Kids and Character

If you read my post about Sneakers and Stick-to-it-iveness you know the challenges I’m having with irrational behavior from my 3 year old son. He’s such a lovey at times. Super sweet and gentle petting our Border Collie “Gracie,” or holding the hand of his 18 month old girl cousin or running to the aid of his little daycare friend Madison when her tricycle got stuck on the path.  He gives great big hugs and always asks for a second treat for his big brother. He can just melt your heart. 

I just found this book review for the book “The Way I Act” by Steve Metzger. I bought it and cannot wait to read it with my boys. The blog “Books That Heal Kids” where I found the book review, is a good resource for kids books with purpose.

I recently completed an action research proposal about the power of incorporating music in teaching. Though the proposal was specifically aimed at the benefits of music when teaching Kindergarten sight words, I found much scholarly research supporting the benefits of music on self-regulation in children. 


Music taps into our multiple intelligences. Educational Theorist Howard Gardner defined the multiple intelligences that we all have, but each of us possess in a unique arrangement or combination. Think of it like you would if you were differentiating a lesson for a diverse group of learners. You know that some kids are better aural learners, some are better visual or tactile learners, etc. Here’s a great snippet of an article to help you better understand Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences.