Kathryn the Grape releases new social-emotional learning album for children

Kathryn Cloward’s Kathryn the Grape has released STOP SLOW GO, a 13-track children’s album built around music-based social-emotional learning. The project launches August 21, 2026, with videos and supplemental learning tools available online.

Why it matters: - STOP SLOW GO is designed to give children practical tools for self-regulation, emotional awareness, kindness and decision-making through music they can remember and repeat. - The album targets skills parents and educators often want more support for, including self-management and responsible choices. - The release extends Kathryn the Grape’s music-and-learning brand into another format aimed at children, families and classrooms.

What happened: - Kathryn “the Grape” Cloward released STOP SLOW GO, a 13-track children’s album built around social-emotional learning and character development. - The album becomes available on major digital music platforms beginning August 21, 2026. - Videos and supplemental learning resources are available at KathryntheGrape.com.

The details: - Each song connects to one or more of the five CASEL core competencies: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision-making. - The title track uses a traffic-signal theme to help children notice body cues and emotional signals, then choose whether to stop, slow down or go. - Cloward said social-emotional learning is an ongoing practice, not a one-time worksheet or workshop, and that music gives children and adults an engaging way to practice together. - The album is sequenced like a live Kathryn the Grape show, opening with upbeat dance-along and hand-motion songs, moving into message-focused tracks and ending with three acoustic songs. - The final track is Daily Goodness, a seven-minute guided mindfulness experience with breathwork, affirmations and positive statements. - Interactive dance-along and hand-motion videos, plus supplemental learning tools, are included to reinforce body awareness, listening, self-regulation, self-control and following cues. - The tracklist includes Friends Forever (Dance Party), Stop Slow Go, Choosing Kindness (Dance Party), Shine Shine Shine (Dance Party), Boomerang, I Am Unique, Freeze Dance, Love Kindness and Peace, Love Makes a Family, Stop Slow Go (Acoustic), Choosing Kindness (Acoustic), Shine Shine Shine (Acoustic) and Daily Goodness.

Between the lines: - The release positions children’s music as an educational tool rather than entertainment alone. - Cloward’s live-performance background shapes the album’s structure and the companion materials. - The project leans into a broader trend in children’s media: content that blends music, movement and skills practice for use at home and in learning settings.

What's next: - STOP SLOW GO will roll out on streaming and digital music platforms starting August 21, 2026. - Kathryn the Grape will continue pairing music with videos and learning resources for families, educators and children. - Cloward continues performing for children and families across Southern California in schools, libraries, malls, festivals and community events.

The bottom line: - STOP SLOW GO turns social-emotional learning into a music experience built for active participation, repetition and everyday use.