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Wednesday, 13 October 2010
Baby Massage: Singing helps babies learn to read!
Baby Massage: Singing helps babies learn to read!: "Hi, I haven't blogged for ages. Just a very quick blog today to encourage you to sing with your babies and have fun. There is evidence to pr..."
Childhood Trauma Effects Future Health
I've just read an article in Psychotherapy Networker, (www.psychotherapynetworker.org) and I thought I'd write a really brief blog about this.
It's an uncomfortable subject for most of us, so I'll keep it short. The basis of the article is the study of 17,000 people, their childhood experiences, family dynamics etc and the impact on their future health. I think many of us are aware that childhood trauma definitely has an adverse effect on our mental health, but the study also showed a strong correlation between childhood trauma and adult physical health.
To quote "It's positively astounding to see laid out, again and again, the profound relationship between childhood adversity and so many of the mental, physical and social disorders plaguing our society"
Article by Mary Sykes Wylie in the Psychotherapy Networker Sept / Oct 2010
I share this because one of the main aims of baby massage is to give loving, appropriate touch and build that all important bond between baby and parents, and maybe now, with this knowledge, to become more healthy adults.
It's an uncomfortable subject for most of us, so I'll keep it short. The basis of the article is the study of 17,000 people, their childhood experiences, family dynamics etc and the impact on their future health. I think many of us are aware that childhood trauma definitely has an adverse effect on our mental health, but the study also showed a strong correlation between childhood trauma and adult physical health.
To quote "It's positively astounding to see laid out, again and again, the profound relationship between childhood adversity and so many of the mental, physical and social disorders plaguing our society"
Article by Mary Sykes Wylie in the Psychotherapy Networker Sept / Oct 2010
I share this because one of the main aims of baby massage is to give loving, appropriate touch and build that all important bond between baby and parents, and maybe now, with this knowledge, to become more healthy adults.
Wednesday, 6 October 2010
Singing helps babies learn to read!
Hi, I haven't blogged for ages. Just a very quick blog today to encourage you to sing with your babies and have fun. There is evidence to prove that singing with your baby helps to develop reading skills later on.
Nursery rhymes are great for this because of the rhyming, the beat and the repetition. It is so much easier to sing the Grand Old Duke Of York many times over, than a few lines from a pop song. Add in the actions and your baby or toddler will be well on the way to the very early stages of reading.
Sit your baby on your lap and sing:
The Grand Old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men.
He marched hem up to the top of the hill,
and he marched hem down again.
When they were up, they were up,
when they were down they were down,
and when they were only half way up,
they were neither up nor down!
While you are singing the song, gently move your babies arm's with the words. If your baby is older you may want to sit opposite them and do the actions. In no time at all your baby will be able to do it by themselves and you have have great fun together.
Nursery rhymes are great for this because of the rhyming, the beat and the repetition. It is so much easier to sing the Grand Old Duke Of York many times over, than a few lines from a pop song. Add in the actions and your baby or toddler will be well on the way to the very early stages of reading.
Sit your baby on your lap and sing:
The Grand Old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men.
He marched hem up to the top of the hill,
and he marched hem down again.
When they were up, they were up,
when they were down they were down,
and when they were only half way up,
they were neither up nor down!
While you are singing the song, gently move your babies arm's with the words. If your baby is older you may want to sit opposite them and do the actions. In no time at all your baby will be able to do it by themselves and you have have great fun together.
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