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Affordable Premium Plans and Healing Lullabies: Mint Mobile provides affordable wireless plans, while the Lullaby Project at Carnegie Hall offers personalized lullabies to support parents and caregivers
Amidst the rising inflation, Mint Mobile offers an affordable solution for premium wireless plans, starting at just $15 a month. Meanwhile, the power of lullabies transcends language and generations, as seen in projects like the Lullaby Project at Carnegie Hall. This initiative brings together parents and caregivers with professional artists to write and perform personal lullabies for their babies. The project, which began in 2011, aims to support parents, particularly those experiencing high stress or social inequalities, by providing a deeply personal and therapeutic experience. The Lullaby Project has reached over 800 to 900 parents globally each year, with about 200 to 300 participating in New York City alone. Through this project, parents can express their hopes and dreams for their child in a letter, resulting in a heartfelt and meaningful lullaby.
Lullabies: Personal Creations Filled with Love and Connection: Lullabies are more than soothing songs for children, they're personal creations filled with love, culture, and language, offering comfort and healing to parents and children alike.
Lullabies are more than just soothing songs for children to fall asleep. They are personal creations filled with love, culture, and language, crafted by parents to connect and comfort their children, even in challenging circumstances. The Lullaby Project at Carnegie Hall is an example of this, but similar initiatives exist elsewhere, like in women's prisons, where new mothers face unique challenges. These lullabies can have profound effects, offering comfort, healing, and a sense of community for both parents and children. It's a reminder of the power of music and the deep bond it can create between loved ones.
A Prison Project Brings Mothers and Children Closer Through Music: A prison program called The Lullaby Project helps mothers write personalized lullabies for their children, promoting healing and human connection despite incarceration.
The power of music transcends boundaries, even in the most unexpected places. At a women's prison in South Carolina, a project called The Lullaby Project is helping reconnect mothers with their children through the creation of personalized lullabies. Ashley, an incarcerated mother, shares her experience of participating in the program, expressing her joy and lack of musical training. Despite this, she was able to write heartfelt lyrics for her children. The collaborative process between the graduate students, their professor, and the mothers continues after the birth of the child. The women's unique perspectives and musical preferences are incorporated into the final lullabies. It's important to remember that incarcerated mothers are human beings deserving of compassion and understanding. The Lullaby Project is a reminder of the healing power of music and the importance of human connection, regardless of circumstances.
Bringing music and connection to prisoners through The Lullaby Project: The Lullaby Project connects students and incarcerated individuals through music, creating meaningful collaborations and reminding them of their humanity and loved ones.
The power of music and connection knows no bounds, even in unexpected places like prisons. The Lullaby Project, an initiative started over a decade ago by Carnegie Hall, brings students into correctional institutions to write and perform lullabies with incarcerated individuals. For those serving their sentences, the connection with the students is invaluable. Ashley, a mother of five, expressed her gratitude for the students taking the time to visit and create music together. She emphasized that despite their current circumstances, they are still human beings with families who care for them. The lullabies, traditionally used to help children fall asleep, also serve as a reminder of love and connection in the face of adversity. Claire Bryant, a music professor at the University of South Carolina, and her students cowrote a lullaby with Ashley, creating a meaningful and heartfelt collaboration. This project highlights the importance of empathy, compassion, and the healing power of music in unexpected places.
Lullabies help infants sleep better: Lullabies, whether sung or played, promote relaxation and help infants fall asleep faster and sleep more soundly. They can also improve feeding, decrease heart rate and respiration, and reduce ICU stays for preterm infants.
Lullabies, whether sung by a parent or played as background music, have a profound effect on helping infants and young children fall asleep faster and sleep more soundly. The slow, rhythmical nature of lullabies can calm their thoughts and promote relaxation. Professor Tiffany Field from the University of Miami conducted studies showing that classical music and lullabies sped up sleep onset in toddlers and preschoolers, with the latter group experiencing a 19% faster sleep onset. Additionally, research with preterm infants in the NICU found that mother's lullabies were more soothing, leading to better sleep quality, decreased heart rate and respiration, improved feeding, and fewer days in the ICU. Furthermore, infants even respond positively to lullabies in unfamiliar languages, suggesting an inherent calming effect. While singing is not a requirement, activities like back rubs can also have similar effects. Lullabies seem to tap into a deep, instinctual need for soothing sounds that help infants relax and fall asleep.
The Universal Power of Lullabies: Lullabies, an age-old practice, magically help children fall asleep, as shared by a mother from Ethiopia, highlighting their universal calming effect.
Lullabies, which are commonly sung all around the world, hold significant value in helping children fall asleep. This was highlighted in a discussion featuring Hurut Kassah, a mother from Ethiopia with a 1-year-old son. She shared that singing lullabies to her child works like magic for both of them. This practice, which has been passed down through generations, showcases the universal power of lullabies in calming and soothing children to sleep. For more insightful discussions on various topics, tune in to NPR's Consider This, Washington Wise, and The TED Radio Hour. Remember, Washington Wise provides information on policy changes that may impact your investments, while Mint Mobile offers affordable wireless plans starting at just $15 a month.
