Anyone other Mom's out there on occasion turn on the good old "boob tube" (still don't know why anyone would ever call it this) to keep your kiddos occupied for a bit while you have some "me time"? Well, I do. Admittedly, I do it a lot, and our channel of choice is Noggin. This is a great channel as you can find a mirad of fun cartoons that manage to keep the kids faces glued to the T.V. for a good hour. So if you have not had the pleasure of viewing this channel, and are like me, and enjoy a bit of down time, take a gander...
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Anyway, another perk to this channel is that they have great music videos that come on between cartoons for your viewing/listening pleasure. I am pleasently surprised that I have yet to find one song that is off the wall irritating, which frequently seems to be the case when listening to kids music. I actually find most of the music get-up-and-dance-and-sing-along kind of music. For real. To see a variety of said songs, go to http://www.noggin.com/. You will find songs by good old Laurie Berkner (one of my personal favorites), Guy Davis, and David Weinstone.
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Let us take a moment and chat about David Weinstone. I did not enjoy much of his music at first as I was so very enamored with Laurie Berkner and her diddies - that is UNTIL I heard his song "Grumpy." I love it. It sums up how I feel about crabby little beings perfectly.--
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This is why I have adopted this song as the Shelton Family Mantra.
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Everytime I see a cranky face, hear a growl come out of the mouths of Lucas or Anthony, see Ava stomp her foot and start breathing heavily (which signals the beginning of a tantrum of grand proportions), I start to sing this song. Yep, I do.
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Call me crazy, but it actually works in turning their attitude around. Most of the time.
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And for those times it does not work, there is always the time out chair.
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