Music has proven effects on our brains from childhood till adulthood. During the first couple of months after birth, the brain processes music in specialized areas. It helps the baby connect, ...

They've been part of parenting for thousands of years, singing a lullaby to get a baby or small child to sleep is a tradition that spans countries and cultures. On Friday 22 November, soul icon ...

Four millennia ago an ancient Babylonian wrote down a lullaby sung by a mother to her child. It may have got the baby to sleep, but its message is far from soothing - and this remains a feature of ...