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Motor noises versus Gentle sounds
Babies are attracted to all kinds of sounds, especially mechanical sounds, such as blenders in the kitchen or helicopters flying over the garden or park. However, most of these noises are loud and unexpected which may frighten the baby. Therefore it would be best to stimulate and develop your babies hearing sense by playing pleasant gentle music. These include wind chimes, natural sounds such as waterfalls or even toys that play tunes and make interesting sounds. While it may be difficult to always get the actual waterfall or wind sounds, many of these sounds can be found on CDs.
The voice of Calmness
Soothing sounds are important in comforting the baby and the ideal situation would be for mum to talk and sing to her little one. Her gentle rhythms and long drawn vowel sounds have an instinctively soothing and calming effect on the baby. However with today’s busy lifestyles, mum being around all the time is impossible. Luckily there are a variety of CDs available which you can buy to play to your baby either for stimulation at playtime or just to help them sleep during nap time. It is recommended that babies be exposed to all kinds of music in the daytime; such as jazz, classical childrens tunes or even lullabies. But during nap time it’s advisable to play the same CD repeatedly, so the baby recognizes the music and learns that it’s the relaxing sleepy time music. Most babies enjoy these sounds and quickly find security and stability in their repetition.
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August 27th, 2008 at 2:15 am
The Influence of Sound on Babies | Moments of Relaxation…
As a full-time working mom, I find it difficult to get into the mood of de-stressing. Thankfully, I discovered your site which offers meditation cd’s. Now I feel a sense of well-being and I am not as stressed and tired as I used to be….
August 27th, 2008 at 2:19 am
The Influence of Sound on Babies | Moments of Relaxation…
As a full-time working mom, I find it difficult to get into the mood of de-stressing. Thankfully, I discovered your site which offers meditation cd’s. Now I feel a sense of well-being and I am not as stressed and tired as I used to be….
August 27th, 2008 at 2:20 am
The Influence of Sound on Babies | Moments of Relaxation…
As a full-time working mom, I find it difficult to get into the mood of de-stressing. Thankfully, I discovered your site which offers meditation cd’s. Now I feel a sense of well-being and I am not as stressed and tired as I used to be….
August 27th, 2008 at 2:51 am
The Influence of Sound on Babies | Moments of Relaxation…
As a full-time working mom, I find it difficult to get into the mood of de-stressing. Thankfully, I discovered your site which offers meditation cd’s. Now I feel a sense of well-being and I am not as stressed and tired as I used to be….
August 27th, 2008 at 2:51 am
The Influence of Sound on Babies | Moments of Relaxation…
As a full-time working mom, I find it difficult to get into the mood of de-stressing. Thankfully, I discovered your site which offers meditation cd’s. Now I feel a sense of well-being and I am not as stressed and tired as I used to be….