Singing to a baby shows an infant that adults are interested in him or her.
Not exact matches
So when your
baby is relaxed and awake, engage him by snuggling or reading,
singing along
to music,
showing him how
to hold a rattle, or by making silly faces.
Because this is how my life looks as a mom of two: Folding laundry that's been sitting in the basket for at least three days... while
singing along
to a Laurie Berkner DVD with my son, who's putting on a full
show with
singing, dancing and guitar - playing... while using one foot
to further bounce the
baby's bouncy seat
to lull her back
to sleep.
Research has
shown that
babies prefer women's voices
to men, and high - pitched
singing to low - pitched
singing.
So, when we took Leo
to our local
show when he was just 5 weeks old I quickly learnt that a
baby show is not actually
babies performing together on stage, all
singing and dancing, as the name may suggest.
If your
baby is
showing a desire
to sleep, you should actively entertain him (
sing, play, talk, etc.), thus delaying the sleep time.
If your child
shows any interest, you can give him simple information such as, «The
baby will sleep here and use this car seat» or «We can give the
baby kisses and
sing songs
to her.»
Choose a familiar song
to you, such as «Itsy Bitsy Spider,» and
show baby the matching hand motions as you
sing along.