Parenting Tip: Use Music to Help Your Child Feel Like Part of a Group
Why?
- During social dances, like we do in Kindermusik, babies acquire skills like making eye contact & using appropriate greetings.
- By watching those around them interact, babies learn to function as social beings, and to respond to all types of interactions.
- Babies become more social as they begin to identify their own selves as being separate from others.
- When children feel like part of a group, they are more likely to engage in learning.
How?
- Have a family reading of ‘Watch Me,’ with all family members getting in on the fun of moving and sounding like the animals in the book.
- Invite some friends (maybe from your Kindermusik class?) over for a baby dance party! Watch the ‘Look What I Can Do’ video for some ideas.
- Create a ritual of family singing at dinner or bedtime. Gather together, sing, use eye-contact, touch, and playfulness to make it special and to create those deep, emotional bonds.
Want to Learn More?
On our blog: find out
why Scientists
Call Music “The Social Glue that Bonds People”
Also, read how music can help your child to Be
a Good Friend.
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