Parents know how it is sometimes difficult to put the baby to bed. But nothing to invent is not necessary, since time is known universal "sleeping pills" for children and adults - lullabies. Our ancestors knowingly believed that the upbringing of the child originates from the lullabies, and gave these songs a mystical meaning, they retain the mysterious pagan images of Drema, Buki, Sna, Ugomon ... In former times, the lullabies performed the role of a spell, the song asked the mother give her baby strength for sleep and growth so that he is rich and healthy in the future. Each lullaby was due to her own child - she was composed by her mother immediately after birth. Then this song remained his amulet all his life. Lullaby and today is the first musical impression of the baby.
By the way, more than 500 author's lullabies are known, poems to which were written by outstanding Russian poets - Zhukovsky, Lermontov, Tsvetaeva and others. Do not count the wonderful lullabies written by famous children poets, modern bards and pop stars. It turns out that this genre is in demand and today it still attracts us.
Notes instead of tablets
It can be safely said that lullabies are a universal therapeutic tool. To begin singing of lullabies the kid needs during pregnancy. It is proved that a child in the womb perceives music, speech, voice intonation. The newborn, listening to the songs that his mother sang to him, recognizes them and calms down, rather begins to react to his mother's voice and make melodic sounds in response.
The singing of lullabies helps to improve the mental state of the woman herself - her symptoms of toxicosis decrease, pregnancy is easier. Singing slows down the rhythm of heartbeats, pressure returns to normal, the child receives more oxygen. There is a harmonization of his heartbeat, and together with the fluctuations of amniotic fluid the child receives a tender massage of his calf. In the future, moms improve lactation, there is an establishment of closer relations with children; premature babies are gaining strength faster.
Specialists explicitly recommend the singing of lullabies to children who have perinatal encephalopathy (impaired function or brain structures), breathing rhythms, bradycardia (decrease in heart rate), intestinal motility disorder. It has also been shown that an excellent preventive tool against motor and speech disorders (stuttering, tics, coordination disorders, motor stereotypes) is the unique rhythm of lullabies. They can serve as a wonderful preventative. Singing a lullaby should help the child to fall asleep, so the melodies in the songs are monotonous, often monotonous. In this case, the child does not care what kind of a musical ear a mother has, if her voice is beautiful enough, he still shows only a reaction to the timbre of the voice, to soft performance, to a lyrical sound. To sing a lullaby is better with a smile, then the voice becomes especially cordial!
Step to the development of speech
Through singing, the child receives the first lessons of speech development. In response to his mother, he begins to "walk", which means that his larynx develops - the main instrument of our speech activity. The lullaby is designed for the memory properties of an infant who can not yet firmly memorize verbal information. Getting used to the repeated intonations of the song, the child begins to make a distinction between the individual words, which helps him to better and quickly master speech, to make himself understandable of its content. Lullabies consist almost of nouns and verbs, only the fact that the baby is able to perceive things: objects and their movement is reflected in the lyrics. Characteristic for lullabies are various repetitions, in which sound combinations, syllables, individual words and their chains appear - due to this, the enrichment of the child's dictionary is enriched. However, lullabies are needed not only for babies, but also for older children. They give the basics of the grammatical structure of speech, they help to form one root words (for example, "cat", "kitten", "kotok", "cat", "kotya").
In the older preschool age, the development of a diction becomes an important task. A well-known fact is that the child of this age is still not sufficiently coordinated and clearly operate the organs of the motor-motor apparatus. Many children differ in excessive haste in speech, indistinct pronunciation of words, "swallowing" the endings, or the excessively slow manner of pronunciation of words. Lullaby laconic and clear in shape, they are deep and rhythmic, therefore, repeating them, children overcome these shortcomings of speech. The main influence of the singing of lullabies on children is the development of the flexibility and mobility of the child's speech apparatus, the formation of a correct pronunciation of sounds, the mastering of intonational riches and a different rate of speech.
The influence of the singing of lullabies is also important for the development of the child's thinking. The nature of the little person, his physical health, the degree of psychological stability depend on what songs his mother sang to him (and whether she ever sang). In lullabies, the highest value of the child's place is always affirmed. For the full development of the baby it is important to know that he is wanted and loved, his mother is the best, and his home is the warmest and cozy.
Moreover, in lullabies the mother builds the surrounding world around the child, as if contrasting all the dangers of the outside world with the warmth and security of the house. Tenderness, affection, cordiality, sincerity, peace carry these songs, they relieve unnecessary anxiety, excitement. Children who did not know lullabies grow up to be more selfish and wicked, they are more prone to various mental disorders.
Noise changes consciousness
Experts call a very dangerous tendency to teach children to be in constant noise, whether it's a working TV, a computer turned on, just a loud speech. The statement that the child "perfectly" falls asleep to the sound of rock music or "pop", in part can correspond to reality. Only the kid does not fall asleep - he falls into a state of altered consciousness, speaking in youth language, "cut down". The fact is that with very loud sounds there is a noticeable inhibition of the activity of the cerebral cortex and disinhibition of the subcortical centers. This is akin to a state of intoxication.
The easiest and most harmless thing that can be achieved by replacing lullabies with a TV set is to develop the attention deficit disorder syndrome (ADD) in a child. Currently, according to psychiatrists, this psychopathology affects about 15-20% of modern children. It is expressed in the inability to concentrate. Children suffering from ADD do not have the opportunity to learn normally, they suffer from problems in their relationships with others. In fact, who wants to be friends with a child who is not able to calmly wait for his turn in a game that tears toys from others, breaks them, "spits" on all sorts of game rules? Adults with ADD often have manic-depressive disorders, a tendency to violence, alcohol and drug abuse.
Attention Deficit Syndrome, fortunately, is amenable to correction. But the primary alexithymia - the inability to express their feelings with words - does not give way to correction. There is reason to believe that the emotional development of a person is directly dependent on the model of the "mother-child" relationship in early childhood. The lack of warmth and contact between mother and baby turns into a lot of problems with time. Studies show that 5-23% of the world's population have any other alexithymic traits, with men suffering 7-8 times more often than women. These people wordlessly describe their physical sensations (by examples, comparisons), finding it difficult, however, to formulate them clearly. Their interpersonal connections are usually meager, they are characterized by tension in posture and movements, poverty of facial expressions.
So sing to your children lullabies at least up to three years! This will help them grow up to be balanced and friendly people. The lullaby is magic. The influence of the singing of lullabies on children determines the strongest emotions and feelings, such as affection, love, caring. They are born in the souls of singers and listeners lullaby. Be able to correctly use these spells!