Music For Kiddos Podcast

About Music For Kiddos Podcast

Welcome to the Music For Kiddos Podcast, where we talk about early childhood music resources and how to use them. This podcast is for music therapists, music educators, teachers, SLPs, OTs, PTs, parents, and anyone else who is interested in supporting a child's development through music. Stephanie Leavell is a board certified music therapist, music educator, mom, and the founder of MusicForKiddos.com. She is deeply passionate about using high-quality music resources to help kids express their feelings and reach their developmental goals.

Publisher

Stephanie Leavell

Category

education · music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Jan 2021

Latest episode

22 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 151 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   136: Calm Songs for Kids: Music For Kiddos Podcast

   Host [Host Name] shares calming and mindfulness songs for kids, offering sensory-regulation ideas and tips for helping children achieve a calmer state in this interview.

2. 

   15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   135. Tips for Classroom Teachers: Music For Kiddos Podcast

   Host [Host Name] shares practical music tips and resources for classroom teachers, offering valuable insights for early childhood educators.

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   1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   134. Nervous System Regulation (for you and your students): Music For Kiddos Podcast

   Host [Host Name] shares personal insights on nervous system regulation and its vital importance for educators working with children.

Inside a recent episode

136: Calm Songs for Kids: Music For Kiddos Podcast

Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And then I take a breath. I put my hand kind of on my upper chest and demonstrate. Taking a nice deep breath. I close my eyes. I keep my hands there. I just close my eyes. I feel the breeze. I sway side to side. The world is calm and I am peace. And I just kind of keep my hands there. So they are simple motions, but they are fluid motions and they are specific enough that what I have found is that kids really enjoy trying to do them. And the series of movements, it's almost like if you've done like a yoga sun salutation or something like that. It becomes kind of a routine and that is part of the mindfulness is the fluidity of the movement and it being slow and matched to music kind of paces it out. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

12,118,084

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

70 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

41 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

68

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

92

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