Today’s class at Yorktown was ideal: the kids were all smiles, the grownups were engaging with the songs, and it felt like lots of family connection was being made. Early in the class, as some of the parents were chatting, I made a point of encouraging them to participate in the songs a little bit extra, because the more they put in the more the kids will get out of the music, and they seemed very receptive to that. Sometimes parents can check out when their little ones are running around in circles (as was occasionally the case today), but today they kept making an effort to get the kids engaged with the songs without getting frustrated, and it helped keep the energy of the whole class playful and positive :)