| Do your kids like hip hop music? Do they like to | | | | skills much quicker to music. The possibilities are really |
| dance? Then your kids, especially toddlers, can learn | | | | endless. By singing along, your kids can learn their |
| faster and easier with the catchy beat of hip hop | | | | animals, colors, body parts, and even a foreign |
| music. | | | | language much quicker and easier than without music. |
| According to Dr. Lisa Thornton, MD, pediatrician and | | | | Also, as your child counts along his numbers to music, |
| Host of "Health Corner" on Lifetime Television, music | | | | he automatically learns his numbers faster than he |
| and rhyme are two of the most effective ways to | | | | would otherwise. Plus, if your child uses his fingers to |
| teach and reinforce new ideas to children. | | | | count out each number, it will help in the development |
| And what's more fun than learning and dancing to | | | | of hand-eye coordination. |
| popular Hip Hop music? | | | | Music also encourages good listening skills in young |
| My eight year old son struggles with delayed speech. | | | | children. This will help them to be more successful in |
| In my search for ways to help him learn, I discovered | | | | the classroom when they have to listen and follow |
| that music was the key to unlock his brilliance. | | | | directions. |
| Any time you incorporate music and singing with | | | | Hip hop music, and music of all types, is a valuable |
| learning, kids learn faster. Why do you think Big Bird on | | | | learning tool for parents, teachers, and daycare |
| Sesame Street is always singing? | | | | providers to help children of all ages learn quicker at an |
| Kids - especially toddlers - learn basic developmental | | | | early age. Not to mention have FUN! |