Beneficial sounds form strong physical health and develop the abilities of toddlers
Doctors claim that many modern diseases in children are associated with a lack of beneficial sounds in their lives. They are necessary for harmonious full-fledged physical and intellectual development both in the womb and after birth. The murmur of a stream, the rustling of leaves, the chirping of birds, the chirping of a cricket and many, many other sounds, among which man lived for thousands of years, today have been replaced by the roar of jet planes, the rumble of cars, household appliances, etc. And instead of the gentle singing of the mother, the child hears gunshots, swear words, screams of horror from television thrillers. Parents rarely attach importance to such "trifles". However, the melodious sounds of nature and music have a huge impact on the body at the physiological level. It has been proven that music can calm the nervous system or excite it, speed up the heart and breathing or slow it down, increase blood pressure or normalize it, spasm muscles or relax them, increase the level of endorphins (a substance produced in the brain and helps to increase a person's vitality, eliminate pain syndrome, etc.), regulate body temperature, activate immunity, stimulate the production of hormones that block stress.
The first ideas about the world are formed by sounds
In the late 90s, a study was conducted in Texas on the effect of music on pregnant women. It was proven that most women who regularly listened to classical or calm modern music did not need painkillers during childbirth. In addition, these expectant mothers practically did not suffer from viral diseases, and therefore their babies were protected from the risk of various infections. Medical devices recorded an increase in the level of lymphocytes in the blood of women, which stimulate the body's resistance to diseases.
Listening to melodious music has a positive effect not only on mothers, but also on the children they carry. Doctors claim that the ear is the very first organ that forms in the embryo. It hears not only the sounds of the mother's heartbeat and breathing, but also reacts to events in the external environment. So the first ideas about the world in the child's subconscious are formed in the womb. Just like abilities. Children whose mothers listened to melodious music during pregnancy sang songs themselves, and dads, brothers and sisters hummed gentle words about how they loved them and how impatiently they were waiting for their appearance in the family, and also read kind fairy tales and funny poems, after birth they showed extraordinary musical abilities and grew up as creative natures.
Babies overcome illnesses "to the tune of a song"
The enormous influence of music on babies who were born with certain defects has been proven. For example, the length of stay in the hospital of premature babies who were played music every day was significantly reduced, they gained weight twice as fast and adapted to the world more easily. A few years ago, US newspapers published a sensational story about a miracle that happened in one of the maternity hospitals. An American couple had a long-awaited baby born prematurely. Despite the doctors' efforts, her condition worsened every day. The family began to carefully prepare for the loss of their daughter. The couple's five-year-old son insisted that they take him to visit his sister in the hospital. Despite the doctors' displeasure, he was nevertheless taken to a special ward where she was. He went up to the crib and sang a song about how tenderly he loved the little one and how sorry he was that he would never see her again, calling her sister affectionately. The next day, when, according to doctors' predictions, the baby was supposed to die, his condition completely normalized. Doctors did not know how to comment on this event.
Music heals the sick, develops the healthy
It is difficult to overestimate the influence of music on preschool and school-age children, as well as on adolescents. In America, experimental music therapy sessions were conducted for children with cerebral palsy. After some time, doctors recorded that their muscle spasms decreased, their coordination of movements improved, and their excitability decreased. The medical literature describes cases of significant improvement in the condition of children with autism and Down syndrome under the influence of music. In the first case, the child ceased to be withdrawn and alienated, as if born anew in this world, in the second - a seventeen-year-old girl who had never spoken at all throughout her life suddenly began to sing divine songs with her mother during the performance, astonishing her entire family.
Relatively healthy children also need constant contact with music no less than sick children. Firstly, as already mentioned, they will grow up physically stronger and psychologically more balanced. Secondly, it will contribute to their development as harmonious individuals, revealing their inherent potential. Scientists prove that if children turn on light melodic music during games or classes, their work productivity increases, they concentrate better, better absorb the material, and in a wider scope. In addition, children in whose families music is constantly heard grow up sociable, peaceful and friendly.