Humming right along...

There is a new trend going on at our house.  Boyo has discovered the radio.  Not that we've never listened to the radio before now, but Dearest usually listens to a news show or a classical station.  Girlie has been listening to the radio at night for years (and many of us remember the tragic reaction when her favorite station shut down), but I think that automatically meant it wasn't 'cool' as far as Boyo is concerned.

Boyo gets a ride to school twice a week with an older boy he's known and been friends with since he was in preschool.  This boy and his dad listen to a 'cool' radio station in the car, so I think that's what started it.  Recently Boyo has been experimenting listening to the radio on his mp3 player and on his clock radio at night.  It's too soon to tell for sure, but I think this will prove to be a good thing for us.  Unlike when he listens to audio books  on his mp3  player, he's more relaxed because he isn't straining to hear the story around household noise and conversation.

Still, it's just the same as for any other kid with earbuds in his ears, right?  Judging by how Boyo has been acting for the last two days, I have to say no.  In fact, I don't know what is really happening, but I have a theory: having a pleasant, distracting noise right in ear gives him a break from constant input from too many other sources, in his case including the anxious and busy thoughts in his own head.

The best part is hearing him singing along in his still-soprano voice, not knowing the words, with an occasional doot-da-doot thrown in, unaware of anyone listening.  I have no idea what he's listening to, but if it makes him happy, I feel like humming along!

I hope you enjoy this beautifully rendered animation of knitted panels set to music.  Notice the figures are actually 'singing'!