Sharing songs with your baby can support their development across many areas. Small babies may enjoy watching you, following your movements with your eyes and listening to the sounds that you make. They might even show that they are enjoying this by moving their bodies in excitement.
Head, shoulders knees and toes is a fun song that can be shared with small babies, and also with children of different ages. Sharing this song with your baby may be fun when they are lay on their back as you could softly touch their head, shoulders and the other parts of the body mentioned in the song as you sing it, and you may notice your child sharing enjoyment as they anticipate the different parts.
If you are unsure of the words to the song, here they are:
“Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes
And eyes, and ears, and mouth, and nose
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes”