It's a big transition for kids ... Stephanie Leavell says she's written dozens of pandemic-themed songs for young children including "The Masked Moose" and "The Washing Walrus." ...

is meant to reflect several years' worth of upheaval in the duo's lives, from Ryan having kids to Pattengale ... and rootsy "Big Time," zingy) songs about major transitions — both personally ...

Parents also successfully used music and songs children liked to help with technology transitions. This could be playing music from a show, or turning on music kids liked to act as a fun activity ...

It can be a major life transition for both children and their families ... literacy includes a range of modes of communication including music, movement, gesture, dance, song, drama, storytelling ...