PARENTS WAKE UP! 5 SHOCKING FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MUSIC YOUR KIDS ARE LISTENING TO!

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Does your kid’s playlist truly match your family values? In all honesty, does yours?

If your kids spend any time listening to today’s most popular songs on the radio then, you definitely need to know what a study of the most popular 279 songs says they are hearing.

Here are 5 shocking facts that you need to know about the music your kids are listening to:

FACT #1: KIDS ARE LISTENING TO MORE THAN 2 HOURS OF MUSIC EACH DAY.

It’s how your kids spend time – kids age 8 to 18 listen to music for an average of 2 hours and 19 minutes each day! Music is one of the only things that engages the whole brain. The lyrics are replayed by the mind and their heart rate adjusts to the beats per minute.

FACT #2: RADIO EDITED SONGS DON’T HIDE ANYTHING!

Through music, a song’s message engages the whole brain in a way that lasts; kids remember lyrics and sometimes repeat the message.

Let me give you an illustration:

Radio edited songs do not hide a reference to sex, drugs or alcohol. Their brain is awesome and just like you can read the sentence below – their brain still receives the full suggestive message of an edited radio song:

"Aoccdrnig to a rseearch taem at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae."

I bet you were still able to read it as:

"According to a research team at Cambridge University, it doesn’t matter in what order the letters in a word are, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be in the right place."

A child’s brain is able to subconsciously do similar magic with songs that have words bleeped out, the full message of the song minus that one word still comes through and can be replayed by the brain over and over. This is what happens when a song is stuck in your head, the brain is actually replaying it.

On a broader scale – over 2 hours of listening per day is a lot of time influence on your kids. Pay attention to the words in the songs your kids choose, as well as to the words in the lyrics of those songs that you choose to listen to with your kids in the car.

Tip: Giving your kids music with lyrics and a message that lines up with what you are teaching as a parent can go a long way in not having to repeat yourself so often. More information is below on a new tool, Kidz Mic, created by kids for families to have the cool beats you have loved for years with the positive message your family really wants. Thanks to the innovation of some cool kids, now you can have both!

FACT #3: THE RIGHT MUSIC CAN REDUCE STRESS FOR YOU AND YOUR KIDS.

Positive music matters medically. A 2013 study by AAP Pediatrics suggests that some sounds, such as positively calming music and lullabies, may soothe pre-term babies and their parents, and even improve the infants’ sleeping and eating patterns, while decreasing parents’ stress.

There’s a growing movement of music therapists and psychologists who are investigating the use of music in medicine to help patients dealing with pain, depression and possibly even Alzheimer’s disease. Gone are the days of “it’s just a beat.” Doctors are finding that what you hear actually affects you.

Tip: Surround your kids with positive healing music; it will decrease your stress and theirs. And to be safe, give your kids positive music like Kidz Mic; more about it is mentioned below.

FACT #4: THEIR MUSIC PROMOTES DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND DEGRADING THEIR BODIES.

You spend a lot of time teaching your kids what is right and generally to stay away from drugs and alcohol. But in a study from 2005, only 4% of the top 279 songs contained an anti-drug or anti-alcohol message.

And as of 2005 (surely it is higher now) 14% of rock songs and a whopping 77% of rap songs contained reference to drugs and alcohol. Watching a music video or getting a song with those images stuck in your head is the biological equivalent to replaying a commercial for it over and over again.

Right now, there is an entire movement underway to remind young people and the world that their lives matter. We can give kids images and sounds that say they are valuable, worth protecting, or we can choose to give them music that says they are worth less… a lot less. – Kidz Mic

FACT #5: THERE ARE POSITIVE ALTERNATIVES THAT HAVE THE COOL BEATS THAT YOUR KIDS LOVE.

Music represents a big impact to the minds and hearts of our youth, but the good news is that there is something parents can do about it.

Finally, positive music by Kids for my Kids! Kidz Mic gives my family the cool beats we love, with great messages for kids!

Every time you turn on the radio, download a song, or watch a video, you are voting with your dollars for more content like the type you see. Why not use your time and attention to invest in media messaging that matches your family’s values.

Why not use your time and attention to invest in media messaging that matches your family’s values.

Right now, there is an entire movement underway to remind young people and the world that their lives matter. We can give kids images and sounds that say they are valuable, worth protecting, or we can choose to give them music that says they are worth less… a lot less. If you have a young artist that wants to produce amazing, clean, inspiring, unity-creating, bridge-building, positive art or if you, yourself have gifts and talents that would benefit the business or management teams of artists who want to make that kind of art then we invite you to join us at no cost. Artists need you but may not know where to find you, add your profile to our community so that they can easily find you and your gifts. Momagers, Dads, & helpful biz pro's join us here!: https://bit.ly/MusicLeaderzPro