Why not ask for the music together cd and try to play some of the songs at home in a fun way. I had a similar experience with my charge When he was that age and by two he was singing everything himself and dancing and playing the instruments because I trained him to like it. Tantrums will happen if u just stick him there every Wednesday mornings guaranteed.

I had a similar experience with a 2 year old. Thankfully he didn't cry and disrupt but he sat in the corner the whole time and didn't participate. He simply didn't like the class. However he loved Gymboree art and the Gymboree play class. Music together he hated. His mom loved it . I told her how much he didn't like it . We finished out the sessions but she didn't sign him up for it again at that point we switched to art class.

I wonder if he's not overwhelmed by or sensitive to the noise. The first few of our current music classes, DC would huddle against me through most of it. I got the sense DC was overwhelmed by all the kids running around / loud music in such a small space. No issues with other classes that are in bigger spaces, less chaotic. Eventually, DC got used to the class and loves it now. We tried out a different music class and *I* had issues with it. Loud music + small space = me climbing the walls! But interestingly, it didn't seem to bother any of the other kids or caregivers.

A lot of the kiddie class places do free trial classes. Look for alternatives and even do some trials to see whether it's limited to this class specifically. If it's Music Together, do you listen to the CDs outside of class? Is the music possibly too loud? How do you respond when he's upset? If he want to just sit in your lap in the corner, you should let him. He doesn't have to participate in order to learn. Observing in a way that makes him feel safe is valuable as well.

Anonymous wrote:His mom is just pushing music class so much. She acts as though she does not believe me when I tell her how the class went if he enjoyed it. Each week I tell her and she insists on me still bringing him. She thinks he will learn to love it. The only thing that I can think of is that the instructor is not the warmest person. She is nice and her music is great, but he does not seem to like her.

Is it Music Together? If so, it's $200+ for the ten weeks, paid in advance. Ask her if she'll reconsider after this session is up, because she is wasting her money.

I had a charge roughly the same way who reacted the same way to a music together class but loved the gymboree music class that had a more play focused format. Frankly I felt the same way about the music together as well. It could just be the format he doesn't like. I feel your pain.

Maybe you should plan a morning off, the day of music class, so his mother can take him and see what happens?

His mom is just pushing music class so much. She acts as though she does not believe me when I tell her how the class went if he enjoyed it. Each week I tell her and she insists on me still bringing him. She thinks he will learn to love it. The only thing that I can think of is that the instructor is not the warmest person. She is nice and her music is great, but he does not seem to like her.

He loves his gymnastics class and his playgroups twice a week. I really don't know why he hates this particular one so much. He freaks out before we even get in the door. He is the only kid in the class that behaves this way.

look for some library story times or other casual toddler classes. That way you can see if it is just this class or all "formal" kid activities. If it is just this particular class I would look for some alternatives. A child you hates a music class might love an adult-child art class or soccer or toddler yoga.

We have been going to a music class one day a week, which MB signed him up for. Ever since day one, he has hated this class for some reason. He is generally happy, social, and curious. He cries the entire time, throws himself onto the ground, walks to the door crying say "we go", or makes me hold him the whole time. He enjoys music and being around other kids, but cannot pinpoint why he is so fearful. Mb wants me to keep taking him, but so feel uncomfortable doing so. He clearly is not enjoying himself, and is disruptive to all the other kids.