The Beat Baby Handbook

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Across all cultures and ages, it serves as a universal language, transcending barriers and fostering connections. This meant that the children who disliked the soft teddy bears in the reading area (“they’re girl bears… for girls!

Music therapy has shown remarkable results in reawakening memories and improving the mood and cognitive function of such patients. They hold attention and develop concentration, giving a purposeful context for improving speaking and listening, turn taking and positive behaviour. We use our inhouse composed music, a variety of props to explore and it is all set at a slower pace for your little one to enjoy.

This is by no means an exhaustive account of all the activities we involve our Beat Babies in, nor does it include the list of children that have been delighted, comforted and enthused by them. There are a number of publications relating to these activities written by Ros Bayley and Lynn Broadbent and a variety of Beat Babies for the children and adults to use. There is still a lot we don't know about how newborn babies perceive, remember and process music,’ says author Henkjan Honing, professor of Music Cognition at the UvA.

There are lots of old wives tales out there – some are worth a try but others perhaps best avoided, despite advice from different generations as each seem to have their very own ideas on the best ways to soothe and ease the process.Honing adds: 'Most people can easily pick up the beat in music and judge whether the music is getting faster or slower – it seems like an inconsequential skill. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

It carries the stories, beliefs, and traditions of a community, passing them down through generations. Bouwer, Henkjan Honing and István Winkler: 'Beat processing in newborn infants cannot be explained by statistical learning based on transition probabilities', in: Cognition, Volume 243, 2024.

The children rushed out to view the strange object whilst I ran around the setting and in through the back door, awaiting the moment that the children would come to fetch me (and the stepladder) to retrieve the creature. Nicola Entwistle, Children’s Matron at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals said: “We are so pleased to have access to six Tom 2 cots. It gets you out the house, building confidence being out with your baby and gets you connected with other Mums.