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Posted by Amy on January 6, 2011
After reading about yet another piece of technology that can sing for parents and allow them to “interact remotely” I am asking myself “Is singing to your child yourself while actually holding them becoming a radical act?” Forgive me, but today I am giving in to the urge to rant a bit against the marketing [...]
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Tags: babies and technology, importance of lullabies, Lullaby Lady Amy Robbins-Wilson, radical notion of lullabies, sing to your child |
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Posted by Amy on October 12, 2010
Many mothers tell me that they are afraid that their child just won’t like listening to them sing. However, study after study has confirmed that your child loves your voice because it is their voice of comfort. I found this video and I just love it. It is a video of a dog, a malamute, [...]
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Tags: cross species lullaby, dog lullaby, malamute sings |
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Posted by Amy on August 6, 2010
Lullaby and Goodnight So, at long last! Lullaby and Goodnight – 33 Lullabies for Babies is available! Each Lullaby CD includes: *33 a capella lullabies sung simply and beautifully to ensure moments of peace, *a downloadable lyrics book of all the songs *a link to a free video that teaches parents and caregivers why lullabies [...]
Categories: Angel Lullabies, Celtic Lullabies, Irish Lullabies, New Lullabies, News & Comments, Traditional Lullaby |
Tags: Amy Robbins-Wilson, angel lullaby, celtic lullaby, lullaby and goodnight, lullaby CD, Traditional Lullaby |
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Posted by Amy on January 21, 2010
Reading this wonderful article brought me back to the days when my husband and I both used “kangaroo care” in the neonatal intensive care unit. We held him skin to skin and told him stories, sang to him and whispered words of encouragement. If you are a parent of a child in the NICU or [...]
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Tags: kangaroo care, music in the NICU, NICU |
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Posted by Amy on January 13, 2010
I wanted to share this amazing article with you all. I remember the difficulties of those first few months of mothering. This organization is just full of miracles. La Leche League does so much to help women here but I wish that we had the kind of Plunkett Family Centre described in this article here. [...]
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Tags: help for new moms, new motherhood |
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Posted by Amy on December 29, 2009
I just learned that Iphone has developed a new application called “Lulla” which is up to 60 minutes of music designed to help fetal development during pregnancy. With songs like “Mom’s Love” and “Endless Blessings” it sounds like the answer to every fetus’ dreams. But is it? I must admit I have mixed feelings. Is [...]
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Tags: Lulla, lullaby technology, music in the womb |
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Posted by Amy on December 17, 2009
Did you know that when your baby is born they have 100 billion neurons? That is equivalent to the number of stars in the Milky Way! These neurons need to be connected up so that the child can make sense of the world and guess what? Music helps. So does talking to your baby in [...]
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Tags: children, lullabies |
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Posted by Amy on November 6, 2009
I am so excited to share a new lullaby album with you all! It is called Laughing Tree Lullabies, Vol. 1 and is the creation of Jessica and Adam Lofbomm who I connected with on Twitter. They graciously offered me a CD to review and it has been in my car ever since. Their version [...]
Categories: New Lullabies, News & Comments |
Tags: baby music, kids music, Laughing Tree Lullabies, music for the car |
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Posted by Amy on November 2, 2009
I wanted to share this wonderful little article with you all. It is about a hospital that plays Brahms Lullaby every time a new baby is born and how it affects all who hear it. Click on the link below and enjoy. Find the lyrics and melody for this wonderful lullaby and other favorites on [...]
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Tags: Brahms lullaby, favorite lullabies, hospital, lullaby welcome |
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Posted by Amy on November 2, 2009
I just found an article entitled “Modern Brit parents no longer sing lullabies for kids” . Reading about the decline of parents singing to their children made me even more determined to make LullabyLink easy to use and helpful for parents. When people ask me why I do this and why lullabies are important [...]
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Tags: british study, importance of lullabies |
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