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The Golden Ones CD is Here! Experience the magic of creating
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Creative Parent Products
The Power of Personalized Music
by Lu Sheets
Lullabies have been a part of every culture since early
times. Now research sheds light on why the lullaby is a powerful first experience
between parent and child.
Research proves that brain function physically changes in response to music.
This is especially powerful in young children. Rhythm causes breathing and
heart rate to slow, having a calming effect. Music relieves muscle tension
and improves motor skills. There is even evidence of improved cognitive function
and language skills in those children exposed early on to music.
The greatest power of music, however, lies in its connection to the human
voice. When parents sing to their children, a magical bond is created. Studies
have shown that premature babies who were exposed to recordings of their own
mother’s voices demonstrated decreased developmental delays and lower
levels of stressful brain activity.
By singing to their babies, research shows that parents will improve their
babies’ health through better sleep patterns, sucking ability, weight
gain, and ultimately brain growth.
So what do you sing to your child? Certainly singing any lullaby will provide
the benefits of music linked to the unique quality of the parent’s voice.
I took it one step further. When my Golden Ones were born, I wanted them to
experience music that belonged to them, that combined my voice with the details
of their own unique and tiny presence in the world. I created The Rocking
Chair Song as a personalized lullaby, so that I could sing to my grandchildren
about themselves.
Throughout their infancy I rocked and sang, rocked and sang, and I found that
the power of this shared moment grew as they did. With the oldest at seven,
my grandchildren have not yet outgrown their lullaby. Any stressful or painful
moment of their childhood can be soothed by hearing "their" song.
They ask for it when they need a moment of comfort, and in happy times they
recreate their song with new and silly lyrics. The personalized lullaby has
become part of their sense of self. It continues to stimulate, calm, and connect
them.
I congratulate you on your interest in creating this lasting and powerful
bond with your own child; you will see a lasting benefit. I wish you the greatest
of luck on your musical journey…
Lu Sheets