Introducing uplifting songs we want tired moms and dads to hear!
Kids can be demanding, they don’t listen… Parenting can make you frustrated, and sometimes it brings you to tears.
Caring for a newborn or a toddler in the “no” phase can especially make you feel like, “I’m the one who wants to cry.”
When your emotions are unsteady, you might find your tone getting harsh or that you scold too much—and then blame yourself afterward, don’t you?
In those moments, try leaning on the power of music to take a little breather.
Remember the moment your child was born: “Thank you for coming into this world.” “No matter what happens, I’ll protect you.” Those feelings will come back to you.
Try listening together with your child.
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Supportive songs for parenting to gift to moms and dads: inspiring classics and popular tracks (1–10)
Your Song for YouKawasaki Takaya
In 2020, Takanori Kawasaki became widely recognized after the massive hit of “Mahō no Jūtan” (Magic Carpet).
“Kimi no Tame no Kimi no Uta,” like “Mahō no Jūtan,” is a track from his 2018 album “I believe in you,” and it’s a love song dedicated to someone special.
Parenting rarely goes smoothly at first, and parents grow into their role alongside their children.
Listening to the lyrics of this song may make you feel, “Even if I fail, I’ll do my very best for my beloved child.” It’s a gentle ballad that truly resonates with the heart.
It’s okay.Kawashima Ai
Ai Kawashima, known for her work as the vocalist of I WiSH and for hit songs like “Ashita e no Tobira” and “Tabidachi no Hi ni…”.
This song is one she released in 2009 and was chosen as the theme song for the film “Symphony in August: Shibuya 2002–2003.” Parenting doesn’t always go exactly as ideally planned, does it? Many parents have probably had experiences of crying together with their children.
This song stays close to you, saying, “You’re doing enough,” and helps shift your feelings in a positive direction.
Dear sunshine—my precious youHirahara Ayaka
Ayaka Hirahara’s warm, soothing voice is incredibly healing just by listening.
This song was the theme for the NHK morning drama series “Ohisama,” starring Mao Inoue.
When the drama first aired, it was an instrumental, but after a flood of inquiries, lyrics were added and Ayaka Hirahara was chosen to sing it.
The birth of a child, the emergence of life, is nothing short of a miracle—not an exaggeration at all.
Mothers risk their lives to bring children into the world, and after birth, both parents support each other, dedicating their time and everything they have to raising them.
This is a song that lets you rediscover that extraordinary miracle amid the challenges of everyday life.
If only you were here so I could hold you.miwa
This is truly a miwa number made for moms and children.
It was chosen as the theme song for the drama “Kounodori,” starring Go Ayano, set in a perinatal medical center where obstetrics and pediatrics work together.
Whether your child is a baby or has grown a bit older, there are many times when you get irritated or have to scold them.
But even then, if you recall the emotion you felt on the day they were born and the sensation of touching them for the first time, as this song evokes, it will soothe those moments of frustration.
GirlHata Motohiro
A track included on the 2013 album “Signed POP,” later released as a single.
At the time, I listened to it as a breezy love song, but after experiencing parenthood—what a surprise! Now when I hear it, it sounds like a song about a child.
I hope moms and dads will savor that feeling of rediscovering a masterpiece.
It’s precisely because the feelings are sung to a beloved woman that this kind of shift can happen, I suppose.
As I grow older, I wonder who the “Girl” in this song will become.
With each chapter of life, it reveals a different face—truly a Japanese classic.
HikariAndrop
Just listening to androp’s vocalist, Takahito Uchisawa, and his gentle singing voice is soothing.
The song was used as the theme for the drama “Good Doctor” starring Kento Yamazaki.
Even the tears we shed can, with a small trigger, turn into a happiness overflowing with light.
Parenting is full of hard moments, and it’s easy to lose sight of the light that should be somewhere in every day.
But when you suddenly notice your child’s smile or feel the warmth of their hand, even the days that feel tough can turn into a light of happiness.
This song gives you hope and the feeling that you can keep going.
BatonKobukuro
This is a gentle song about life by Kobukuro that we hope not only moms and dads who are doing their best right now, but also those whose child-rearing has settled down—and really everyone—will listen to.
The newborn baby, the dad, and the mom are all alive here and now thanks to the baton of life that has been passed down from long ago.
That baton bears many layers of history, and it will continue to be handed on to the next generation, and the next after that, adding to its story as it goes.
Moms and dads who are in the midst of giving it their all right now may find themselves able to face the life before them with renewed gentleness.