Music positively affects the child before birth, and in the following period. Music calms the child, helps physical and mental development. Music is a kind of therapy. Therefore, it is important for mothers to sing to their children, especially melodic lullabies. The influence of music on the physical development of children is actively studied by scientists, and they have something to recommend to parents.
In licking music on the baby in the womb.
According to a number of studies, even before birth, a child hears sounds and feels vibrations from the outside world. When parents sing and talk with an unborn child, it is believed that he also communicates with them and the outside world. Children can react to sounds, often in the form of jerks. Some studies have found that children, even in the womb, have their own preferences in music. If you listen to lyrical classical music, most likely, the child will calm down and stop kicking. And music in the style of rock or metal can provoke real dances in the mother's belly.
Scientists engaged in scientific research on the influence of music on the physical development of children, believe that listening to Mozart promotes the development of children's mental activity. Scientists call this phenomenon "the effect of Mozart." To feel the beneficial effects of music on the child, doctors often advise mothers to listen more often to lyrical music (especially classical music). Music is seen as part of a person's nature, which slowly but effectively restores harmony in life and contributes to the child's further physical development.
Influence of music on newborns.
In connection with the calming effect of music, many scientists believe that it accelerates the development of premature babies. Music positively affects the normalization of breathing and heart rate, reduces pain and accelerates the growth of newborns. Israeli scientists argue that the "Mozart effect" normalizes the metabolism of premature babies, which helps quickly reach the required weight.
The influence of music on older children.
It has long been noted that children fall asleep well under lullabies or reading a book. Sounds, especially those that are melodic, soothe and euthanize children. Music also contributes to the rapid development of speech in preschool children. And children of school age helps to learn foreign languages faster. It is known that even small children easily remember songs in another language, even without knowing the meaning of words. But this is their first step towards learning this language. Children are much more easy to remember and reproduce songs, rather than individual words and texts. Since singing to children is easier than talking, music is considered an effective treatment for stuttering in children. Music helps to improve speech, and what the children can not say can easily be sung.
Music therapy.
According to researchers from the United States, the healing power of music is needed to normalize blood pressure, helps activate brain activity and strengthens the immune system. Rhythmic and energetic march music tones up many muscles, which is extremely useful for the physical development of children. Therefore, many people make gymnastics for bravura music. For some children, music is a means of focusing. It makes children purposeful, helps to concentrate thinking on a certain topic, simultaneously relieves stress and fatigue. If your child falls asleep and wakes up with music, he will be much happier and healthier.
However, instead of listening to music, it is much more useful to sing yourself. Australian doctors even practice healing for singing sessions. It's enough to hum the simplest melody so that you feel better. Therefore, singing or playing music is very useful for the physical development of children. She teaches the love of life. Therefore, children who are passionate about music, become more educated, attentive, honest in their relationships with other people, radiate calm and positive mood. "Musical" children develop faster in intellectual development than their peers. Music develops children's creative abilities, aesthetics, a culture of behavior, helps build trust and make new friends.
Music can be expressed not only through musical instruments and sound reproducing devices. Music is coded in the sounds of nature - the sound of waves and the rustle of leaves in the wind, the singing of birds and crickets, the rustle of the rain and so on. Therefore, often go outside the city, in nature. Find exactly the music that your child likes best, and try to listen to it as often as possible.