Singing to Infants Boosts Mood and Bonding

Singing to Infants Boosts Mood and Bonding

A new randomized study found that when parents sing more frequently to their infants, both babies and caregivers experience measurable improvements in mood and wellbeing. The study involved 110 caregiver-infant pairs who participated in a four-week music enrichment intervention via smartphone.

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The programme aims to introduce music into the everyday lives of babies and young children, from birth up to 5 years old, helping to build their confidence, creativity and help them develop skills. Over recent months, 23 practitioners from across Central Bedfordshire, including staff from children’s centres, libraries, mother and baby units, settings that support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and family support…

Research Finds Music Can Boost Infants’ Mood

Singing to Your Baby: A Simple Tune with Profound Benefits Revealed by New Science For centuries, parents around the world have instinctively sung lullabies and nursery rhymes to soothe their infants. Yet, despite this long-standing cultural practice, scientific understanding of the deeper, long-term effects of parental singing on infant health and caregiver well-being has remained surprisingly sparse. A groundbreaking new study, recently publis…

Small interventions, such as when parents sing to their children, can improve babies' overall health, research published in the scientific journal "Child Development" showed.