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For families with emotional neglect issues, music therapy can improve parent-child communication and stress levels, according to a study from Denmark. A chance to be heard In a small trial, music therapy had a positive effect on both verbal and nonverbal communication between emotionally neglected children and their parents. Parents participating in music therapy also perceived their children as less stressful. Read more here…

(Reuters Health) – For families with emotional neglect issues, music therapy can improve parent-child communication and stress levels, according to a study from Denmark. Read more here…

The study led by pediatrics at Northwestern Medicine has found music and audio books as a strategy to control post-surgical pain because medication like opioid analgesics that are given to kids after surgery causes breathing problems in them, and it makes the care takes to control the dose, and hence children’s pain is not well controlled. Read more here…

A new program on Vashon is proving that an activity many people take for granted — plugging in headphones and listening to music — can make a big difference in the lives of the elderly. “They light up when they see it’s time for their music,” said Deborah Byington, the Life Enrichment Program coordinator at Vashon Community Care. “You can really see the change in expression on their faces.” Read more here…

A few days before Christmas, Wyatt Morrison’s room is decorated with traditional décor of the holiday season. There’s a small tree in the corner, a few toys spread out. Hand-colored pictures and cards, a wrapped gift. Read more here…

Musician and co-founder Michael Franti said, “I don’t know if music can change the world overnight but I know that music can help someone make it through a difficult night.” Sara Agah, other co-founder of the Do It For The Love Foundation is an emergency room nurse who sees firsthand what life-threatening illnesses do to not only patients but also their loved ones. Read more here…

PUDUCHERRY: The centre for music therapy education and research (CMTER) of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth has proposed to hold a series of events including music therapy sessions on health and wellbeing for senior citizens and community singing at Bahour until January 10 to mark its fourth anniversary. The mass singing event will improve the self-confidence of senior citizens.  Read more here…

Over mass singing, flash mobs and therapy sessions, the Centre for Music Therapy Education and Research (CMTER) at Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth will seek to popularise the medical benefits of music. Read more here…

The famous quote spoken by Hans Christian Andersen back in the 1800s still rings true today, particularly in the eyes of Erin Currie. The music therapist has seen first-hand the impact of song, one she hopes to share with families throughout the region. Read more here…

If music be the food of love, play on—the world’s greatest bard Shakespeare had  discovered the potency of melody on the senses as early as the 15th century. Even the half insane Nero, king of Rome, had played the harp while Rome was ‘burning’ to ‘soothe his fraught nerves’. The world at large has always resorted to music to calm the mind and relax taut or frayed nerves, so it is not surprising that it is being used as therapy, be it for pregnant women or autistic children. Read more here…