I love to sing, though I wasn’t gifted with a golden voice hehe. It’s my “Nanay” (mother) who used to be a singer during her younger years, before she met my father.
As far as I can remember, I grew up listening to my Nanay’s rendition of “Kundiman” and her own funny song compositions. I wouldn't forget how she would wake me and my little sister to her upbeat songs and put us to sleep through her sweet lullabies. Listening to her filled my colorful and sometimes mischievous imagination.
Yes, singing has been a part of me and as a mom myself, I was also able to apply my Nanay’s singing antics.
Once you become a mom, you will discover things about yourself you didn't know existed.
Ha, I never knew that I could actually devisemy own songs for my children effortlessly!
MY ELDEST
I’ve used this technique to my first-born son to encourage him to talk at an early age. It did work! He was like a chatterbox when he was little. 😊
Here’s an old video of me asking random questions to my then 4 year-old son and watch how he answered those with gusto. (Pardon the low video quality and sound. It's somewhat outdated.)
My Kuya Mark at 4
MY BABY Now it's my 21 month-old baby's turn to learn and again, singing is such an effective way aside from talking to her, telling her stories and reading. It's also a great bonding time for us to laugh, giggle and simply to have fun. 😄 I usually start the day singing when I wake her up. Then I allot a time every mid morning to let her watch educational music videos so she can sing and dance at the same time. Anytime of the day is spent through singing - when I bathe her, carry her, play with her, count with her, put her to bed or whenever I feel like it. She's a cheerful and playful baby, no doubt. And her speaking progress is doing better these past few days. At her age, I'm quite impressed that she can sing her own version of "baby, baby" or "Mama, Mama" to the tune of "Bahay Kubo" with sheer clarity.
My cheerful baby Xandra playing around
She can also imitate words and actions and can follow simple instructions like, "baby please give this to Kuya" or "please put this on the table." Lately, she's becoming a little chatty and would tell me long but still unintelligible sounds. So for my own documentation and tracking purposes, I listed down some of her favorite words recently.
Oh! I can't wait to add some more words :)
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Here are some of my chosen nursery rhymes that I play every morning (both in Filipino and English since I teach her both languages). My baby enjoys these so much.
Bahay Kubo (Nipa Hut)
Tatlong Bibe (Three Little Ducklings)
Ako ay May Lobo (I have a Balloon)
Paa, Tuhod, Balikat, Ulo (My Toes, My Knees, My Shoulders, My Head)
Sampung mga Daliri (Ten Fingers)
The Wheels on the Bus
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Here, my hubby downloaded these free apps in Play store.
Educational musical baby games for children and toddlers. Great fun for Families. Plays Nursery Rhymes, Lullabies, Songs and lots of Sound Effects that your kid will love playing. All content is free.
This app is great to teach new words to your babies, toddlers and kids! Baby flashcards will help them to learn everyday objects. It includes more than 120 carefully selected words.
How about you Moms? Any techniques you do to encourage your babies to talk? Let's exchange ideas!
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