Fern Michonski / Fern’s Music Pre-School Music Education Expert: The Children’s Advocate for Love and Kindness, Inspiring Creativity and Joy. December 26, 2012—Music lessons are beneficial for every child.  In my March 29, 2012 blog post I wrote about whether or not children should play an instrument.  Parents frequently ask me this question and my answer is always the same—YES! A small sampling of my blog stated: A quote from

Fern Michonski / Fern’s Music Pre-School Music Education Expert: The Children’s Advocate for Love and Kindness, Inspiring Creativity and Joy. December 21, 2012—Newtown, CT  Last Friday, December 14th, 2012, my heart broke, along with everyone else’s in the world upon hearing of the shooting at Sandy Brook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. As a teacher, a Mom and a resident of Connecticut, I wanted to reach out. I wanted to

Fern Michonski / Fern’s Music Pre-School Music Education Expert:  The Children’s Advocate for Love and Kindness, Inspiring Creativity and Joy. December 5th, 2012—What Makes Christmas Special for Me & my Family?  A fellow blogger, Lanaya, http://raising-reagan.com/2012/11/29/tag-youre-it-christmas-style/ , had a marvelous idea to reach out to other bloggers to find out how they celebrate Christmas. She created a list of questions and asked us to share our traditions.  I was delighted

Fern Michonski / Fern’s Music Pre-School Music Education Expert: The Children’s Advocate for Love and Kindness, Inspiring Creativity and Joy. November 28, 2012—Christmas Trees, Kids and Pets!   Tis the season, if you celebrate Christmas, to bring in the tree and start decorating for the holiday! Christmas is my favorite time of the year and I have boxes of favorite ornaments I have gathered since my childhood. The problem is,

Fern Michonski / Fern’s Music Pre-School Music Education Expert: The Children’s Advocate for Love and Kindness, Inspiring Creativity and Joy. November 21, 2012—I wish you a safe and peaceful trip this Thanksgiving!   Everyone is excited and ready to dip into the delicious turkey and all the fixings we love to share with our families on Thanksgiving Day.  However, before you have the opportunity to sit down at one of