lullaby

Listen to cherished lullabies — from Brahms to Backstreet Boys — sung by our readers

6:52am June 18, 2023

by Gisele Grayson

In response to our callout, you shared (and crooned) bedtime musical selections that work magic. (Well, except for the mom who tried an Enya song and whose kid begged, "Stop singing!")

The reporter's kids, Sasha and Noa, both love falling asleep to lullabies. This is a sleeping self-portrait by Sasha, age 4. With great attention to detail, she has drawn the unicorns on her comforter.

A lullaby really can work magic. Science tells us why and how

2:18pm June 02, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Sometimes the right lullaby sends my kids off to dreamland so fast it makes me feel like I have a parenting superpower. Turns out the wonder of lullabies is confirmed by scientific research.

Moms, babies and music - promo version (16x9).

Science

Bringing Up Baby

5:10pm November 15, 2018

This week we focus on the behavior of the youngest members of the human race. We try to translate the mysterious language of babies. And we ask, when should we step back and just let our children be?

Queue Listen Now

A new study finds people all over the world are able to differentiate between lullabies and dance songs from cultures they're unfamiliar with.

Some Types Of Songs Are Universally Identifiable, Study Suggests

5:27pm January 25, 2018

by Rebecca Hersher

To see if music really is a universal language, researchers gave people 14 second samples of songs from around the world and asked them to say what kind of song it is.