Here's a recap of all of our category winners:
Best Coping Skills Song: Spaghetti by Hot Toast Music Company
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Best Breathing Song: Favorite Place by Miss Katie
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Best Mindfulness Song: Focus on the Good by Claudia Robin Gunn
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Best Positive Affirmation Song: Powerful, Wonderful by Andrew & Polly
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Best Support System Song: Welcome Home by Strawbitty Yops (feat. Esther Crow, Suzi Shelton, Lavender Blues and Dean Jones) Hear our "recommended" playlist using our category entries!
Best Lullaby Song: To Your Dreams by the Quokkas (feat. Angie Who)
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Best Silly Song: Tooting Fruits by Miss Tutti and the Fruity Band
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Best Emotions Song: Fear by the Wise Channel
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Best Pride Song: Some Girls Have Short Hair by Ants on a Log
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Best Social Justice Song: For All by The Wise Channel
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Best Environmental Justice Song: Start the Discussion by Esther Crow (feat. Strawbitty Yops)
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Best Conservation Song: Stop and Look by Miss Katie Sings
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Best Plant Education Song: Plants by Beppie
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Best Animal Education Song: Chickadee by Pete Moss
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Best Seasons Song: Sounds of the Seasons by Nathalia
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Want to enter in 2026?
What you need to know:
This is a new kids media award, recognizing excellent mental health and sustainability content for kids.
The Categories:
Best Coping Skills Song
Best Breathing Song
Best Mindfulness Song
Best Postive Affirmation Song
Best Support System Song
Best Lullaby
Best Silly Song
Best Emotions Song
Best Pride Song
Best Social Justice Song
Best Environmental Justice Song
Best Conservation Song
Best Plant Education Song
Best Animal Education Song
Best Seasons Song
One overall winner will receive $2,500 in funding to put towards a future mental health or sustainability project!
Submissions open: January 1st, 2026
Submissions close: February 15th, 2026 11:59 pm EST
When do my songs need to have been published?
As it's our debut year for submissions, we're open to songs released in the past 10 years. Song must be accessible on streaming platforms, and released by January 1, 2026.
Cost:
$10 per song per category entry (one song can be entered into multiple categories)
How many songs can I enter?
As many as you want!
Where do the submission fees go?
Submission fees fund future Resilient Child Media Grants
Do all category winners receive a grant?
There will be only one grant winner this year. We are looking for more sponsors to fund more grants in future years. Please reach out if you are interested!
How do I apply for the grant?
There will be a section on the application form if you wish to be considered for this. US citizens only for the grant.
Who is judging to pick the winners?
Each year we pick a new team of children's musicians to listen and pick our winners. This year our judges are: Miss Julieann, Stephanie Leavell, Lucy Kalantari and Fyütch
Who is sponsoring this year's grant?
This year's grant is sponsored by the Uhlan-Moeller Family and Music for Kiddos
When are winners announced?
Winners will be announced in the Spring of 2026
What do winners receive?
One winner will receive a $2,500 grant. The other winners will receive a digital Resilient Child Media Awards laurel that can be used for their promotional purposes.
Is there going to be a 2nd or 3rd place?
All finalists will go on a "Recommended" resource list that will be publicly available for teachers, therapists and families to use while teaching resilience and sustainability skills to children.
Is there anything else we should know?
Our goal is to receive at least 250 song or category submissions- which is enough to help us fund next year's grant winner. Thank you for submitting as many songs as you can!
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