The Power Of Lullabies

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🗓️ 2 June 2023

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Summary

Lullabies. We all know one. Whether we were sung one as a baby or now sing one to our own children. Often, they're used to help babies gently fall asleep. But lullabies can be more than that. They can be used to soothe, to comfort, and to make children feels closer to their parents and vice versa.

We hear from Tiffany Ortiz, director of early-childhood programs at Carnegie Hall, about their Lullaby Project, which pairs parents with professional musicians to write personal lullabies for their babies. Also NPR's Elissa Nadworny takes a look at a program inside a South Carolina prison that helps incarcerated mothers write lullabies for their kids. And NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin examines the science behind a good lullaby.

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0:00.0	40
0:13.0	Whether you're a parent, child, or a former kid, it's likely you've heard that
0:19.4	let alibi before.
0:20.6	Or maybe, you know this one.
0:24.7	Even magical fictional nannies rely on lullabies.
0:33.9	Just ask Mary Poppins, heard here, using a little bit of reverse psychology.
0:38.8	Take away, don't rest your head.
0:46.4	Don't lie down upon your bed.
0:55.7	Lullabies transcend language.
0:58.7	Lullabies transcend language.
1:06.0	Let that dintic pool gaze.
1:08.9	Can you fall down the lazy?
1:12.2	Limmador leh uteru persis.
1:16.6	Asesidur en alme tu.
1:20.5	They've even made it all the way to Carnegie Hall in New York City.
1:24.3	That's where the Lullabie project takes the stage.
1:27.1	Started in 2011, the project brings together parents and caregivers with professional
1:31.7	artists to write and perform personal lullabies for their babies.
1:36.1	This year's concert celebrating the project takes place on Saturday June 3rd and also live
1:41.1	streams on YouTube.
1:43.1	He was a lullabie from last year.
1:52.5	We work with amazing musicians who are really sensitive people and who really know how to
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