Musical Parenting Tip for Babies: Move Baby to the music, so she can move to learn!
Why?
Movement and sensory awareness are the primary ways young children learn about themselves and their world. For example, a child moves up and down before learning the words 'up' and 'down.' By labeling our movements while flying, marching, leaning, etc, we help babies make connections between what they are feeling and the words they are hearing.
"Movement is a way of knowing." All of Baby's sensations are coordinated through the kinesthetic sense. It is important for movement to be an integrated part in all kinds of learning. -from Dance and Grow, by Betty Rowen (1994)
How?
Log into your Kindermusik @ Home account, and share A Moving Story, with your baby.
Read about the benefits of baby massage, and intentional touch. Then sing a verse or two of 'Hey Diddle Diddle,' while massaging baby's chest & tummy, arms, and legs.
Cue up I Am Rooster, and dance around the room with baby! Try different ways to move, and label the movements as they happen. What if you bounce? Or sway? Or rock? Or march? When you find the movements that baby loves the most, lean into those, the most :)
Want to Learn More?
On our blog: read about how moving to music stimulates your child's vestibular system, and how this, in turn, stimulates your child's brain for learning.
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