Album Notes

Each beautiful song on the Tender Lullabies CD has been carefully selected and arranged for babies and parents, offering a calming assortment of classic piano melodies that tug ever so gently on the heartstrings. From the shimmering opening notes of the well-loved Brahms Lullaby to the ethereal last notes of Satie, the 11 tracks on Tender Lullabies weave a gentle hypnotic spell that will effortlessly transport your baby into dreamland.

All of the soothing melodies are played at resting heart rate tempo, (60 beats per minute) which naturally slow your baby’s heart and respiration rates. Within minutes, your baby will be in a state of quiet calmness and deep relaxation, and ready to transition easily into sleep. Parents find that playing the CD at bedtime helps them unwind from the stresses of a long day too.

In contrast to more draconian cry-it-out or “Ferberizing” methods of baby sleep training, Tender Lullabies offers parents a simple, stress-free alternative that is loving and nurturing. Because the process is physiology based, it’s effective for all baby temperaments and parenting styles. Dads especially, will love the intimacy that this approach allows them to share with their babies when they’re on bedtime duty.

For best results, play Tender Lullabies quietly, at every naptime and bedtime, as part of your family’s usual routine. Repeated use of this CD establishes a biofeedback loop, so that your baby learns to associate sleepiness with the music. Over time, your baby will fall asleep more and more quickly, as the stimulus/response pattern deepens. So the more you use the CD, the better it works. It’s that easy.

As an added benefit, because this gentle, natural method of bringing on sleep is not dependent upon a specific person, you can securely leave your baby with another family member or sitter, knowing that your baby will be able to fall asleep easily without you. Tender Lullabies is also effective for getting infants back to sleep after nighttime feedings, as well as when training older babies and toddlers to sleep through the night.