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[[File:Lullaby.jpg|thumbnail|300px|left|Figure 1. This tablet advises parent on how to put their babies to sleep, which included singing a lullaby. However, early lullabies from Mesopotamia were often frightening and displayed fear of darkness. ]]__NOTOC__
Putting a crying baby to sleep is hard as any parent likely knows. This has been an age old problem that is evident from a long history of parents attempting to put their children to sleep using song or music as an aid. The history of this starts soon after recorded history began and it is clear the problem of getting children to sleep has been going on for many cultures across time.
