Is Music Essential For Babies and Toddlers?
THE POWER OF MUSIC Music can have a powerful influence on a childs’ development from the very youngest age, and the lullabies you play or sing for your baby will mark their first steps on the road to a lifetime of musical enjoyment and expression. It’s an important journey, one with incredible benefits. In addition to stimulating creativity and adding social enjoyment, active music making has been shown to contribute to making kids brighter, in ways we are just beginning to understand. WHAT PARENTS SHOULD KNOW: Researchers have found neural firing patterns that suggest that music may hold the key to higher brain function. Research has shown that children who are actively involved in music (who play it or sing it regularly): -Do better in reading and math when they start school -Are better able to focus and control their bodies -Play better with others and have higher self-esteem Experts say that Children who grow up hearing music, singing songs, and dancing around to the beat will expe
