Children have an affinity for music from birth. They need to be involved in music, not just listen to it. Parents and children should make music together. For the adult, it is such a soul-moving experience to observe an infant as she is influenced by and becomes part of the music and rhythms she hears. Infancy is not too early for a child to experience music as a form of recreation, enjoyably integrating the sounds and vibrations into her bodily movements.
The benefits of music are:
*It brings many learning elements together.
*Physical coordination
*Timing
*Engages memory, imagination and language
*Builds self-confidence
*Stirs a response between parents and child that helps build the connection between them.
(from "Ten Things Every Child Needs" by the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, video copyright 1999; and "EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT: What parents and caregivers need to know!" by Phyllis Porter, M.A., online article, May 3, 2007. )
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To See As A Child Sees
To see as a child may see, is to believe
that miracles are true,
with abandonment of heart
That beneath all we can see
is wonder to be found anew.
To believe with delight every fresh dawn
as we scramble from the covers
that another day abounds.
To believe that love is here,
in you and me and puppy fun
and especially in gentle hands.
To believe that the heart goes on forever
and all we see is only part
of all Gods heavenly land.
To believe that Jesus is with us
every moment of the day and night
each step we take, no matter where
To believe that everything is alright.
for tomorrow there is only beautiful things
because we're safe forever in His care.
To believe He has angels to send
whenever we are in need,
That just around the corner
there is more to see.
To know He will keep
every danger from our heart.
To believe He died with love for us
so that when we go away forever,
from special love we never part.
Soft Whispers from
Derry's Heart Poems
© 2004 used with permission
heartwhispers@iinet.net.au
~ Quote ~
May the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace as you trust in Him, so that
you may overflow with hope.
~Romans 15:13~
by mujinja james jr
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