Today mothers sing lullabies to their babies less and less. Children often fall asleep with music or TV on. However, it is very difficult to overestimate the significance of the lullaby: it calms the baby, gives him comfort, and connects him with his mother.
Instructions
Step 1
Singing lullabies is good for babies from birth to school age. It is then that the child is most receptive to maternal love and affection, wants intimacy with the mother. A lullaby calms the child, makes him understand that his mother is with him, helps to convey her love and care for the baby. The tone of the mother's voice, familiar even to a newborn child, cannot be replaced by either lullaby recordings or included classical music.
Step 2
You can hum lullabies with or without words. In principle, for a small child it does not really matter how a lullaby is sung, if he does not yet understand the words. For him, intonation is more important, the voice of his mother, which has a soporific effect on him, allows him to relax and feel comfortable. Sometimes a lullaby is the only moment during the day that a child can spend alone with his mother in a calm atmosphere, so he appreciates this time with her and is waiting for it.
Step 3
If the mother does not know or does not remember the words of the song, she can only sing the melody. It is not necessary to specially learn the song for this, you can compose it on the go or perform a familiar text in the form of a lullaby. After all, there are cases when even famous musicians shifted their creativity to new melodies, creating lullabies for children from them. Here you can experiment as you wish, because it is the mother who knows what is best for her baby.
Step 4
However, the lyrics and music of many lullabies, if desired, can be found on disks or on the Internet. Such songs are easy to remember, after which in the evening you can please your child with a new melody. Usually lullabies are sung without musical accompaniment. And even if you are deaf, do not worry - for your child, your voice will be the best sound he can hear in a day.
Step 5
When mom sings a song, it is best to hold a small child in her arms. So the baby will be affected not only by her voice, but also by the vibration of her body, the caring hands of the mother, her motion sickness. If the baby has already grown up, but behaves restlessly, cannot fall asleep at night or during the day, is capricious or crying, it is also better to take him in your arms. However, the lullaby can be performed while sitting next to the baby's crib. If this is a cradle, you need to gently shake it to the melody motives, and if it is an ordinary bed, then to calm the child, you can put your hand on his head.
Step 6
There is no need to rush to replace lullabies with fairy tales. These two genres of creativity and education cannot be fully compared. Reading before bedtime is also necessary for the baby, this will give him the first knowledge about the world, concepts of morality, good and evil. But you should not deprive your child of a magic song for the night at an early age. The child will not wait for any fairy tale read with such trepidation and listen with such attention as the lullaby of his mother.
