Tips and resources to support children birth to age five
What Do You Like To Sing?
When I need to hold the attention of a squirmy baby or want to keep a child entertained in the car when stuck in traffic, a song seems to be just the thing. There’s something about a song that startles a child out of her present mood, gets her attention, or just brightens the moment. If you’ve used singing in these sorts of situations yourself, you know what I mean.Luckily, children don’t care if we’re not great singers. And the choice of song doesn’t matter very much either, though bouncy and upbeat songs have a different effect than slow and quiet ones. I’ve sung “She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain (When She Comes)” to a child waiting for a parent to return. It just fits. And, of course, “Rubber Duckie” from Sesame Street is great to sing in the bath.
A song that provides a place for the child to contribute is good when you need to keep a child engaged for a while. “Old McDonald Had A Farm” works well for this, since you can pause for the child to supply the next animal or to make the animal noises along with you. And any song, sung quietly and slowly, can become a lullaby.
These are songs from my own childhood and experience. Your own childhood and experience will supply a whole different set of songs. What do you like to sing? What songs do you and your child enjoy?
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Permalink Reply by debra patel on -
My little ones love different songs. My two oldest girls love little white church by lady a. My son loves twinkle twinkle and anytime he crys it makes him stop. My baby girl loves to her swing low. I think it is just the way the song sounds with its veriations. I pesonally sing to them lots of songs at bedtime. My favorite is sweet and low.
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Permalink Reply by Julia Koumbassa on -
"You are my Sunshine". My mother used to sing it to me and I can barely sing it without a tear coming to my eye :')
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