That's basically my question that's in the title, what message do aggressive nursery rhymes send to kids?
2006-08-12 03:22:13 · 16 answers · asked by Solo Mia 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Sometimes you just can't put the egg back together
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2006-08-12 04:59:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think they send aggressive messages unless you raise your child to be aggressive. Children learn their behavior with their parents and their attitude to life.
It is really no different than the cartoons, you must teach your children reality from fiction, good from bad and let them make their own mistakes in life.
You cannot wrap them in cotton wool the world today is a scary place.
And remember these verses were written a long time ago when people did hang their children in hammock among the trees.
So keep it in perspective , we have gone to far the other way now in political correctness.
We cannot say "fairies" or "fairy penguins" for offending the gay community.
They are growing up too fast in this disposable throw away society so let them just be kids.
Kids are kids not little grown ups.
2006-08-12 03:36:46 · answer #2 · answered by greeneyedaussie22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Nursery rhymes most often occur duing kindergarten. The degree of aggression in any message has not been determined to be injurous at this time."
2006-08-12 03:34:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think children zero in on the aggression. The rhyming words is what makes these enjoyable to small children. They love things that are short enough for them to repeat and memorize.
2006-08-12 03:30:25 · answer #4 · answered by HAM 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they send good messages about real life. Why shield kids from the realities of the world? The world is a dangerous place, and if we shield kids from that, they will not be able to cope with it.
Love, Jack.
2006-08-12 05:29:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nursery rhymes were designed to scare children into compliance with the social norms of the times.....Don't worry, though. The whinney, limp wristed, namby-pamby, crybaby, left wing, do-gooder, complaining, liberal zealots have been trying to change them into meaningless, feel good prattle for years now.
2006-08-12 03:29:52 · answer #6 · answered by damndirtyape212 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know that they send aggressive messages. If it's true I'm
sure the kid has so much to learn it wouldn't have time to really
process it. Subconsciously, it will be sorted out in the mix.
2006-08-12 03:26:30 · answer #7 · answered by anitababy.brainwash 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the PASSIVE/ AGGRESSIVE ones that you have to be careful of, like:
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
All the Kings Horses and All the Kings Men said,
" Screw it, it's only an egg!"
2006-08-12 03:29:57 · answer #8 · answered by metrobluequeen1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the child's personality how he will react to it. Most children as young as two years of age can tell the difference between pretend and real!
2006-08-12 03:30:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think they send any messages to young kids...they just like someone spending time with them and telling them stories.
2006-08-12 03:34:52 · answer #10 · answered by Lab Rat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋