Some things never change. The wind will always rustle through the trees. The sun will always shine. And parents will always sing nursery rhyme lullabies to their children. It’s the way it always was ...

NPR speaks with Claire Bryant, Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina School of Music, and "Ashley," a woman who is currently incarcerated and creating lullabies for her children.

"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 ...

Allison Frost / OPB For the second year in a row, women incarcerated at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility are joining other incarcerated parents and those experiencing homelessness in being ...

Almost everybody remembers someone who sang to them. Zakkiyya Johnson's mother sang "Lean on Me" to her while teaching her how to play a keyboard. Linnet Early Husi's parents made up songs about her.

On a recent spring morning, Shawna Percival wheels her double stroller onto the stage of Benaroya Hall, home of the Seattle Symphony. She takes her girls with her everywhere when she’s not at work.