ok. I know this question sounds crazy. But i do not let my kid listen to nursery rhymes at home. He is now coming to 2 years and have not listened to any before. I do find the rhymes repulsive to me and somewhat silly.
Does anyone have the same thoughts as me or am i the only weird one around? Will my child miss out on any 'good stuffs' by not listening to them?
cheers Jammie Ling
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Do kids have to listen to nursery rhymes?
I work in a school, usually with primary gr. children. Many of todays children have never heard nursery ryhmes which I find sad. Many of these kids don't know what rhyming means and cannot rhyme words. Rhyming is an important step in learning how to read. For example, word families make it easier for beginning readers to recognize words. For example: mat, sat, pat, rat, bat. As an adult I find nursery rhymes odd but I remember as a small child they took me to a place of magic and imagination.
Jan 20, 2008
Nursey Rhymes by: Anonymous
Children learn the rythm of speech from listening to nursey rhymes. This helps them with reading.It's alsoa fun activity for them and can be for you! They'll soon grow out of it. Eileen UK
