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How can music affect the health of a young child?

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Positive stimulation: Music has been shown to be helpful in childhood development. Pleasant auditory sensations stimulate brain chemicals that help influence growth and development. http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=54039

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