Wednesday, April 22, 2009

More on lullabies

Everyone loves lullabies, even grown-ups!  As a matter of fact, I'm listening to a lovely lullaby album right now and am seriously thinking of going straight to bed.  Why do people love lullabies? Oftentimes, they are familiar, easy-to-sing melodies that bring back positive associations and feelings.  If Mama or Grandma sang lullabies to you as an infant, chances are you had no words to say "I love it when you sing to me," or "I feel so safe and warm when you sing to me, please don't stop" and yet when you hear that familiar tune, your body and mind gets those warm, safe, cuddly feelings.  
If you have a child or a grandchild on the way, please think about getting my lullaby CD so that you can sing to your baby and instill these wonderful feelings of bonding and being loved!