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Brain Development
Updated on 13 July 2023
From the moment a baby is born, their brain begins to develop at an astonishing rate. Every sight, sound, and experience shapes their brain and influences their future development. As a parent or caregiver, you play a crucial role in this process, and one of the most powerful tools you have at your disposal is storytelling. Whether it's reading a book, singing a song or reciting a rhyme, stories and rhymes can have a profound impact on your baby's brain development.
In this article, we will explore the science behind this phenomenon and offer tips for incorporating stories and rhymes into your baby's daily routine.
Reading stories and singing rhymes to your baby is the simplest yet the most effective way to help develop your baby’s cognitive as well as language skills. It helps to build upon their imagination and enhances their reading skills once they start school. By reading books to your babies, you help to build upon their vocabulary which, helps them with language and communication. Through reading, you can familiarise and introduce children with various educational concepts like shapes, colors, letters, numbers, and that too in a fun and entertaining manner.
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During the first 12 months, your baby would have learned a lot of different sounds and by the age of 12-18 months, babies start to say simple words. The more books you read and the more rhymes you sing to them, the greater number of words they learn, which helps them to talk clearly and fluently from an early age in their life. Hearing different words through stories and rhymes helps a baby in enriching their vocabulary and it also aids the network in their brains.
Babies whose parents read to them from an incredibly early age and regularly, become more curious and engaging in nature. They can learn and comprehend things more easily and quickly than babies who have no such exposure to stories and rhymes. Babies who are read to regularly are advanced in reading and learning at school than other babies of their age. They can reach their developmental milestones earlier in comparison to other children.
Here are five ways in which rhymes and storytelling help in your baby's brain development:
Rhymes and storytelling help babies learn new words and develop language skills. Listening to rhymes and stories helps them in copying sounds, learning words, and recognizing various pictures that they see. They try to repeat the words and sounds they hear which helps to develop their language and communication skills.
Listening to stories and rhymes helps babies develop cognitive skills such as memory, attention, and problem-solving. It also helps them learn to understand cause and effect and develop critical thinking skills.
Storytelling and rhymes can help babies learn about emotions and develop empathy. Hearing stories about different emotions and experiences can help babies learn to recognize and understand their own emotions and those of others.
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Listening to stories and rhymes can help babies develop social skills by exposing them to different social situations and teaching them about social norms and expectations.
Storytelling and rhymes can help babies develop their imagination and creativity by exposing them to new ideas and experiences. This can help them develop problem-solving skills and think creatively in the future.
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These are some of the most essential reasons as to why you should introduce your baby to the world of stories and rhymes from an early age. To help you with your needs of finding different interesting stories each time, Mylo Family has carefully created a selection of stories and rhymes which you can access by downloading the Mylo App on your phone. Through the Mylo App, you can read different exciting stories as well as sing and dance to rhymes. It is a wonderful way to bond with your child and connect with them as they learn and grow.
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Priyanka Verma
Priyanka is an experienced editor & content writer with great attention to detail. Mother to an 11-year-old, she's a ski
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