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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We read only a couple of books but,[b] what I found fascinating, was that later if my son was fussy I could start reciting the words of the book and he would calm down immediately and listen to the cadence. [/b] We read "Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb" if I can remember correctly.  
Months later he would still quiet down and listen as we recited the refrain of the book.  It was great to get him out of crying jags until he was well past a year.[/quote]

Wow! I just so happened to try this out of the blue the other day with my 20mo. He was terribly cranky and throwing himself to the floor to avoid heading to his room to take a nap. So I started reciting bits and pieces of his favorite books (just by memory), and he immediately snapped out of it, his face lit up, and kept saying more more more! I thought it was so cool. Had I grabbed a book and started reading he would have tried to grab the book out of my hand in a mini-tantrum (BTDT); I think this took him by surprise and he loved it. I love hearing that other people have done this too  :)  [/quote]

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