| Music enchants children. Its magic reaches | | | | they begin to go to school. Parents should be |
| out to them even inside the womb. During the | | | | ready to give answers when their children |
| later parts of infancy, they almost always | | | | want song lyrics to be explained. - Music |
| instinctively sway, bounce, or move their | | | | inspires creativity. Because of what they |
| heads to its beat. Toddlers garble out | | | | hear, children may get inspired to explore |
| nursery songs they hardly understand long | | | | other forms of art such as drawing or |
| before they can read, write, or talk | | | | painting to further give life to a song. They |
| coherently. And as they grow older, they | | | | may illustrate the complete cast of Old |
| learn how to make up songs. As much as they | | | | McDonald's Farm or show how the Big Rock |
| love to listen, children love to create | | | | Candy Mountains appear in their minds. |
| music. Whether it's singing off-key, banging | | | | Because of the early exposure to a kid's harp |
| a rattle against the wall, or pounding on a | | | | or a toy piano, a child may be motivated to |
| toy piano, nothing can stop them from trying | | | | write songs or compose music early on in |
| to imitate the different sounds of music. | | | | life. - Music develops communication skills. |
| Self-expression through music should be | | | | Getting better at the toy piano entails the |
| encouraged so kids may increase appreciation | | | | same skills needed to learn how to read. |
| for it as they grow older. A way to do this | | | | Musical lyrics may help increase a child's |
| is to provide musical instruments such as a | | | | vocabulary. New ideas are learned through a |
| tambourine or a toy piano. It's also a good | | | | song's story line and kids can get better at |
| idea to play nursery songs in the background | | | | articulating these ideas. - Music helps |
| while a child is playing or drawing. Musical | | | | children achieve goals. With the intent to |
| Effects Helping kids hold on to and increase | | | | master an instrument, a child learns the |
| their fondness of music will not only result | | | | concept of staying focused to attain an |
| in discovering talents. It will also bring | | | | objective. At an early age, they are already |
| positive effects to their well-being. Here | | | | equipped with values that can help them |
| are some key benefits that music can bring to | | | | become successful grown-ups. But just like |
| children: - Music encourages children to be | | | | any other recreational means, music should |
| more expressive. They can bang on their | | | | not be imposed on your children. Teaching a |
| little drums when they're mad or they can | | | | child how to play a musical instrument or |
| stroke the keys of their toy piano cheerfully | | | | having him take part in voice lessons should |
| when they're happy. - Music promotes | | | | not result in tantrums every time a session |
| self-esteem. When children realize that they | | | | starts. Your child should love and enjoy |
| can handle a musical instrument, sing a song | | | | musical activities in order for music to have |
| aloud, or sway with the beat, they'll feel | | | | a positive effect in your child's life. |
| proud of themselves and their abilities. - | | | | |
| Music gives knowledge. Constant exposure to | | | | Let your child discover the magic of music |
| music such as folk songs, praise music and | | | | with a toy piano! Check out for play kitchens |
| nursery rhymes will make it easy for a child | | | | and children's rocking chairs. |
| to understand values and feelings even before | | | | |