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The Mozart Effect for Children: Awakening Your Child's Mind, Health and Creativity With Music

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Every week I go to Shane and Susan's house to babysit for their 5 year old boy, Michael. I like my job, but Michael is sometimes hard to put to bed. A few weeks ago, The Mozart Effect for Children was on the table next to the TV. I like music alot and play in the band in my school.

I understood the chapter about five and six year olds and I used the exercises. They work....and the music helped him go to sleep. I know music is smart and that this book must be read by every parent and babysitter.

Thanks....Dana

This book is outstanding. As a parent and nearly a grand parent, as well as a music therapist, I welcome this clear and creative book. There is no doubt you can use the Mozart Effect in your home the way Campbell defines it. It is more than just a scientific study, it is about knowing how to nuture a child and a family with music . Campbell is neither elitest nor arrogant. He inspires and informs. All types of music are included and the book takes a step by step, age by age, approach to brain and body development. He shows us that The Mozart Effect goes back to research in France over forty years ago and continues in centers throughout the world today to help children with ADD, speech problems and dyslexia.

As a music therapist, I hope every family will use this book. It can improve listening and communication. It can inspire us to look at a much bigger picture in child development. Thanks Don Campbell for doing your homework so well.

This book will make me a smarter parent. I am amazed at how this book blends the practical, the scientific and the artistic into common sense. I am not a fan of Classical music, but this book has helped me understand more about the healthy qualities of music.

Mr. Campbell gives me the evidence I need to show my school district that music classes must be included in every child's schoolday. The book is well referenced and gives many ways to help children improve their minds with music. This book sings the heart, the brain and the body of music!

This book introduces a wonderful way to spend more time nurturing your child through musical activities. I was a little skeptical about the effects it would have, but found that even simple ryhmes can calm my children down. It is not a "fast food" approach. It is about using music and singing to motivate and comfort your child. We sing and ryhme all day- from diaper changes to car trips.

As an educator I find the ideas in this book to be a great way for every parent to prepare their child for school. It may not make your child more "intelligent", but I believe the author is correct in saying that your child with be a better learner.

Great Book! I read this book over and over and each time I'm facinated at the information.

The scientific evidence upon which the "Mozart Effect" is based was an experiment in 1993 using 79 college students who listened to Mozart before taking a test. The results of this meager experiment showed that for about ten minutes students scored about 10 points higher after listening to the music. These were results that even the head of the experiment, Professor Rauscher cautioned against exaggerating. While intriguing, the experiment in no way suggested that the mind of a child could in any way be molded into a little Einstein through listening to music. In fact, the results of this study were officially refuted in 1999 when researchers examined the findings of 67 studies and over 4500 participants and found that the original results could not be duplicated. Of course it was too late, the media, child development and educational toy and book industry ran with the idea and has promoted this propaganda ever since. The reason: this like any other "get smart quick" scheme targets well intentioned parents and is a "cash cow" for the industry. Raising little geniuses is to parents as rapid effortless weight loss is to the overweight, an easy way to get amazing results. However these books, toys, etc. are no more valid than the myriad of Fad diets that arise every year across the US. Instead, I recommend another far more relevant book to read first, "Einstein Never Used Flash Cards". I was fortunate enough to accidentally discover this book after reading numerous others. I wish I had found it first as I am now convinced that several of the previous books I read were works of fiction. To be fair, I must say that I have not read this particular book, I am simply familiar with the concept and themes upon which it is based. Still, Mozart like all great music is always wonderful to listen to, just don't expect it to turn your kids into rocket scientists.

Einstein Never Used Flash Cards : How Our Children Really Learn - and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less (June 2008)

This was a helpful book. I appreciated the real examples of how to incorporate music into my child's life.

No matter how many experiments are made that disproof the Mozart Effect there will always be parents who want a fast easy way of controlling or making their kids more "intelligent". Someday someone is going to market a sugar pill to do that, and make millions.

It's the fast-food approach to life. And you as a parent are going to lose for it.

The old fashion way, giving of your time and caring by sharing and personally teaching is no longer in vogue.