{"id":61045,"date":"2022-01-11T13:53:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T18:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=61045"},"modified":"2022-01-11T13:53:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T18:53:38","slug":"whats-your-school-closures-playlist-why-music-should-be-part-of-parents-pandemic-survival-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/whats-your-school-closures-playlist-why-music-should-be-part-of-parents-pandemic-survival-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s your school closures playlist? Why music should be part of parents\u2019 pandemic survival strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/headphones.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-61046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/headphones.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/headphones-250x141.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><br \/>\nWith pandemic\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/covid-19-ontario-jan-3-2022-ford-public-health-measures-1.6302531\">school closures<\/a>\u00a0in place in Ontario,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/montreal.citynews.ca\/2022\/01\/05\/quebec-schools-reopen-jan-17\/\">Qu\u00e9bec<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/covid-19-update-january-5-2022-1.6304526\">Nova Scotia<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/prince-edward-island\/pei-covid-pandemic-briefing-january-4-1.6303542\">and Prince Edward Island<\/a>\u00a0until Jan. 17, and other provinces\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vancouversun.com\/news\/covid-19-b-c-schools-brace-for-possible-closures-as-550000-students-head-back-to-class\">on watch<\/a>, music could be important for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/family\/article\/music-might-decrease-kids-stress-coronavirus\">maintaining the well-being of children and families<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Many are concerned about the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/article-school-closures-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-are-having-a-detrimental\/\">effects of closures<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.23750\/abm.v91i4.10870\">on student<\/a>\u00a0and family well-being. While scientists and government officials are busy\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/2021\/12\/02\/biden-strategies-omicron-delta\/\">developing strategies to defeat the Omicron variant<\/a>, young children \u2014 whom UNICEF has cautioned could be a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/press-releases\/unicef-calls-averting-lost-generation-covid-19-threatens-cause-irreversible-harm\">lost generation<\/a>\u201d \u2014 yet again find themselves asked to attend a virtual classroom from inside their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Early\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/coronavirus-spotlights-equity-and-access-issues-with-childrens-right-to-play-137187\">childhood researchers<\/a>, children\u2019s rights advocates,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cps.ca\/uploads\/advocacy\/Remote_learning_in_ON.pdf\">health experts and<\/a>\u00a0parents continue to point out that the psychological well-being of children seems to be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/covid-19-provinces-must-respect-childrens-rights-to-education-whether-or-not-schools-reopen-in-september-142802\">getting lost<\/a>\u00a0in policy-making and public debate.<\/p>\n<p>Listening to music at home or participating in musical activities might be an important way for parents and children to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/apa.15346\">reduce stress, find ways to regulate their emotions<\/a>\u00a0and experience joy together.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Music and self-regulation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>How can participation in musical activities be therapeutic? Experts argue that music is at the very centre of what\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2018.01680\">it means to be human<\/a>. Stephen Malloch and Colwyn Trevarthen, who have respectively researched psychology, movement and music, and child psychology, argue music comes from how human bodies, from birth, explore their environment using habitual patterns of action \u2014 a kind of \u201ccommunicative musicality.\u201d<br \/>\n<center><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RapkewnhCm8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>On a physiological level, the connections between different brain areas are still developing in young children, yet these areas all become involved simultaneously when a child is performing a musical activity. This means that music might help\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/42923786\">sustain and regulate emotional well-being<\/a>\u00a0by engaging all these brain areas, and thus help to make sense of otherwise incomprehensible situations.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Express yourself<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Even though we don\u2019t know now the extent to which children globally have been affected by isolation during the pandemic, many undoubtedly are processing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/childrens-grief-in-coronavirus-quarantine-may-look-like-anger-heres-how-parents-can-respond-135348\">stress and grief<\/a>\u00a0from missing daily routines.<\/p>\n<p>Music allows children to safely express emotions that might otherwise manifest in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.apa.org\/doi\/10.1037\/tra0000387\">persistent nightmares<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/2647427\/\">violence<\/a>\u00a0or trauma which may be correlated with mental health challenges,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.apa.org\/doi\/10.1037\/amp0000181\">PTSD<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10566-018-9479-5\">substance abuse later in life<\/a>. Psychiatrists note that an important part of recovery from trauma is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basicbooks.com\/titles\/judith-lewis-herman\/trauma-and-recovery\/9780465098736\/\">being able to articulate one\u2019s feelings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Given the opportunity to express themselves musically with instruments or simply in choosing songs, children may find venues to express emotions that are common responses to traumatic experiences, such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/acprof:oso\/9780199734603.001.0001\">disappointment, anger, passion and sadness<\/a>. These can all be poured\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RapkewnhCm8\">into a song<\/a>\u00a0that has no need for linear narrative.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, music can simultaneously be a compassionate witness and a medium capable of encapsulating and expressing what a child might experience while missing friends and routines. Adults can listen to how children may hum a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sBzLt9_G9Dc\">favourite song<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ak-Jm_DczXg\">make up a new tune<\/a>\u00a0to give their feelings a voice.<\/p>\n<p>Singing about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1rERunT1uWw\">pandemic and enforced safety measures<\/a>\u00a0might help children make sense of a scary situation. Psychologists suggest that sharing songs and singing games together\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vYmSAMcwXA8\">as a family<\/a>\u00a0can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/19517947\/\">strengthen relationship between children and their parents<\/a>\u00a0and ultimately bring a smile whether through simple\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/uk-52106893\">fun or looking to music to put our current situation in a larger context<\/a>\u00a0across generations. Listening to relaxing music can also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0243125\">promote mental wellness<\/a>.<br \/>\n<center><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vYmSAMcwXA8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Younger children<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>During lockdown, interaction with peers is constrained for most children, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.tics.2020.05.016\">even more so for younger ones<\/a>\u00a0who don\u2019t have access to social media and cannot reap\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.23750\/abm.v91i4.10870\">the psychological benefits of digitally mediated communication with their friends<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some research suggests that some caregivers have been turning to music while being isolated in COVID-19 shutdowns. For example, a study of caregivers of children aged between three and six years old in Brazil found that about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2021.633499\">60 per cent of caregivers were listening to music to relax or feel excited<\/a>\u00a0during social distancing.<\/p>\n<p>But if this does not happen, how can caregivers benefit from music or facilitate children\u2019s engagement with music? They could start by simply sharing their favourite playlists with children or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2021.637569\">choosing music they think could support a positive mood<\/a>. They can strategically help evoke\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1098\/rstb.2014.0098\">positive emotions<\/a>\u00a0that may help families keep an optimistic outlook through our pandemic winter.<\/p>\n<p>There is a great variety of ways in which both parents and children can engage with recorded music:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/h_9TYs1GZqs\">dancing or tapping<\/a>, singing along, making up another melodic line or even creating a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/covid-19-parody-songs-are-the-spoonful-of-sugar-we-need-right-now-135763\">funny parody<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Importance of connections<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Finally, to restore the lost sense of belonging and community connection, which is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basicbooks.com\/titles\/judith-lewis-herman\/trauma-and-recovery\/9780465098736\">crucial to maintaining psychological health<\/a>, parents can encourage children\u2019s participation in virtual music groups.<\/p>\n<p>This type of collective music-making has been found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2021.703892\">to promote self-expression, help manage emotions and bring a comforting sense of belonging<\/a>. For children who have memories of attending school and activities before the pandemic, it can also help remind them of who they were before the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Music can help children adapt to difficult situations by binding families together.<\/p>\n<p>Most importantly, music can help\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/music-helps-us-remember-who-we-are-and-how-we-belong-during-difficult-and-traumatic-times-136324\">revive the belief<\/a>\u00a0that everything will eventually be well, despite this seemingly never-ending series of lockdowns\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/19\/opinion\/covid-dementia.html\">that many of us feel are damaging the spirits<\/a>\u00a0of adults and children alike.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Author Bio:<\/strong> Ala Krivov is a PhD Student, Musicology at Western University<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With pandemic\u00a0school closures\u00a0in place in Ontario,\u00a0Qu\u00e9bec,\u00a0Nova Scotia\u00a0and Prince Edward Island\u00a0until Jan. 17, and other provinces\u00a0on watch, music could be important for\u00a0maintaining the well-being of children and families. 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