Music stimulates both sides of the brain. Movement and music have been shown to influence and enhance the healthy development of the brains and bodies of young children. When young children hear music, they naturally respond by moving their bodies. There are rich vocabulary words to be experienced by moving and exploring.Ĭombining music with deliberate movement has even greater impact on early learning. During early childhood, children learn a lot with their bodies and about their bodies.

Babies think and communicate with their bodies before they actually think with words, so your day to day playful interactions can be very meaningful for learning as well as for building bonds of trust and love. While you are at it, add words to your playtime. Another very important but easy way to build vocabulary, and at the same time encourage a love of books, is bedtime reading. And be intentional about introducing new and unusual words so that your child’s vocabulary expands. With preschool children, ask questions and have conversations about everything from what they might see in nature to their preferences for activities or foods. In the youngest toddlers, describe what they are doing as they explore and experiment. How can busy parents support and enhance this significant stage of child development? Probably the easiest way is to talk to children as much as possible. By the age of six, they have acquired nearly 10,000 words! This highlights the significant role we have during the first five years of life to lay the foundation for expanding vocabulary as well as using language for learning and communicating.

By age three, most children have acquired around 1,000 words.

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