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Singing and Dancing as Active Play for Babies and Toddlers

Most adults sing and dance with babies and toddlers instinctively -- the bouncing, the "Wheels on the Bus", the impromptu kitchen dance party. What fe...

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Songs and Nursery Rhymes for Interactive Play

One of the oldest forms of play between adults and babies is the sung song or chanted rhyme. From lullabies that soothe infants to bouncy songs that d...

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Singing and Nursery Rhymes: Why They Matter

The fastest, cheapest, and best-evidenced thing you can do to set a child up for reading is sing nursery rhymes with them, regularly, for years. It pr...

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Music Games for Babies Under One

A 3-month-old will turn toward a singing voice across a quiet room within seconds. The same baby, on a recording of the same song, will give a noticea...

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Music Games for Babies and Toddlers: Songs, Rhythm, and Instruments

Singing to a baby is older than every parenting book ever written, and it turns out the instinct is well aimed. Music sits next to language, memory, a...

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