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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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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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Singing and Dancing as Active Play
A parent who can hold a tune is no advantage over a parent who can't, when the audience is a 14-month-old. The thing that holds babies' attention isn'...
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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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