Music that makes babies happy ~ Activating oxytocin in parents and children

Happy music for babies with proven oxytocin activation effects!

What is "Music that makes babies happy - activating oxytocin in parents and children"?

This music album for babies and their parents is supervised by clinical developmental psychologist Dr. Hajime Yamaguchi and includes important tips for promoting communication with babies and increasing the secretion of the love hormone oxytocin.

A listening test conducted by a monitor demonstrated the effectiveness of music in activating oxytocin. This is a recommended album as a support tool for deepening the bond between parent and child and helping babies grow up happily.

What music is included?

The album consists of 14 songs in total, including 11 familiar classics, Disney songs, and nursery rhymes from around the world, as well as three original songs.

Additionally, "various sounds that babies enjoy" collected from a survey of 100 mothers are scattered throughout the songs. The arrangements and performances are by Makiko Hirohashi, who is highly acclaimed for creating soothing music. These are original arrangements created specifically for this album.

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1. Good Morning Song
2. Greetings of Love
3. It's a Small World
4. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (ABC Song)
5. My Neighbor Totoro
6. Peekaboo's Pop-Up
7. Mickey Mouse March
8. Toy Symphony
9. Ten Indians (French Bread)
10. The Dance of the Foot
11. Cuddle
12. Are You Sleeping (Rock, Paper, Scissors)
13. Brahms' Lullaby
14. When You Wish Upon a Star

◎No singing included.

Composition (1,6,11) Arrangement and performance: Makiko Hirohashi
<Profile>
Born in Niigata Prefecture. Graduated from the Department of Composition at Kunitachi College of Music. While still a student, he began writing songs for artists, and after graduating he worked at the Biosic Environmental Music Laboratory, where he discovered his love for healing music. His motto is to create music that makes listeners feel relaxed, and he has carved out a unique world with his natural and warm sound.

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Total 14 songs/approx. 59 minutes
¥1,800 (excluding tax) ¥1,980 (including tax)
Product number: DLMF-3922

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Verification: "Music that delights babies - Activating oxytocin in parents and children" - Oxytocin activation and psychological effects of listening to music

Six parent-child pairs (all children aged 0-1) listened to the music from this album, and oxytocin levels were measured for both parents and children before and after listening to the music.

Additionally, a questionnaire was used to measure mood (relaxed, happy, joyful) before and after listening to the music.



Before listening to the album, the children's oxytocin levels were 118 pg/ml, but after listening, they increased to 159 pg/ml, an increase of 41 pg/ml in oxytocin levels.

Furthermore, the parents' oxytocin levels before listening to the audio were 212 pg/ml, but after listening to the audio, they increased to 455 pg/ml, an increase of 243 pg/ml in oxytocin levels.

In a survey measuring the psychological effects, parents saw their children's relaxation increase by 5.5%, enjoyment by 11.9%, and happiness by 6.3%. Parents also showed a tendency to experience greater positive psychological changes than their children, with relaxation increasing by 19.5%, enjoyment by 21.6%, and happiness by 7.9%.

Parent-child communication that nurtures the soul

The booklet that comes with this album explains the importance of communication and physical contact between parents and children, as well as the secretion and effects of the brain hormone oxytocin.

By being mindful of adding something extra to physical contact, such as enjoying music or picture books together, both parents and children can expect to see increased oxytocin production and positive psychological effects.
Here we will introduce some excerpts from the booklet.

Why do babies cry?

For babies who cannot speak, crying is their only means of communication.
By crying, they are desperately expressing their dissatisfaction and anxiety.

When you cry, the people around you react. You are unconsciously learning when to cry and how others will react.

Skinship fosters attachment

For babies who cannot communicate through words, physical contact is also important.

The period from six months to around two years of age is particularly important for building an attachment relationship with parents, but it is never too late once a child has passed that age.
No matter how old we are, physical contact is important for our minds, bodies, and brains.

A child's "brain" is in their skin

The skin and the brain are like siblings.
Information from the skin widely stimulates parts of the brain called the limbic system, hypothalamus, and insular cortex.

This is the center of cognition and emotion, and is an area that is deeply connected to emotions.
This is why comfortable physical contact gives us a sense of comfort and joy, and deepens our trust and affection for our partner.

The amazing functions of the skin

The nasal mucous membranes and tongue, which sense smell and taste, are also made from parts of the skin.
Hearing is perceived as "sound" by the vibration of the eardrum, a type of skin inside the ear.

In other words, hearing is also a tactile sense because it occurs when air vibrations come into contact with the skin.

What is the love hormone, oxytocin?

Originally, oxytocin was known as a hormone that promotes labor and breast milk secretion, but more recently it has been discovered that it also acts on various areas of the brain to help us trust our partners, deepen our love, and form attachments.

In addition, it has been shown that oxytocin has many other benefits, such as improving temporary memory, increasing stress tolerance, and improving physical health.

Supervised by: Hajime Yamaguchi (Clinical Developmental Psychologist/Professor at J. F. Oberlin University)

<Profile>
Professor at J. F. Oberlin University and clinical developmental psychologist. Specializes in health psychology and somatic psychology. His books include "Happy brains grow through cuddling: The magic of skinship that makes children strong, kind, and intelligent" (Kosaido Publishing) and "A child's 'brain' is in their skin" (Kobunsha Shinsho).

Most parents hope that their children will grow up to be kind and compassionate. Experiences in early childhood have a significant impact on subsequent brain development, abilities, personality, and more. It's important to be especially mindful of the 0-1 year old period, which has a significant impact on the amount of oxytocin released later in life, and to spend lots of fun, interactive time together as a parent and child.

This album contains fun music that incorporates sounds that babies love. Try listening to it with your baby when they wake up in the morning, at mealtime, during nap time, when they're fussy, during playtime, and before they go to bed at night. In a listening experiment using the music from this album, the results showed that the amount of oxytocin secreted increased in both parent and child after listening to the music.

I believe this music has the effect of making you feel relaxed and gentle, and deepening the bond between parent and child. Incorporate music into your daily life to build a happier parent-child relationship and family.

<Product information>
Total 14 songs/approx. 59 minutes
¥1,800 (excluding tax) ¥1,980 (including tax)
Product number: DLMF-3922

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Music that makes babies happy ~ Activating oxytocin in parents and children
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