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The content for this blog was provided by Music Together Worldwide in accordance with Bundoo’s Editorial Policy. Babies noisily make their grand entrances into this world. At first, all of those cries might not sound like music, but they’re really...
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Health
Music is a language shared and understood by all ages — and more recently, it is being used to help toddlers with developmental delays. Music therapy is the use of music to help toddlers in their growth and development, including toddlers with...
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The content for this blog was provided by Music Together Worldwide in accordance with Bundoo’s Editorial Policy. As a new faculty member at Iowa State University in the ‘80s, Sister Lorna Zemke was an important influence for me. Sister taught at...
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Toddler
There’s no doubt that exposure to music and music education helps babies recognize sound patterns—the foundation of learning language—but some researchers believe the link between music and language goes much deeper than recognition. Between the...
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Toddler
People are born with a natural attraction to music—and there’s a lot of good research showing that exposure to music education (not just listening) has many benefits for babies and toddlers alike. But that doesn’t mean it’s always easy...
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Parenting
Whether you sing lullabies to your baby, play a classical music CD in the nursery or crank up your own favorite tunes on the radio, research shows that introducing your baby to music has long-term developmental benefits. In a 2013 study in the...
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Toddler
From the brain’s point of view, learning to talk and learning to play music aren’t so different. In 2013, research from the University of Edinburgh showed that adults learn foreign languages faster if they start by singing the language. Why?...
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Parenting
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Toddler
In the last few years, a wave of high quality research has come out showing just how profoundly positive exposure to music and music education is for babies and developing brains. Much of this new study has focused on premature babies, especially...
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Blog
The content for this blog was provided by Music Together Worldwide in accordance with Bundoo’s Editorial Policy. We have a valuable tip for those of you looking for new ideas to deal with fussy little ones: Sing! Changing the words to a few simple...
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Baby
Long before your baby learns to recognize speech, there is music. In fact, a recent study showed that infants as young as 10 months old are already beginning to develop short-term memory for music and melody. Babies in this study consistently...
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Toddler
By the time your baby grows into full toddler-hood, the changes are coming fast and furious—especially when it comes to brain development. The toddler years are full of discovery as your toddler learns all sorts of new skills. Music has shown to...
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Toddler
Preschool-aged children often seem like natural musicians—exploring rhythm and noise as often as possible—and with good reason: music is hard-wired into their developing brains. Although people have always been instinctively attracted to music,...
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Toddler
Just like kids learn to read or can run at different paces, not every child has the same capacity to remember facts. This part of the memory is called the “working memory” and refers to the daily memory people use to complete tasks, pay attention,...
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After your baby is born, how long will it take to recover and what can you do for pain? What about postpartum depression? Exercise? If you have questions about your postpartum recovery, we have answers! Thanks to Music Together, which supported...
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Giving birth is wonderful, but it also means big changes when you get home with that baby and you’re wearing enormous pads, you’re bleeding, your baby is crying, you’re crying, and everybody is running around. In this Facebook Live event, supported...
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Baby
At 25 weeks old, it’s time to talk about talking! Your baby is likely making babbling sounds and delighting you with laughs and gurgling sounds. In about six months or less, you can expect these noises to turn into a few simple words, such as dada,...
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Toddler
Although it may be hard to believe, it’s time to talk about talking! Your baby is likely making babbling sounds and delighting you with laughs and gurgling sounds. In about six months or less, you can expect these noises to turn into a few simple...
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Toddler
Is your child hitting all their milestones on time—and so what if they aren’t? What would that mean? As a parent, worrying about developmental milestones can make you a little nuts, because it’s only natural that kids all develop at different rates...
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Toddler
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Sometimes babies need a little rap music to cheer them up. And sometimes I need to include a throwback Golden Girls meme. Anything goes this week! 1. Baby loves 2chainz Sometimes it’s a mama’s arms that soothe baby, but sometimes it’s a little rap...
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When the leaves have long since displayed a kaleidoscope of color and have fallen to the ground, it’s time to pull out the sweaters and get in the mood for all things winter! We wanted to give you some great ways to de-stress this winter, for...
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Saturday morning starts off the same every week. We all mosey downstairs and lounge around until breakfast is ready. At that point the cartoons go off and the fun begins. From the very beginning, we have started our weekend with chores. It has...
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Today is Christmas Eve day. I will spend the morning in clinic, seeing patients. By early afternoon, I will be home and getting ready for Christmas Eve dinner and mass. We will attempt to get our children, 4 and 6 years old, to bed at a reasonable...
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Pregnancy
Research shows that babies may be able to hear sounds in the womb as early as the 18th week of pregnancy, when the ears first start to stand out from the head. But what do they hear? And do babies understand or remember anything they heard in the...
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Baby
Right around now is when many parents start to really appreciate all the intense brain development their babies have experienced since birth. By 7 weeks old, your baby’s brain has grown several centimeters in size — and you can easily see the...
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Pregnancy
Congratulations! Week 27 is generally considered the beginning of the third trimester, otherwise known as the homestretch. Now is a great time to get serious about planning for the big day—and if you’ve started planning already (because of course...
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Pregnancy
If you are pregnant and know you are going to be delivering by a cesarean section, it can be helpful to plan ahead for what your baby’s birthday is going to look like. Having the advantage of knowing you are going to be having surgery can get you a...
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Every family has their traditions around the holidays—customs and rituals they repeat every year. While believing in Santa may be short-lived, holiday traditions are the anchor of the holiday season for my family. Experts say that traditions are...
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There is nothing newlyweds cling to as strongly as their holiday traditions (except maybe their wedding registry gift receipts). The hardest part of new marriage is when you realize your spouse has some seriously messed up holiday traditions. And...
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From parents who go to extremes to support their child’s entrepreneurial spirit to friends who babysit with the best sense of humor, we’re dedicating this week’s amusement to those of you whose kids still haven’t started school. 1. Babysitting...
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Baby
Your baby’s first year of life is an exciting time of significant speech and language development, both in what your child understands and expresses. Even though most babies are not yet talking, their “pre-” speech and language skills are...
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Baby
...Kendrick was first used as a surname. It originates from English and Scottish and is generally understood to mean “champion” or “royal ruler.”...
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Health
Have you ever wondered if your baby or young child can hear you? In the United States, 2-3 out of every 1,000 infants are born with a hearing deficit, according to the National Institutes of Health. Hearing loss in an infant or young child can lead...
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Toddler
Did your daughter skip her ABCs and go straight to reading full sentences? Does your son play Chopin on the piano instead of “chopsticks?” Must be time to call Mensa. According to the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), about 6 percent...
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Toddler
...LaWanda is an American name for baby girls. The meaning is unknown, but LaWanda is a combination of the prefix “la” with the name Wanda. The name has significantly decreased in popularity since the 1980s....
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Baby
Between the ages of 2 and 4 months, you and your new baby will have started to settle into a predictable routine with set times for sleep, feeding, and play. Right around this time, your baby will start to show intense curiosity about the world....
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Baby
Apollo is a masculine name that can be translated to “to destroy.” The name is popular in Greek mythology as the son of Leto and Zeus, who is the god of music, light, wisdom, and beauty. As with other mythological names, Apollo has been...