Raising children is an art that requires the right knowledge on how effectively communicate with them. Especially you babes of 0-5 years, these need more attention. During the early ages of a child, the brain is usually very receptive to information. This is due to the fact that the brain is still empty, so it requires information in order to interact with its environment. The trick here is understanding the right way to feed the child’s brain with information effectively. It is a well known fact by now that rhymes are the best ways to communicate information to your child’s brain. Different rhymes are used to communicate different messages to the child. This also helps in the development of cognitive, learning skills as well as getting your child to trust you.
The rhyme “Clap your Hands“.
This is one among the many rhymes which was designed for the purpose of conveying information and develop the child. The rhyme was constructed for children during the 1950s in the United States. In the year 1971 it when the song was officially copyrighted by Jonico Music. This song was created as part of the book “constructive recreational activities” which was designed to be the home nursing manual, as well as for the disabled children.
Benefits of the rhyme
The rhyme “if your happy and you know it” was well effectively designed to enable the development of the child’s mental skills. The development of these skills through this song will enable your child to trust you.
– This song will develop the child’s fine motor skills since the song involves the movement of hands and muscles as you sing.
The song also through the pronunciation of words while singing, will also enable the development of phonics. This will prepare the child for easy learning especially when with teachers and even parents.
– The development of rhyme. This is due to the repetition word in the song. This builds and strengthens the memory part of the child’s brain. This is also important when trying to create a bond of trust with the child. It also benefits the child in creating the logic skills. The theme “if your happy and you know it” builds the reasoning and logic skills of the brain. This will be great for teachers in preparing children the children for learning.
All the co-ordinations made by this song enables the child to strengthen the bond with the teacher or parent.The strong emotional bond developed cultivates trust.
Summary
As we have seen the great benefits, both the child and the parent/teacher will get from this rhyme. Along with the other benefits but the best one is getting your child to trust you. This will enable the teacher or parent to be able to interact with the child easily. Hence it will be a favorable environment to feed the child with important information, which the child will now learn easily. Remember to be as interactive as possible while using this rhyme for effective communication.