Music Enriches the Lives of Young Children
08 Apr 2010 Leave a Comment
in Brain Development Tags: rhymes and chants
Music has a positive effect on a young child’s development!
Read the following article by Dr. Patricia Vardin that will inspire you to use more music with your children.
New research shows that music has a positive influence on young children’s cognitive skills such as spatial reasoning and memory. Research also shows that providing children with a rich and stimulating environment involving all the senses, including the auditory sense, can support children’s healthy growth and development.
The Nemours Foundation (a non-profit organization founded by philanthropist Alfred DuPont to improve the health of children) notes in a 2008 report that:
Research has shown that children who are actively involved with music (who play it or sing it regularly):
- do better in reading and math when they start school
- are better able to focus and control their bodies
- play better with others and have higher self-esteem
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