The kids and I spend a good deal of time in the car - driving to school, driving home from school (multiple times on Tues/Thur because of preschool) , to Little Gym, to ballet, to karate, to scouts, bible study and then of course the grocery store, errands, etc! When the kids are in the car with me it's almost always a Christian station we are singing along to (I'll admit to exposing them to country music every now and again).
The kids favorite song us to be Lift Me Up by The Afters. What a FANTASTIC song! Kendall can name that tune with just a few bars - like that show Name That Tune? She absolutely LOVES this song. She sings it all the time - at home, at school, at the park, etc.
Recently we've been hearing Andy Cherry's Our God's Alive on the radio. We listen to Air1, KLOVE, and The Message (XM) in the car. After hearing it a few times, we were hooked. The kids wanted to know who sang it and wanted to hear it over and over. I have this awesome app on my phone that's called Sound Hound. If you hold the phone out near the speakers, it will tell you what the name of the song is and who sings it. It also allows you to download it from itunes right from the app. So that's what we did and the kids request it daily (and usually ask me to put it on repeat).
If you aren't familiar with this song, take a listen...I really like it. This is his single and his album should be out this spring. I can't wait to hear the entire album after just hearing this one song. Hope the rest is as good!
When I have the kids attention, I want to make sure I am exposing them to something that aligns with our values as a family. Christian music is one of the few genres that I completely trust with little ears in the backseat. I always think of that song "Be careful little ears what you hear." We have such a short time to mold them and influence them and I'm trying my best through what we spend our time listening to in the car.
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