The Power of Singing and Music
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Research shows that singing songs every day helps stimulate your child’s brain development, supports rhythmic development, and helps form an intimate bond – starting from birth. Don't worry if you don't like your singing voice or feel silly reciting nursery rhymes out loud. Your voice truly is magic to your child’s ears. Talk. Read. Sing. It changes everything®
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