Music For Maternity

In a 2007 study, researchers from UCLArts & Healing set out to determine if group drumming could help reduce stress in children. Those leading the study combined activities of group drumming and group counseling designed to build a variety of skills, ranging from self esteem to stress management.“We found significant reductions in all sorts of problem behaviors related to such things as inattention, withdrawal and depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress,” said UCLArts & Healing Founding Executive Director Ping Ho. “These are actually regular school children, and I think that’s what made our study so amazing.” Read more here…