SINGING to babies helps them rise up the charts of childhood
development, says UniSA early childhood education Associate
Professor Susan Hill. "Babies are born with a natural ability to
appreciate music," she said. "Early exposure can help 'wire' the
brain for future learning about creativity, patterns and
sequence, language and literacy." She said nursery rhymes, songs
and chants helped babies to relax and be receptive to learning
new things. "Later singing and dancing to nursery rhymes not
only increases vocabulary, but also helps our memory develop,"
Dr Hill said. "Singing songs and nursery rhymes may be just as
important as talking and reading to your child." Adelaide
singer/songwriter Fiona Munro created the Poppy and Patch it's
fun to sing CD to fill a gap in the availability of age-
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