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Jack and Jill went up the… uh.
Via Annanova
Pop songs threaten nursery rhymes
Nursery rhymes are in danger of dying out – because parents are singing pop songs to their children instead.
A new survey suggests 40% of parents with young children cannot recite a single rhyme all the way through.
Of the rhymes people did know, most popular were Jack and Jill (19%), Humpty Dumpty (17%) and Ring a Ring o’ Roses (12%).
So allegra canada buy that’s it…
Ian Davidson, of the pollster MyVoice, which questioned 1,200 parents for the survey, said that the nursery rhyme was falling victim to market forces.
It’s all over.
No more Humpty Dumpty, no more Jack and Jill, no more Ring a Ring o’ Roses.
Such a big loss? Or not?
I definitely think that’s sad. Having a background in communication I know that nursery rhymes are powerful in developing young children’s language. They are different to pop songs due to their repetitiveness, catchy tunes, fun element etc. While pop songs have some of these elements and have their place, I think it will have an impact on children developing skills as they grow in the early years. Just like the impact of television and computer on play skills!