How to Wait for Anything! 🕑

Welcome! We're so excited that you’re joining us for our second episode of Tune Up!In this episode, host Benjamin is joined by his friend Nico, age 5, to discuss patience and waiting and write a brand new song about it.The episode begins with an open and meaningful conversation between Benjamin and Nico about waiting! Waiting can be hard for Nico, and for lots of people, but using your imagination can make the time pass faster. Nico and Benjamin share ideas about what kids can do while they are waiting, and turn their ideas into a song. After discussing waiting with Nico and Benjamin's puppet friend Bloop, Benjamin turns Nico's words into a new song about waiting using the Tune Up method — which is designed to adapt the words and ideas of children into empowering songs that can help them to cope with hard things and overcome day-to-day challenges that all kids experience in a joyful way. The episode concludes with the original music video of the song that Benjamin and Nico wrote. The song is called WAIT FOR ANYTHING. Perfect for kids ages 3–10 and for listening together as a family.Grown-Ups, You Can Extend the Learning By:🌟 Asking your child: "What are some things that you have had to wait for?"🌟 Asking your child: "What are things we have to wait for at school? What are things we have to wait for at home?" 🌟 Discussing: "What does it feel like when we have to wait for something?" 🌟 Saying, "It can be hard to wait, especially when you’re waiting for something exciting! What are some ways that YOU can think of to make the waiting easier?"🌟 Use the Tune Up Method with your child to create your own song about waiting!About the Tune Up Podcast:Tune Up uses the healing power of music to help children (and the adults who love them) tackle challenges of early childhood, from cleaning up to including others. In each episode, teacher and musician Benjamin Weiner chats with a child about a difficult topic. Together, they write an empowering song to take on the challenge. Tune Up helps children to build social and emotional skills, growth mindset, coping skills, emotional regulation, resilience, and mindfulness skills. It's also FUN and a perfect co-listening experience for kids and their grown-ups.About Host Benjamin:Benjamin Weiner is a writer, composer, and educator based in Brooklyn, New York. He writes for shows including Dora on Paramount Plus, Rosie’s Rules on PBS, and Vida the Vet on Netflix, and makes kids music as Princess Backpack and Benjamin. His first picture book is in the works with Simon & Schuster.Subscribe, Rate, and Share: If this episode resonated with your family, please subscribe, rate, and share the show. It helps other families discover Tune Up.🎧 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TuneUpSparkler 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tuneupsparkler 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tuneupsparklerCredits:Tune Up is hosted by Benjamin Weiner. Produced by Julia Levy at Sparkler Learning, with support from Brittany Sommer Katzin and Dana Stewart.🌈 Visit The Tune Up Website: https://playsparkler.org/tuneup