b"The ABCsBY DANIELLE BUJNAKO F R E S P E C T F U L C A R EEditor's Note: This is part four of the series entitledcements the meaning more deeply, making it fire faster and flowThe ABCs of Respectful Care. Read all installments in themore naturally. The neurons that fire together, wire together, so2020 issues of Nanny Magazine at NannyMag.com singingthefamiliarjingleprimesthechildforcooperationbymaking the cooperative pathway the default neural pathway inTheRespectfulApproachtoHumanDevelopment,Education theirbrain.Eachtimethechildhearsthefamiliarsoundandand Care is a multi-disciplinary and open-ended approach that rhythm, it fires that pathway and predisposes the child to executecombines elements from classic teaching methods and currenteach of the tasks that fall within the routine associated with theresearch in the neuroscience of human development. The goal isjingle. Even though there might be several steps, if they are linkedto deliver a level of care that meets the genuine needs of all oftogether in a jingle, the child experiences only the transition intothe individuals involved in the care experience.the routine (which is facilitated through the natural enjoyment ofJ IS FOR JINGLE themusicalityandrhythmofthejingle),andtherestofthetransitions are not noticed (and therefore not resisted).Can you think of a catchy advertising jingle? The kind that sticks inyourheadanddrivesyoucrazybecauseitssodeeplywiredin Such a jingle can be as simple as chanting Every single day thethere? Thats also exactly the kind of thing that sticks in the heads of same, we brush our teeth and wash our faces, or it can be ainfants and children, so when we want to support cooperation in whole song about the morning routine that is set to the tune ofdaily routines, we can create (or even better, co-create) jingles that Twinkle. What matters is that it has rhythm and that you repeathelp infants and children remember what comes next in a series ofroutine activities.itconsistently.Singingorchantingalsoprovidesabitoffun,which is always welcome when it comes to pushing through theBy using rhythm and/or music, we engage the more creative side of necessary routines of daily care.the brain and allow for more complex wiring to take place whichNannyMag.com| 21"