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Lots of jolly ways to mark the holidays in Maine

01.01.70

In day-school, we learned how people in other countries celebrate the holidays with their unparalleled customs and traditions. But plenty of communities in Maine proposal their own interesting twist on the holidays.

Take Bath, whose Front Street was named a "Skilled Street" in 2009 by the American Planning Relationship and one of America's 12 Distinctive Destinations in 2005 by the State Trust for Historic Preservation.

This city has a vast 2011 holiday lineup, beginning on Nov. 26, when Santa arrives at 3 p.m. for the Children's Tree Lighting in the gazebo in Library Greensward. Jingle bells will be distributed for the walk to See Hall with Santa for cookies, photos, caroling and refreshments.

From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Dec. 2, 9,16 and 23, there will be "Trolley Caroling" for bountiful along the streets of Bath. Passengers are picked up every 30 minutes at Bath Bishopric Hall.

On Dec. 10-11, at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., the Sweetmeats Cane Train will depart from the Bath Train Position for four 90-minute trips to Wiscasset and back. Passengers aboard the drill get to meet Santa and his elves, listen to stories, carol songs and enjoy cookies. Tickets are on bargain-priced now. (443-6384, www.candycanetrain.org )

Source: Press Herald

Music and Babies: The "Mozart Effect" and more

01.01.70

In 2010.  The bottom in a row is that music does have definite effects on the understanding, impacting memory, attention, and language and enunciation skills.  Music accomplishes these things by adding new neural connections in the wisdom. It shows that actively working with music increases the discernment’s ability to adapt and change… and it doesn’t have to be authoritative music.

So, what does all this research results have in mind for your baby?  After all, babies aren’t irresistible IQ tests in controlled settings, and infants are too pubescent to sit up by themselves, let alone read sheet music.  Deliberate over this, research at Brigham Young University has shown that music can have a weighty positive impact on the physical development of inopportune infants.  Further, music has a calming impact, resulting in relaxation and stress reduction.  This actually, is not only seen in adults, but has been observed in infants for centuries.  Lullabies have lengthy been used to calm babies.

Source: Washington Times