Recently, I was shuffling through Best Buy and I came across the bargain CD bin. As I indulged myself and started to dig through it, I came across some some oldies but goodies. On an every day basis, I'm a new music girl- I love mainstream radio as well as getting into new artists who may or may not have made it big yet. However, when I came across Etta James' At Last album as well as a collection of Louis Armstrong's greatest hits for $5 each, I couldn't pass them up.
Recently, I was shuffling through Best Buy and I came across the bargain CD bin. As I indulged myself and started to dig through it, I came across some some oldies but goodies. On an every day basis, I'm a new music girl- I love mainstream radio as well as getting into new artists who may or may not have made it big yet. However, when I came across Etta James' At Last album as well as a collection of Louis Armstrong's greatest hits for $5 each, I couldn't pass them up.As the cooler weather sets in, so does the season of cozy sweaters, fires in the fire place, and endless cups of hot chocolate (I have an addiction). And the 2 CDs mentioned above just seemed to embody the music version of all that. Old. Familiar. Cozy. Classic.
Similarly so, the world is full of ideas for those who have or work with children- new toys that ensure extra rapid motor development, new activities that promise that your child will be able to read Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice with comprehension by the time they are 2, so on and so forth. Some of the new stuff out there is innovative, research-based, and trustworthy. Some of it is a ridiculous a ploy for your money. (You make the call.)However, singing to babies, babbling with them, eye-contact, cuddling, pouring into them so that you understand what makes them giggle and what makes them cry... that's the stuff that will never be a fad that dies out over time.
Some of today's mainstream music is catchy, but over time the novelty wears off and the 'so-so' stuff falls by the wayside. It's only the really good stuff that people will continue to buy 40, 50, 60 years later. No matter what comes out on the market, times proves to be the greatest test. So, it's probably best to have a combination. Keep up to date with the new ideas being born into the child care world because some of it is most likely brilliant. But, also make sure you are holding on to the stuff that has been around forever that simply cannot be replaced. Think wwaaaaayyy down the road from now. What will be the most effective use of your time now?
Listen to the radio. But be okay with losing yourself in the time-tested classics.
-Lillian, and the CCC team
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