Invest in a good Mother Goose book to remind yourself of the basic rhymes. You’ll be surprised how easily the sing-song tunes of “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” “Little Bo-Peep” and “Hickory Dickory Dock” come back to you.
 Some fun ways to build singing these classics into everyday routines:
- While driving in the car, sing “The Wheels on the Bus”
- While cooking in the kitchen, sing “Pat-a-Cake, Pat-a-Cake, Baker’s Man”
- While watching the rainfall from the window, sing “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”
- While looking at stars together, sing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.”
© 2007, Jill Stamm, Ph.D. with Paula Spencer
from Bright from the Start, reprinted by arrangement with Gotham Books, a member of Penguin Group USA, Inc.
Author of Bright from the Start, Dr. Jill Stamm is a nationally known presenter on the subject of early brain development and has spoken before thousands of parents, caregivers, teachers and policymakers. She is the co-founder of New Directions Institute for Brain Development and is an associate clinical professor at Arizona State University in the Department of Psychology in Education. Her own daughter was born close to four months prematurely. Now 32, her daughter is living proof that nearly every baby’s brain has the potential to adapt and flourish given the right attention. Learn more about Jill, her life and work by visiting NewDirectionsInstitute.org. |
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