Ellen Weiss Vocal Studio

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I am still teaching. Zoom lessons are available for folks outside of the Westchester, NY area

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From Raising Wildflower Kids

Yup

There is no need to borrow worry from the future. And that's exactly what this kind of thinking is: it's borrowing worry.

5 year olds are not just future adults. They are also present 5 year olds. And they need time to be 5.

I tend to talk in generalities when it comes to the "parenting/coaching" side of what I do, more so than the "occupational therapy" side of what I do. But this is a blend of the two, so let me shout this from the rooftops:

NOT ALL FIVE YEAR OLDS ARE READY TO WRITE!!

Yes, preschools push writing and tracing even as young as 3 (or sometimes even younger 😳)
Yes, you maybe learned to write when you were 5. (I promise you it was a different world then.)
Yes, kindergarten/reception/year 1 expects them to write when they're 5.
That doesn't mean all five year olds are ready to write. It DOESN'T. It's simply not true.

If you have a 5yo who is extremely resistant to writing, and you can do anything -- anything -- to opt them out of it, whether that means writing stuff for them or letting them just draw or speaking to their school about it or giving up and calmly nodding along while the teacher tells you they're behind etc etc etc and you just let it go in one ear and out the other...

If you can buy them time until they are 6 or 7 and express interest in it, if you can buy them even a few extra months, it will make a world of difference. I work with them every day, please believe what I am telling you! If you can wait until a child is interested in writing before you "make" them write...it turns out you won't have to "make" them at all!

[Image description: A screenshot of a tweet imposed over a red background. The tweet is by Brad Weinstein, , and reads, "We shouldn't start preparing kids for college when they are 5. We should be helping them learn to be a good friend, play with others, and love learning." The image itself was made by TeacherGoals. End description.]

“One beautiful heart is better than thousand beautiful faces.”
— William Shakespeare

Haha

“It is better to be silent than to dispute with the ignorant.”
— Pythagoras

All I needed was a little encouragement. Give yourself a little encouragement to sing, someone may smile a lot!

I've been inspired to share some vocal tidbits. My favorite breathing exercise for singing is a big sigh of relief.

What to do while you are waiting for the world to end🤔 How about a Singing Lesson!!😀🥰😍

Zoom vocal lessons are available now where ever you are!!! Check my new website in progress at www.ellenweissmusic.com. Sing your heart's song ......the way you have always envisioned!!
Or how about a Christmas gift for someone who has always wanted to sing!!✨🌈

Ellen Weiss Excerpt from a conversation between Martha Graham and Agnes de Mille Excerpt from a conversation between Martha Graham and Agnes de Mille There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this e...