<![CDATA[Bird and Bee Education - Blog]]>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:09:02 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Media Medley: positive songs for kids & teens]]>Sun, 06 Jan 2019 23:11:53 GMThttps://www.birdandbee.org/blog/january-06th-2019What should we be looking for when choosing music and videos to share with children and teens?  I like to look for songs that promote acceptance and respect for self and others, healthy body image, empowerment, and resilience.  Videos should represent diverse body types, standards of beauty, ethnicities, gender expressions, and sexual orientations.  Here are links to some of my favorites, organized roughly in order of age appropriateness.

No Mirrors in My Nana's House

Boss of My Body
Notes from Bird and Bee Education:
  • Promotes personal empowerment and boundary setting, and safety
  • Represents body diversity
  • Represents ethnic diversity
  • Avoids gender stereotypes
Description from TheMotherCompany:
In this super fun, foot-stomping music video from http://rubysstudio.com kids are empowered to become the Boss of their own bodies - to stand up for themselves and others - and trust their own internal "uh-oh feeling" to get out of any situation that doesn't feel right.

This video is a sneak peek from "The Safety Show," in the the award-winning "Ruby's Studio" video series for kids. To find out more, visit http://TheMotherCo.com.  Written and Produced by The Mother Company, Directed by Julie Hermelin, Starring Marlee Hightower, Published on Oct 7, 2013

Love Myself
Notes from Bird and Bee Education:
  • Promotes self-acceptance and resilience
  • Nonstereotypical gender representation
BLAKE MCGRATH "Love Myself" directed by JAKE WILSON choreography by TESSANDRA CHAVEZ cinematography by MATTHEW TOMPKINS

This Is Me
Notes from Bird and Bee Education:
  • Promotes self-acceptance, resilience, respect for others
  • Represents body diversity
  • Represents ethnic diversity
Song: This Is Me
Artist: Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble
Album: The Greatest Showman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Licensed to YouTube by: WMG (on behalf of Atlantic Records); EMI Music Publishing, ASCAP, AdRev Publishing, AMRA, SOLAR Music Rights Management, UMPI, Kobalt Music Publishing, UBEM, and 10 Music Rights Societies

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