Joseph & Salem Sing

The importance of fingerplay & singing to your child

Fingerplay & singing to your child is a great way to boost brain development.  It’s also a fun way to interact & build positive emotional bonds between you & your child.

Further, there’s nothing quite so precious & enjoyable as engaging in song & play with your baby.  They love the attention & you’re helping them to develop cognitively & emotionally.

Here’s a short list of some of the benefits of fingerplay with your child:

♥  Helps child learn language skills–phonological awareness such as rhythm & rhyme, auditory memory, helps build vocabulary & fluency

♥  Helps teach numbers, patterns, & other math concepts (never too young to start that!)

♥  Builds motor skills like eye-hand coordination & small muscle development

I remember a month or two ago, for the first time seeing Joseph interact with Salem, doing finger rhymes & songs with her, & being amazed at the level of her interaction with him.  I said something about it to him, like, “Wow, I can’t believe Sally does that.”  He brushed it off, like it was nothing out of the ordinary, & said, “We do that routine every day, sometimes several times a day.  She loves it.”

Since I worked away from home a lot this past year & he spent a good chunk of the day with her, they’ve really built a bond with each other.

Watch the video & see for yourself.  I love the interchange between the two–they really communicate with each other.  My favorite part is the ending–she’s such a tease!


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