POLL- Do you sing to your kids before sleep?

[snipsnsnails]

If you do, what song?

DS-He no longer naps, but DH sings 'Swinging on a Star' before bedtime

DD-She gets 'You Are My Sunshine' with modified lyrics before nap and bedtime

Same songs, every night.

[ECB]

When he was a BABY, yes. Usually made up stuff. But now? Hell no. He'd probably kick me out of the room (I can't sing for the life of me).

[jlt19]

Sunshine for DD before bed as well.

DS doesn't get anything. I think he should, but I can't think of a song to sing, and I won't sing Sunshine b/c that's DD's song, so I hope someone gives me some ideas. I don't know what Swinging on a Star is.

[rex]

no, because L has no patience for anything more than 1-2 books before she's pointing at her crib.

my aunt used to sing james taylor "you've got a friend" to us every night at bedtime (she lived with us) and i have the best memories of it.

[sjh722]

Usually. She likes this Laurie Berkner song:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAhgtJmP83w

I skip verses.

[ladystardust]

DD gets a modified version of "Baby Mine" before naps and bed. It evolved from singing over and over again in our sleep-deprived-with-a-newborn state.

[nadasteph]

I was singing to ds1 when he was a baby and he pulled his paci out of his mouth and shoved it into mine. Ok kid, point taken.

I sing to ds2 as I rock him for a couple minutes, usually silly songs, whatever is in my head.

[CloudBee]

Yes. Always have. And ever since I found out you were singing Twinkle Twinkle to DS, that's been our designated song at home for naps/bedtime. I liked the idea of staying consistent with the same tune. And now it's super special.

DH sings some made up song to DS. I suggested when DS was itty bitty that he create his own little routine when doing bedtime. The song he made up is something along the lines of "going to bed, lay down your head, you sleepy head". LOL

[luckyval]

Now a days it's only occasional.

My go-to is Rock-a-Bye Sweet Baby James (except I sing Sweet Big Boy Hart)

He asked me to sing it the other night and stopped me to ask why deep greens and blues were the colors I choose. I told him we'd have to write Mr. James Taylor and ask why he chose those particular colors, lol.

[Deleted]

Mexicali Rose


My Mom sang this to me and her Mom sang this to her and I sing it to DS. I leave out like half the lyrics though... and DS calls it Macky Cali Rose

[bohemianmango]

I used to sing sometimes. Lately m girls have been requesting my good night rap.

[CurlyQ284]

If he demands a song yes while he's on the changer and I'm getting his diaper and pj's on. He will yell "Qwee Qwee!" Which is "twinkle twinkle little star" or "EIEIO" Which is Old MacDonald (he only wants me to sing about pigs and cows though). He will chime in with the words he knows.

[Deleted]

Hell no. Ain't nobody got time for that.

[nadasteph]

My h also makes up songs for the boys. I laughed so hard listening to him changing the words to the stones song "you can't always get what you want". My ds2 is very attached to me lately and he cried when I left the room and I over heard h singing

You can't always get what you want
But if you cry sometimes
You might just find that dad's good enough.

[sometimesrunner]

I sing "A bushel and a peck" and "You are my sunshine" every night.

[circa1978]

All the time when he was a baby. Now I get "Mama, DON'T SING. SHHHHH" and he puts his hand over my mouth.

[KKD]

The girls get "I see the moon..." I don't even know how that one started since H has done their bedtime forever.

When they were babies, I used to sing them Lullaby by the Dixie Chicks, and now I sing either that or Godspeed (Sweet Dreams) to J.

[jenny1223]

Sometimes. Less now than I used to. He asks for different songs but in our regular rotation are Puff the Magic Dragon, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Hush Little Baby, Lemon Tree and our "lullaby" song which is just me and him singing the word lullaby over and over.

[lissaholly]

I sang Daisy " A you're adorable" religiously when she was a baby to somewhere past 2. It was part of her bedtime/naptime routine and I swear that song would make her sleepy just hearing it.

Clara really liked " Daisy, Daisy-Bicycle Built for two". It was sweet and I honestly think she thought we were just singing about her sister:). Her hero worship is still going strong.

[notoriousmeg]

not every night, but most. Since he was born DH has sung A Pirate Looks at Forty (Jimmy Buffet), The Gambler (Kenny Rogers) and Fee (Phish) not totally child appropriate, but those were the songs he knew all the words too. Now our 2 year old can belt all of them out. I generally stick to You are My Sunshine.

[onomatopoeia]

My kids love it, it's part of our routine. They now are 5 and 8. It used to be your are my sunshine and buy you a mockingbird, but now they have higher expectations. I've recently had to teach myself the words to American Pie, Leaving on a Jet Plane, and Runaway Train (I have no idea where they first heard this song but they love it). I drew the line at Stairway to Heaven. My kids are special snowflakes, lol.

[usuallylurking]

DS1 doesn't any longer, we talk about his day instead, then read books and tuck him in.

DS2 chooses between Old MacDonald, ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle, the 50 States, Row Row Row Your Boat and Baa Baa Blavk Sheep. Lately he just wants an extended version of Old MacDonald.

DS3 gets ABC's and Twinkle, Twinkle. If I'm not ready to put him down yet I'll sing the 50 States. Lol I needed more songs when DS1 was a baby and that was one I knew that was long and had a cadence to it so it's worked it's way into the routine.

[cville]

I sing "the moon song" (I see the moon) to O every night. And a song I made up for L when she was born (that she named "mommy so loves"), with modified O lyrics.

L will request the moon song and her version of mommy so loves every now and again.  We are also required to "talk about stuff."  Which means we ask one another about our days and our favorite part of our days.

[Deleted]

No, the kids I watch tell me to stop. So that's that.

[lintscreen]

DS is almost three and I still sing him ABC Song, Rock a bye baby, Twinkle Twinkle and Itsy Bitsy spider every time I put him to bed. DH also sings to him when he puts him to bed but I'm not sure which songs.

[sandytoes]

Sept 23, 2014 14:04:11 GMT -5 bohemianmango said:

I used to sing sometimes. Lately m girls have been requesting my good night rap.

Rap? Tell me more!

[sandytoes]

I used to every night until recently. They don't want me to. Now it's just reading books and telling stories.

[definitelyO]

sometimes - but I am really really bad and rarely know words - so he gets "Jesus Loves Me" and "Hush Little Baby" (where even then I flub the words) and "rock a bye baby"

and he's 8!!

[qcinoct]

Twinkle, twinkle little star.

Every.Damn.Night

[motzie]

Blue bonnets, twinkle twinkle, you are my sunshine and sometimes some Avett brothers.