For many families, music is woven into the fabric of our relationships and memories. In my family (Jane), nothing stops an argument in its tracks like someone turning on my siblings' childhood favorite, the 60’s folk group The Kingston Trio, and it isn't Christmas until we have blasted Alan Jackson’s “Let it be Christmas” and sung along slightly off-key. 

Music can also be personal. As teenagers, we both listened to music while driving to school, working on homework,  hanging out with friends, and during sports. Music is so common we never really think about the lyrics. As parents, how often do we stop to think about what our families and teens are singing along to or about, and what messages these lyrics are sending? 

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