From hearing lullabies to the sing-song lilt of a parent’s voice, babies form strong connections with their caregivers through sound and song. Think about the way we instinctively bounce or rock fussy ...

Many of us are likely aware that the alphabet song we learned has stirred confusion over the years, with kids slurring the letters L, M, N, O, and P into one word. A ...

Perfectly in sync with the beat, preschooler Gillian Tan marched along with the band while holding her flag up high. The then six-year-old was performing as a colour guard in a sports fiesta organised ...

Decades after he recorded "Baby Beluga" and "Down by the Bay," children's folk singer Raffi is still making music — and parents who grew up with him are playing his songs for their own kids. What he's ...

From Isaac Watts to Shane & Shane, songwriters have seen the power of music for the minds of young believers. In the preface to Divine and Moral Songs for Children, a collection of songs and verse ...

I’m married to a musician, which means that our house is typically filled with some type of music for a lot of the day. Although I’m an avid music listener, I’m not generally a participant when it ...

One of my children is spinning in a circle, creating a narrative about a princess as she twirls. The other is building a rocket ship out of a discarded box, attaching propellers made of cardboard and ...