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.
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