Bedtime nursery rhymes and lullabies offer some of the best bonding opportunities for parents and their children. These classic rhymes and songs can keep young children calm and engaged and even lull ...

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"Pick a song that you can stand to sing over and over, maybe for years," is advice that Elizabeth Wolf of Merrimac, Mass., gives new parents. "Doesn't matter how well you sing it. Over time that will ...