Parenting Tip:  Say ‘Yes’ when your child asks ‘can we do it again?’ Just do it!   Why? We all appreciate predictability. Repetition provides comfort and stability. Repetition helps your child learn and remember, strengthens new brain connections. So when asked to repeat – say Yes! Repetition leads to mastery – like practicing on an instrument leads to mastery of that instrument.   How? Sing a favorite song, like If You’re Happy & You Know It.  Add lots of extra verses to the song – ask your child for ideas! Read that favorite bedtime story one more time. Make a Feelings Shaker!  If your child wants to do it again, why not make one for a friend or sibling?   Want to Learn More? On our blog:  Read Do we have to do this, again?   Kindermusik 7-Year Continuum: In Kindermusik baby classes, we expose baby to many new objects and experiences – and new neural connections are then made in his brain!  In toddler classes, we revisit these objects, songs, ways to move, etc, and add extra twists to them (‘Mommy is playing her egg shaker – can you show her a different way to play?’).  As preschoolers, children revisit those experiences and objects again, but are asked to use them in ‘pretend play’ scenarios, where they can use their imagination and creativity to add to our musical play.  For big kids in Young Child classes, children learn songs as games/movement activities, then they repeat those songs and add sounds on their instruments using specific notes.  Then they discover how to read those notes and rhythms on the staff, and repeat the song on their instrument!