Parents, Peers, and Musical Play: Integrated Parent-Child Music Class Program Supports Community Participation and Well-Being for Families of Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder

Lense, Miriam D.; Beck, Sara; Liu, Christina; Pfeiffer, Rita; Diaz, Nicole; Lynch, Megan Suzanne; Goodman, Nia; Summers, Adam P.; Fisher, Marisa H.

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.555717

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“…Considering that informal musical experiences at home are a common and natural form of caregiver-child interaction, shared musical activities may have been an intuitive and familiar way to provide a predictable, reinforcing, and emotionally modulating context for interaction (Lense and Camarata, 2020 ). Studies have indeed shown that families of preschool-aged children with disabilities do tend to incorporate music activities they experience in family-centered music therapy (signing, playing, and listening to music) into everyday life (Thompson, 2014 ; Lense et al, 2020 ; Steinberg et al, 2020 ). It may also be that caregivers of children with disabilities, like caregivers of typically developing children, used music at home to foster strong caregiver-child relationships (Thompson, 2014 ; Thompson et al, 2019 ; Lense and Camarata, 2020 ; Steinberg et al, 2020 ), safe time-passing and entertainment (Trehub and Schellenberg, 1995 ; Schäfer et al, 2013 ), or mood regulation (Saarikallio, 2009 ; Schäfer et al, 2013 ).…”

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Exploring Changes in Musical Behaviors of Caregivers and Children in Social Distancing During the COVID-19 Outbreak

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had profound effects on all aspects of society. Families were among those directly impacted by the first measures imposed by health authorities worldwide to contain the spread of the Sars-CoV-2 virus, where social distancing and mandatory quarantine were the main approaches implemented. Notably, little is yet known about how social distancing during COVID-19 has altered families' daily routines, particularly regarding music-related behaviors. The aim of this study was 2-fold: (i) to explore changes in families' daily routine and caregivers' levels of well-being and stress during the COVID-19 outbreak in Brazil and (ii) to investigate whether musical behaviors of caregivers and the children under their care (aged from 3 to 6 years old) changed during social distancing. One hundred and eighty-eight caregivers residing in Brazil participated in an online cross-sectional study conducted between July and August 2020. Our findings suggest significant changes in families' dynamics during the COVID-19 outbreak, with parents (especially mothers) spending more time on childcare and a substantial decrease in caregiver's well-being. Regarding music-related behaviors, our results revealed considerable changes in caregivers' and children's musical activities at home during social distancing, including an increase in child-only musical behaviors and shared caregiver-child activities. Moreover, sociodemographic factors such as caregiver background and well-being as well as the child's disability status significantly influenced musical engagement at home during social distancing. This study captured some features of the home musical environment of middle-class families in Brazil in the first stages of social distancing restrictions during the pandemic and caregivers' role in providing an environment where musical experiences are nurtured. Further research is needed to better understand aspects such as the long-term impact of the changes of musical behaviors at home on musical parenting and families' well-being.

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“…Different music activities can have different purposes. For instance, parents may use passive musical activities, like listening to music or watching music videos, to keep their child occupied, while active, joint parent-child music activities, like singing or dancing, may be used as a social experience ( Lense et al, 2020 ; Steinberg et al, 2020b ).…”

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Musical Engagement and Parent-Child Attachment in Families With Young Children During the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021

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The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of families in the United States and across the world, impacting parent mental health and stress, and in turn, the parent-child relationship. Music is a common parent-child activity and has been found to positively impact relationships, but little is known about music’s role in parent-child interactions during a pandemic. The current study utilized an online questionnaire to assess the use of music in the home of young children and their parents in the United States and Canada during Covid-19 and its relationship with parents’ affective attachment with their child. Musical activity was high for both parents and children. Parents reported using music for both emotion regulation and to socially connect with their children. Parent-child musical engagement was associated with parent-child attachment, controlling for relevant parent variables including parent distress, efficacy, education, and parent-child engagement in non-musical activities. These results indicate that music may be an effective tool for building and maintaining parent-child relationships during a period of uncertainty and change.

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“…The present sample represented fairly affluent families with high cultural and linguistic diversity. Emerging research suggests that community musical events for infants and caregivers may be especially impactful for families with less social support, who may be more likely to integrate music making into their daily routines after attending these events (Rodrigues et al, 2010;Gudmundsdottir & Gudmundsdottir, 2010;Fancourt & Perkins, 2018;Lense et al, 2020).…”

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A concert for babies: Attentional, affective, and motor responses in an infant audience

Kragness¹,

Cirelli²

2021

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Many of our most powerful musical experiences are shared with others, and researchers have increasingly investigated responses to music in group contexts. Though musical performances for infants are growing in popularity, most research on infants’ responses to live music has focused on solitary caregiver-infant pairs. Here, we report infants’ attentional, affective, and sensorimotor responses to live music as audience members. Two groups of caregiver-infant (6-18 months) pairs (50 total) watched a short musical performance with two song styles – lullaby and playsong. Caregivers were instructed to watch passively or interactively. The playsong captured more attention and, especially in the interactive condition, elicited more smiles. Notably, infant attention synchronized more with their own caregiver than a random caregiver. Infants with enriched musical home environments spent more time moving rhythmically (“dancing”). Overall, infants’ responses to live musical performance in an audience were influenced by song style, caregiver behavior, and their own musical histories.

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Parents, Peers, and Musical Play: Integrated Parent-Child Music Class Program Supports Community Participation and Well-Being for Families of Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder

Cited by 27 publications

References 52 publications

Exploring Changes in Musical Behaviors of Caregivers and Children in Social Distancing During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Exploring Changes in Musical Behaviors of Caregivers and Children in Social Distancing During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Musical Engagement and Parent-Child Attachment in Families With Young Children During the Covid-19 Pandemic

A concert for babies: Attentional, affective, and motor responses in an infant audience

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