Nursery rhymes belong to one of genres of oral folklore which arose many centuries ago. These are the short rhymes, as a rule, accompanying action. It is possible to read nursery rhymes to children from any age, they bear pedagogical sense, are pleasant for an ear and help parents to organize the daily rituals forming a day regimen of the newborn.
For what nursery rhymes are necessary to the newborn?
Nursery rhymes call the short, rhythmical rhymes motivating to act. Nursery rhymes are inseparably linked with the gestures illustrating told. For ages of mother, grandmother and nurse composed nursery rhymes as a way of expression of love and caress to the child and as one of methods of children's education.
Nursery rhymes can be read to children from the first days of life. They sound funny and develop hearing of the child, form skills to listen, distinguish sounds, a rhythm, intonation. The voice of mother is pleasant to the child in itself, but if at the same time it sounds smoothly and rhythmically, then becomes entertainment or a consolation for the kid, inspires in it sense of security.
Nursery rhymes – the universal instrument of communication with the newborn during implementation of hygienic procedures which can give to the kid an inconvenience: bathings, washings, changes of a diaper, massage, etc. The newborn it is easier to transfer them if they are followed by a tender voice of mother. Nursery rhymes form a basis of games with the newborn and though the child at this age cannot understand the meaning of what was said yet, he perceives intonation and emotions of mother, realizes that the one whom he sees before himself loves it.
Nursery rhymes for the newborn
After morning awakening of the kid it is recommended to carry out light massage and gymnastics. Execute data cultivation of hands, sentencing: "The river is wide, coast are high …" Carrying out warm-up of joints, it is possible to read the kid such nursery rhyme: "Potyagushechki, rastyagushechka, We woke up, smiled, Sideways turned. Potyagushechki, rastyagushechka, Where igrushechki-pogremushechka? You, a toy, rattle, lift our child!" Washing will become much more pleasant if mom, wiping the newborn's eyes, melodically reads a nursery rhyme: "Water, water, wash my face that glazonk shone that shchechechka reddened that my rotok that mine bit teeth laughed". Finger-type games with the kid considerably improve fine motor skills and promote decrease in a tone of extremities. It is important that such classes were given daily. Massage of fingers and brushes has to be followed by various rhymes of type everything known "Pat-a-cake" or "Soroki-vorony". Acquaint the kid with fingers, serially unbending them and sentencing: "This finger - the grandfather, This finger - the grandmother, This finger - the daddy, This finger - mummy, This finger - I, Here and all my family. This finger — went to the forest, This finger — a mushroom found, This finger — took the place, This finger — will lay down closely, This finger — ate much, Because and grew fat".