#Mood Music Playlists for Kids: Urban Cowboy

I wanna be a Cowboy!

Are you like me? The rush to wake up, get dress, eat and and get our day started often times leads to chaotic interactions and a chaotic mindset. To try and reset the mood, mindset, and mentality I look to music. But, in the morning, on the way to drop my kids off to school, it’s a struggle to find appropriate entertainment on the radio. I find myself waffling between adult focused prank calls, over opinionated political/ news commentary, annoyingly repetitive commercials and music with borderline explicit content. Not saying everything we listen to is pure, but I try to limit the overly explicit words or messages that may be parroted.

The Morning Radio Show Content Too Mature

As my oldest child approaches high school, I made an intentional decision to play more popular music in the car (instead of my podcasts) to ensure that he has minimal awareness of pop culture and news. I think it’s important for him to be aware of what’s trending with his generation. However, the content is too mature for my younger children. So I’ve decided to develop my own commuter playlists to listen to on the way to and from school. Thus the #Mood Music Mondays Playlists for Kids series was born.

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My intention with the playlists is to use the music and messages: to help develop a focused mindset, redirect focus or energy in more positive direction, promote or facilitate playful creative energy, help develop ideas related to school topic, prepare for athletic or academic challenges for the day, and to expose my children to a wider variety of music genres.

Mood Music Playlists for Kids can be used when commuting, at playdates, during creative time, birthday parties and more!

These playlists have been developed to entertain, encourage, and inspire my kids during our morning commutes, but they will also be used during playdates and free-time to perpetuate music exploration.

#MoodMusic: Urban Cowboy

Old Town Road Remix by Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus)

Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi

Wild Wild West by Kool Moe D

I Wanna Be a Cowboy by Boys don’t cry

Country Grammar by Nelly

The Thunder Rolls by Garth Brooks

Wild Wild West by Will Smith

Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus

California Love by 2Pac

Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Please note: I do not own the rights to any of these songs. This is simply a preview of a compiled list of songs for inspiration. Please use accordingly.

Additionally, please actively look for radio edits or clean versions of all songs before playing them for your children. Listen to the song all the way through to ensure that the content is appropriate for your children, your tastes and your beliefs. Thank you for your interest.

Have you thought of any suggestions to add to this #Mood: Urban Cowboy playlist? Do you have any inspiration for a #Mood Music Mondays playlists for Kids? How or when would you use a playlist like this? Do you have any other constructive comment to share? Please leave your comments below and click here to sign up and keep in touch.