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The benefits of singing on babies' language development

Lucinda Geoghegan, Education Director of the National Youth Choir of Scotland, explains how singing with babies and toddlers is a fun way for them to learn new words

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You can find out more about the benefits of singing to your little one in our article – Sleep, baby sleep: the power of lullabies(this link will open in a new window).

Find lots of songs and rhymes to listen to and sing along with on our Bookbug app(this link will open in a new window) and in our Song and Rhyme Library(this link will open in a new window).

You can listen to more expert knowledge in our collection of early years advice videos(this link will open in a new window).