Familiar songs reduce infant distress.
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DOI: 10.1037/dev0000917
Abstract: Parents commonly vocalize to infants to mitigate their distress, especially when holding them is not possible. Here we examined the relative efficacy of parents' speech and singing (familiar and unfamiliar songs) in alleviating the distress… read more here.
Keywords: songs reduce; infant distress; familiar songs; unfamiliar songs ... See more keywords
The song, not the singer: Infants prefer to listen to familiar songs, regardless of singer identity.
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DOI: 10.1111/desc.13149
Abstract: Parent's infant-directed vocalizations are highly dynamic and emotive compared to their adult-directed counterparts, and correspondingly, more effectively capture infants' attention. Infant-directed singing is a specific type of vocalization that is common throughout the world. Parents… read more here.
Keywords: singer identity; familiar songs; singer; unfamiliar songs ... See more keywords