Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, suggests that there are many kinds of human intellegence and identifies musical intellegence to be one of them.
Reason#3 – Skills learned through music can transfer into skills which are useful in every part of a child’s studies at school and can help with general well being.
As Senator Jeff Bingaman said “Music Education can be a positive force on all aspects of child’s life, particularly on their academic success”
It was reported in a Texas Commission on drug and alcohol abuse that secondary students who were involved in band and orchestra reported the lowest life time and current use of all drugs.
Skills learned through the discipline can transfer into study skills, communication skills and cognitive skills useful in every part of a child’s school life and a Harvard university study named the “Mozart Effect” found that spacial- temporal reasoning improves when children learn to make music.
As Michael Greene the Recording Academy President and CEO said at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in February 2000, “Music is a magical gift we must nourish and cultivate in our children, especially now as scientific evidence proves that an education in the arts makes better math and science students, enhances spatial intelligence in newborns, and let’s not forget that the arts are a compelling solution to teen violence, certainly not the cause of it!”
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Children & Car Accidents in Washington State: the Laws & the Statistics
Every state, including Washington, requires the use of approved child safety seats for children under the age of 5. According to NCSA there is only a 90% compliance rate with respect to using approved safety seats for children under this age. The Washington State Patrol (WSP) recommends that for children who are under 1 or who weigh less than 20 lbs., the parents should follow the guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) by seating the child facing the rear of the vehicle. Children who are ages 1 to 4 and weigh 20 to 40 pounds can sit facing the front of the vehicle. Children between the ages of 4 and 8, or who are no taller than 4’9”, Washington law requires that booster seats (including lap and harness belts) be used. The WSP recommends that the booster seat also meet AAP guidelines. The child restraint system must be used properly according to the instructions of both the seat AND vehicle manufacturer.
The WSP also recommends that an approved booster seat be used if:
(1) the child’s knees do not bend comfortably at the edge of the seat,
(2) the child does not sit with his/her hips all the way against the back of the auto seat,
(3) if the lap belt does not lie on top of the child’s thighs,
(4) if the shoulder harness is not centered on the child’s shoulder and chest, or
(5) if the child cannot stay seated with the above conditions during the entire trip.
Notably, a recent study found that a key factor influencing the increased risk of harm to children in accidents is when the child is prematurely moved from a child restraint system up to an adult seat and then allowed to sit in the front seat too soon (Source: Partners for Child Passenger Safety Fact and Trend Report, 2006.).
Parents can visit the website of the Washington State Safety Restraint Coalition to check out the current Buyer’s Guide to Child Car Seats and Booster Seats.
Washington law also requires that children under the age of 13 must sit in the back seat of the vehicle when it is practical to do so. AAP guidelines also recommend that children under the age of 13 sit in the back seat regardless of whether or not the vehicle is equipped with a passenger-side air bag. The age of 13 may appear to be an arbitrary figure, but studies show that most children at this age are still smaller than the average adult. So to reduce the risk of serious injury, it makes sense that the law requires children under this age to sit in the rear of the vehicle.
Interestingly, children are not required to wear seat belts while riding on a school bus. The NHTSA has determined that school buses already have “built in protection” for children based on the special construction and size of bus seats so seat belt restraints are unnecessary. However, school bus crashes occurring at speeds greater than 35 mph still pose a serious risk of harm to children who are riding on the bus. There are certain precautions that, if exercised, can reduce the chance of serious injury in bus accidents. If your child’s bus does not have safety belts, teach your child to ride near the front of the bus and to never stand in the bus while it is moving. Studies have also shown that two children riding on a bench seat have a lower risk of injury than three (3) occupants riding in the same seat.
Schools should provide adequate adult supervision while children are boarding and exiting the bus. All bus stops should be located in safe locations that minimize the need for children to cross the street. Parents are well advised to trace your child’s normal route to and from school to spot potential danger spots and instruct your children where to walk and cross the street.
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