New Look at Tanglin Mall Studio
We are proud to present our Tanglin Mall studio with a brand new look - not only have we a new coat of paint, we have given the studio a splash of color with a full ceiling to floor montage of familiar Kindermusik images. Hope you like the plush new carpet in the studios as well as the wooden flooring at the reception area. The soft cushion seating at the waiting area should make waiting a more pleasurable experience. What’s more, you can now keep your bags and things in the cubby hole cabinet so little busy hands can’t get to them so easily!

Maximum Protection for your child.
Our studio and instruments are now protected against bacteria and germs with EnviroPaint Titanium Dioxide (Ti02) Photo-Catalyst Compound.

This compound works with any form of light (artificial & natural) to produce Electrons, which continuously destroy bacteria, odours and other micro-organisms.

Ti02 is safe for human contact and is in fact found in food preservatives and ice-cream flavouring, bathing soaps & shampoos, cosmetics & toothpaste etc.

This will help keep the air quality in our studio extremely high. Just the way it should be especially when it involves our precious little ones!

New Outposts.
More Weekend classes are now available through our partners’ locations :

• Babies Inc. @ Tanjong Katong
  
  
• Creative Thinkers Learning Ctr @ Jln Jurong Kechil
  
  
• Mother & Child @ Tanglin Mall
  
  
• Salvation Army HQ @ Bishan

Almost any two-year-old little sister wants to play with her big brother's Gameboy. Not later. Not in a minute. Now. So mom steps in, gives her best reasons why sharing is so important. Little heads bob in agreement. Moment's later the same toy-tug-of-war—and the same explanation—happens again, and again, and again.

Learning to share can happen in the "in-between" times—in between those little tussles in ways that make sharing feel more like a musical game instead of a "if you don't stop fighting I'll take it away," way.

Your baby knows something about taking turns. It's how he learns language. Want to see? Look your baby in the face and say something. Then wait. Say something again, and wait again. What's happening?

It's likely that your baby notices the pauses in your sentences and your songs and his mind takes note of that pattern. Just like you watch for patterns in your baby's behavior to know what he needs, he seeks similar patterns to make sense of sound, movement, language, and conversation.

If you exaggerate those pauses often and long enough, he eventually fills that space with his own imitation of those sounds. He's taking and "talking" turns with you.

Quick tip: For these turn-taking moments, have a tape recorder, or video camera nearby for recording.

If you can talk, you can sing
Pick your favorite song. Sit close together. When you sing for him, hold your face close to his and allow for pauses and ample time for your baby's response before continuing. Listen carefully for his response. It may take a few tries.

I wave, you wave
Kicks, giggles, and smiles—all ways your baby communicates. Set aside quiet time and observe your baby's gestures. Imitate him. Engaging in this unspoken conversation encourages him to keep trying to let others know his needs and thoughts.

I click, you click, we click
Making nonsensical sounds like a clicking sound, or the sound of horse's hooves, is another way you can help your baby communicate. Coos and babbles mark his beginning attempts to speak. Make those sounds in a rhythmic way and his mind can more easily identify the pattern

Sharing the language

What about the sharing tantrum? Once it begins, it's probably best to distract a toddler by pointing out a bird, or a butterfly through the

window. Taking the toy away can only fuel the fire, and there may be another time to talk about sharing when emotions aren't so dramatic

Why does it happen? Toddlers are egocentric learners. He isn't into the idea of having or making friends.

He likes playing by himself or side by side with another child. Sharing feels more like having some perfect stranger come and snatch everything he ever owned from his happy little hands.

He is, however, capable of learning the language around sharing quickly when it's matched with the action. When playing with your toddler, introduce a few good manner phrases. With repetition he'll remember these phrases and use them

• If your child is asked to share something, give him options for responses. "Yes," "No," or "maybe later."
  
  
• When you catch your child sharing, say "That's good sharing. Sharing is a nice thing to do." (See the Expert Voice for more information on why it's important not to say that sharing is fun.)
  
  
• If your child wants to play with something, you can help him learn to say, "May I play with that toy next?"

Let go of that Hot Potato!
Helping a toddler share is about helping him learn to let go. A musical game of Hot Potato—with a kiss or hug for the one left holding the potato—helps him do that.

Here's how to play:

• You need a small ball and music player and a sister or brother, family member or friend to cue the music.
  
  
• You and your toddler can sit facing each other. If you have more friends, sit in a circle. Roll the ball back and forth or pass between hands.

Once the music stops, whoever is left holding the hot-potato gets a kiss!

Take a turn and you'll get it back

When your three-year-old demands fairness, she wants her own way. By four, she associates sharing with being fair. Plus friendships are becoming increasingly important. She's realizing that sharing is a necessary part of making, and being a friend.

This game of "Musical Instruments" helps your preschooler understand that sharing can mean that everybody has fun, and that working together, can actually make it better.

On the musical cue, Switch-a-roo!

• You need a CD player and lots of different homemade instruments: wooden spoons for rhythm sticks, buckets for drums, or hard glass jars filled with water.
  
  
• Set them around the table or on the floor in a circle so the children can easily move around each instrument.
  
  
• Just like "Musical Chairs," play the music and everybody plays along until the music stops.
  
  
• When the music stops, everybody stops, then moves to the left to play a different instrument.
  
  
• Vary the times you stop and start the music so the children can't predict when it stops. Sooner or later, everyone is giggling to catch up.
  
  
• For a more advanced version of the game, have the children switch instruments.

What other musical things can you do?

• Playground equipment. Sing a song, and when you stop, everybody switches equipment. Go from the swings to the slide to the monkey bars.
  
  
• Paint. Spread out a big piece of paper and create paint stations. Play the music and when it stops, everybody moves to a different space.

Musical hoops where nobody loses

By now, your young child understands that sharing is good because it benefits everyone. It's also more than just sharing his toys. Sometimes it means sharing his time, his talents, even the personal space around him.

This game of Musical Hula-Hoops puts a fun spin on sharing. It's like musical chairs where you take one away when the music stops, but here, in the hula-hoops no one gets eliminated and everybody wins! The idea is get everyone to share the same small space and learn how to laugh and work with each other.

Musical Hula-Hoops

• On the ground, place about one hula-hoop per every two or three children.
  
  
• Play your favorite CD, and as the music plays, ask the children to walk around the hula-hoops, stepping from one hoop to the next.
  
  
• When the music stops, everybody must have both feet inside a hoop.
  
  
• Take one hoop away.
  
  
• Start the music again.
  
  
• Keep repeating until there is only one hoop left and all the children must find a way to fit inside!

For this game, choose music that's lively, but soothing. The children will likely be excited when playing this game. Choosing the right music can help them stay focused to play, and learn from the game.