Tonight, our just-turned-two yr old fell asleep to Miles Davis, by request. A few of his albums are on repeat, and a bit on the loud side. It’s after midnight and In the den adjacent to her room I can hear the compelling sounds of In a Silent Way wafting through the walls. I sometimes wonder how this album affects her sleeping mind, her dreams.
She’s been on the jazz kick lately on the bedtime ipod, with Miles Davis topping the requests. She’s occasionally been switching that out with Mediterranean Lullabies and, to a lesser extent, Bedtime with the Beatles. Although I think we’ve determined that neither of us is a fan of those musak renditions; the bonafide Beatles more than suffice.
Classic rock in general is another ongoing fave, whether its time for play or for sleep. At naptime, I often turn on the Top Tracks station on satellite radio and she drifts off to the Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Pretenders. The timeless music I grew up knowing.
Of course, she still asks for the Wall-e soundtrack plenty. And she knows every nuance of it, as well as the movie itself. That has been working less as a sleeptime choice, because she will keep herself awake to listen to it, and want to chat with me about whats going on during the movie during this song or that sound… rather than close her eyes and dream a dream. Really, it is alarming how well she knows the subtle and complex nuances of the movie, but sometimes its just time for going to sleep, kiddo! sheesh.
Not long ago, she was on a Bob Marley kick that seemed like it would last forever. Almost every night at 17 months, her little voice would sweetly say, “Bob…Marley?” at bedtime. And if it wasn’t a Bob night, it was Coldplay. Or perhaps another mainstay: The Blues. She’s a huge fan of Blues in general, she gravites toward the Blues sound. A sleeptime specific was John Lee Hooker, part of her regular rotation, way back in the day (a few months ago).
Music has always been part of our bedtime routine. She loves to decide what she will listen to, and from a very young age she was opinionated about it. Music and songs are very important to her. In the last few months I’ve gone back to leaving her nighttime choice on repeat all night long. That has definitely helped her sleep through the night, which was never her strong forte.
Does anyone else here have toddlers or older kids who still like to sleep to music? What bedtime tunes are a favorite in your family? I’m always open to new stuff I can share with my daughter.
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