Abuse
"My Kindermusik teaching at A Child's Haven for physically and sexually abused children has been very rewarding. The most dramatic changes have occurred with Christopher, who at the beginning of the semester would not make eye contact or respond to me in any way. Week by week I saw him gradually begin to trust me and to relax into the music time. He would observe the joy the other children were experiencing, and say me return week after week, and once again extend the invitation to participate without any expectations on my part. By the last week of the semester, he smiled at me, and even sang into the microphone all by himself! The center feels that son he will be ready to be placed in a normal classroom setting."
-Rosalind Cross
Kindermusik Educator, Greenville, SC
-Rosalind Cross
Kindermusik Educator, Greenville, SC
Prenatal Drug Exposer
"Sierra, who was a heroin baby, did Imagine That! this year.In the See What I Saw semester, it was wonderful to see her move her body in new and different ways that she had previously had difficulty doing. Those songs greatly encouraged her to develop her gross motor skills and complemented what she was doing in her occupational therapy.
She was also exposed to crack cocaine, but you would never know when you see her keep a beat. Ever since starting at age of one weeks, she was been introduced to beats in songs like 1-2 Tie My Shoes, Toodala, Rurru, and Mayo Nafwa. After a semester, she would kick her legs to the beat; when she could sit, she would rock to the beat; when she could crawl, she would move to the beat; and when she could walk, she would stomp and tiptoe to the beat."
-Kristin Taylor
Kindermusik Educator, Denver, CO
"She was a heroin addict. Frail. Limp. Pale. Beautiful. She was not demanding, but still worrisome. They thought she would never walk - assuming that she lived. She was one week old. After a year of anti-seizure medicine for withdrawal, she was enrolled in a Kindermusik classroom. We noticed her transformation weekly - she recognized 'her own' Kindermusik CD and bounced with glee each time we turned it on. She became stronger and able to express herself. She interacted with other children and even crawled over to help the younger ones! I remember watching her sitting on our class rug then standing straight up and sitting back down! She looked around as if to ask if anyone had noticed - we did!"
-Sandy Taylor
She was also exposed to crack cocaine, but you would never know when you see her keep a beat. Ever since starting at age of one weeks, she was been introduced to beats in songs like 1-2 Tie My Shoes, Toodala, Rurru, and Mayo Nafwa. After a semester, she would kick her legs to the beat; when she could sit, she would rock to the beat; when she could crawl, she would move to the beat; and when she could walk, she would stomp and tiptoe to the beat."
-Kristin Taylor
Kindermusik Educator, Denver, CO
"She was a heroin addict. Frail. Limp. Pale. Beautiful. She was not demanding, but still worrisome. They thought she would never walk - assuming that she lived. She was one week old. After a year of anti-seizure medicine for withdrawal, she was enrolled in a Kindermusik classroom. We noticed her transformation weekly - she recognized 'her own' Kindermusik CD and bounced with glee each time we turned it on. She became stronger and able to express herself. She interacted with other children and even crawled over to help the younger ones! I remember watching her sitting on our class rug then standing straight up and sitting back down! She looked around as if to ask if anyone had noticed - we did!"
-Sandy Taylor