The trials of parenthood have been well documented – the years of penury, the torturous sleep deprivation, the scatological mayhem. But an overlooked form of persecution is children’s songs and ...

Rock and rollers are just big softies at heart, right? Well, at least when it comes to their children. That’s why you’ll find that many of the biggest names in the industry have penned lullabies at ...

With real wooden covers, two new board books in the Wooden Tops series, illus. by Caroline Davis, live up to their names. My Little Rocking Horse Lullabies features the words to six lullabies, ...

Soja Rajakumari,sojaa was a beautiful lullaby sung by K. L. Saigal; M.L Vasanthakumari has sung a series of lullabies in Tamil. Both are available on the Web. Lullabies are slow, gentle and accompany ...

I settled into the rocking chair and snuggled that precious boy into the crook of my arm. It was bedtime for Ivan, and it was his Queenie/grandmother/babysitter’s ...

Parents intuitively use continuous rhythmic rocking motions to soothe babies and induce sleep. One could assume that humans have rocked their young to sleep since temps immémorial. Throughout recorded ...

"Pick a song that you can stand to sing over and over, maybe for years," is advice that Elizabeth Wolf of Merrimac, Mass., gives new parents. "Doesn't matter how well you sing it. Over time that will ...