The Gift of Music
Babies are musical beings and are fascinated by music from birth.
Research has shown that music played to a child while still in the
womb has a beneficial effect on the child’s brain and helps to lay the
foundation of later learning, music ability and language development.
Music helps to relax you and your baby and can improve your baby’s
memory development and sensory coordination.
There are many benefits of surrounding your baby with music.
Music assists in the development of speech. Singing nursery
rhymes and simple songs teaches a baby how language is constructed and
assists with the
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acquisition of language. Singing songs with babies will also
teach them about tone, beat and rhythm.
Babies enjoy experiencing music and
movement together. Teach songs with actions and encourage your
baby to dance along to the music. Movement helps babies learn
balance, coordination, body awareness and rhythm.
Getting your baby to play an instrument will help with her creative
development and help develop her fine motor skills. Music can
also be a fun, special time to share with your baby.
Including music as a routine part of your day will have many positive
effects on your baby. Babies can be settled to sleep with music. A
song sung by a parent or played on a CD prior to sleep time can help
to establish a good bedtime routines for babies.
Having a few CDs with a variety of children’s songs will keep parents
and babies amused. Babies will quickly pick up nursery rhymes and
repetitive tunes and be singing along before you know it.
Music can be effective in keeping babies entertained in the car on
long trips. Ensure you have a variety of CDs. You can never have
enough of them as parents quickly get bored by the same tunes playing
over and over and over again.
If you play an instrument, learn a few nursery thymes to play and sing
along with your baby. You will take pleasure in watching him dancing
along to your tunes. The whole family can join in and enjoy the
experience.
Lyrics and Guitar Chords for Nursery Rhymes
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