“Policy Statement-Impact of Music, Music Lyrics, and Music Videos on Children and Youth .” American Academy of Pediatrics , 19 Oct. 2009, pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/124/5/1488.full.pdf.
This article discusses the impact that music and all its forms has on children and youth in general. It discusses how music nowadays is easier to get access of without parents knowing. It shows how now parents are not aware what their kids are listening to. It displays statistics of how many kids and there ages listen to all kinds of music and music that is most likely out of there age range. It shows how this music not only affects emotions, but behavior, school work, social skills and self esteem. The article shines a light on how the outcome of the music is different for boys and girls, Boys get boosted while girls get, in a way, torn down. This is a helpful source to see what type of impact music has on the youth and to learn the statistics and numbers.
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