In addition to being responsible for the care of our children, as parents we are interested in having a close relationship with them, to continue listening to them and supporting them beyond their childhood and adolescence. There are many things we can do to foster a close relationship with our children, such as spending time together or sharing an activity they like.
And one of them may be the songs you like, as a recent study found that parents who listen to or play music with their children have a closer relationship with them.
Published in the Journal of Family Communication and conducted by researchers at the University of Arizona, this new study analyzed the link between parents and children’s commitment to music, and the quality of the relationship between them at the beginning of the Adult life of children.
The study analyzed two different ways of sharing musical activities: casual and structured. The casual way included listening to music or going to concerts together, while the structured way considered playing an instrument together.
In both cases, it was found that by participating in these musical activities, there would be a better relationship between parents and children, when they reached adulthood. According to the results of the study, these effects appeared to be greater when the aforementioned activities occurred during the adolescence of the children.
The researchers explain that this happens because by sharing these activities where they listen to or play music together, develop greater empathy and interpersonal coordination. With this, it is believed that then music could help strengthen other relationships, such as that of grandparents with grandchildren, or even improve the relationship.
