The Surprising Benefit Of Moving And Grooving With Your Kid
It doesn't just keep them entertained. New research highlights an unexpected positive impact — and also shows that when a parent sings to a child, the parent can benefit, too.
People who spend time with young children know firsthand the power of music.
It's easy entertainment.
And any teacher who works in early childhood will tell you that singing can yield amazing results. "If we didn't sing the cleanup song, I don't think anything would have gotten cleaned up," says Laura Cirelli, who worked as an assistant at a day care center in the late 2000s.
But there may be other ways — surprising ways — in which music plays a role in raising a human.
That's a question
