Many parents worry about kids’ screen time. There’s one easy way to give children a chance to use their ears, not just their eyes – and it may also improve family relationships and overall mood. Listening to music is a simple way to relax and share thoughts and ideas. It’s even a chance to exercise, if you dance, too!
More than 80% of parents said they used music to socially connect with their child. More than 76% said they played music to help their child calm down when they were upset.
And the more parents and children engaged together with music, the greater the level of parent-child attachment.
The positive relationship between parent-child musical activities and attachment doesn’t mean one ‘caused’ the other, but it’s likely that these joint musical experiences were related to parents forming stronger connections with their children – even during a difficult time.
Helping your child learn to develop skills such as listening, communicating, and following instructions helps them do well at school, and in life. Creating a positive learning environment and making time to enjoy activities with your children are just a couple of ways you can encourage these skills and help children reach their full potential.
Like to use positive parenting strategies to support listening skills? Triple P can help.