Benefits of Dancing to Music with Your Little One
Happy Parents, do you like listening to music? If so, you must agree with the opinion that says that music is an important part of our lives. Music also has an important role for your little one. There are many benefits to listening to music for your little one, especially if he moves his body to dance. So, don’t hesitate to play the song and invite your family to dance together, Moms. It must be fun!
Apart from being fun, there are a number of other benefits of listening to music together while dancing. Listening to music together can help strengthen the bond between your little one and family, support the stimulation of their emotional, social, cognitive and motor skills! Music can also cause feelings of happiness, you know!
Theory Mozart Effect reveals an interesting relationship between music and the development of human intelligence. Music is believed to be able to optimize human brain and intellectual function.
Besides playing a variety of music, Moms can also invite your little one to hum by following the music he hears. This can train your little one’s language and communication skills because when he sings he learns new vocabulary in a fun way.
Then, what about the benefits of dancing for your little one? There are many! Based on research conducted by researchers from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, moving to the beat of music can have an impact on early social behavior. In addition, this study also found that toddlers will help more often and have stronger bonds with people who like to dance to music with them.
Not only that, dancing can also help strengthen memory, foster self-confidence, train muscles, and form a better posture for your little one, you know, Moms!
Tips for Introducing Music and Dance to Children
Even though it looks easy, introducing music and dance to your little one can be confusing, huh. No need to worry, because there are many ways to introduce your little one to music and dance, including:
• Play various types of music and let your little one listen to the music. Music not only encourages your little one to move. Sound stimulation and rhythm in the music helps stimulate your little one’s hearing.
• When your little one listens to music, he will also try to hum along with the song’s lyrics. This certainly can be a good stimulation to improve his language skills because he learns new vocabulary from the songs he hears.
• Invite your little one to dance together to the rhythm of the music. Dancing activities will help stimulate the brain to focus more with the movements given. Do a simple dance with your little one as brain stimulation so that he can train focus and concentration.
• Moms can also ask your little one to create a dance movement and imitate the movements. This can stimulate your little one’s creativity when improvising making new moves.
• Make the atmosphere more fun and memorable by singing and laughing together. This activity can release endorphins and make you and your little one feel happier and more relaxed. Don’t forget to make this happy moment remembered by all family members, Moms!
Listening to music and dancing together will create togetherness and closeness with family. Togetherness and closeness with this family will certainly foster a sense of happiness in your little one, Moms.
To support your little one’s health, of course, Moms also need to provide nutritious food.
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Come on, help maintain the digestive health of toddlers, Moms. Starting from a healthy digestive tract, you can support it to grow healthy, active and happy. Because #GrowHappy starts from within.
(Gabriela Agmassini / SW / Photo: Doc. 123RF / fizkes)
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