Music 'nurtures' premature babies

An increasing amount of evidence shows that hospitals that play music to premature babies help them grow and thrive.The benefits are said to be calmer infants and parents as well as faster weight gain and shorter hospital stays.
A Canadian team reviewed nine studies and found music reduced pain and encouraged better oral feeding.

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A Kindermusik class can help children's social and emotional skills

Research demonstrates that involvement in music and movement activities like Kindermusik from an early age helps children develop good social and emotional skills. Research also links social and emotional development with school-readiness and even with higher academic testing scores. It's no surprise. After all, the same skills that foster emotional security and social success - skills like confidence, curiosity, cooperation, self-regulation, and good listening - predict cognitive achievement and academic success as well.
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