The Brain - Building Brain Connections

Pitch, Timing, Timbre: How Music Grows The Speaking Brain

Why Music Is a Brain-Building SuperpowerWhen your toddler belts out “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” they’re not just making sweet noise — they’re engaging the same brain regions used for...

Retained Primitive Reflexes

Primitive reflexes are automatic movements that are directed by the brainstem and need no cortical involvement (thought). They are essential for survival and development in the womb and in the...

Helping Children Connect

We may think we are out of the woods and the world has moved on from COVID. We may think we have just moved on and now we are getting "back to normal."For many children, "back to normal" does not...

What Do Music and Speech Have in Common?

Music and speech have 3 main things in common: timing, pitch and timbre. Each of these 3 elements are essential to both speech and music and without an understanding of how to process them, you will...

Helping Children Heal After COVID-19

COVID-19 has brought about a very unique set of circumstances into our lives which has been particularly challenging for children. There has been isolation, lack of contact with family, no physical...

Post COVID Healing

COVID has been hard. Many lost businesses and jobs. Many even lost loved ones and an unprecedented number lost their lives. There has been isolation, lack of contact with family, no physical...