by Laura G. Brown, Ph.D. Sing to Your Baby™ presents simple
songs that parents learn while singing along with the CD. Later
you can sing independently to your child. This guide includes
ideas as to how to best do this and how to "sing-play" to gain
the most enjoyment from your singing time together. What is
"sing-play"? Singing is a type of creative play. Just imagine,
if you pretend to be an animal as you sing a song about animals,
you are engaging in creative play while singing. Also, as you
personalize songs - by adding movements, special lyrics just for
you and your child, or novel ways of singing them - you
incorporate creativity. Creative play and pretend play with a
young child supports social, emotional, and intellectual
development. Modeling this type of play, by sing-playing with
your baby now, is a great first step in encouraging well-rounded
development in the coming years. Why Sing To Your Baby? Singing
to your baby is just plain fun! In our fast-paced, goal-oriented
society it is easy to forget