CONTENTSIntroductionPart One: Understanding Your InstrumentChapter One: The Jam Band: Two Truths and One Lie About EmotionsChapter Two: Melodic Themes: Better Understanding your Child's Emotional ReflexesChapter Three: Instrument Lessons: Methods for Building Social and Emotional Skills at HomePart Two: Understanding your Child: Playing by Age and StageChapter Four: Rattles and Drums: 0- to 3-Year-OldsChapter Five: Bass: 4- to 7-Year-OldsChapter Six: Guitar: 8- to 12-Year-OldsChapter Seven: Horns: 13- to 17-Year-OldsPart Three: Understanding your Own Inner MusicianChapter Eight: Self-Expression: Patterns, First Aid, Care and Maintenance, and Tone Tuning
Jennifer S. Miller, MEd, is the founder of the site Confident Parents, Confident Kids (confidentparentsconfidentkids.org) and has twenty years of experience working with parents, educators, and other adults to help them become more effective with children through social and emotional learning. She is a regular expert contributor to the NBC Education Nation's Parent Toolkit and has contributed articles or interviews to popular publications such as The Washington Post, Parent Magazine, The Huffington Post, and more. Jennifer earned her masters degree in education with a focus on social and emotional development from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She lives with her husband and son in Columbus, Ohio.
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UnSelfie and The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
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