Nursery Rhymes

@RubyHawk (99367)

Atlanta, Georgia

July 27, 2016 8:44pm CST

Did you teach your children nursery rhymes. All mine loved nursery rhymes. I repeated them to the kids from the time they were babies. This was kind of funny, but sad too. My grandson was about four years old and I repeated this one. Tom, Tom the pipers son stole a pig and away he run. the pig was eat and Tom was beat and Tom ran crying down the street. My little grandson started crying his eyes out. I picked him up and asked him what was the matter. Between all his tears he said. I don't want my uncle Tommy to be beat. I told him it was just a rhyme and his uncle Tommy wouldn't be beaten. We call my son Tommy and my grandson thought I was talking about him. Grandson soon learned the rhyme and ran around repeating it himself. He thought it was a blast. What were your children and grandchildrens favorite nursery rhymes, or did they like them at all?

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@MarshaMusselman (38865)

• Midland, Michigan

28 Jul 16

I'm sure my kids did learn nursery rhymes, we probably had a book or two lying around the house. I didn't go out of my way to teach the kids them, though. I was more concerned about them learning to obey and learn to trust God and talk to him as they got older.

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@MarshaMusselman (38865)

• Midland, Michigan

29 Jul 16

@RubyHawk Some of them are quite fun to read and to sing. I don't know that i agree that all of them should be introduced to children, but then i wasn't asked by those particular publishers.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

28 Jul 16

I always loved poetry and I loved to hear them sing songing nursery rhymes. it was fun for them and me.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Jul 16

@MarshaMusselman Neither was I, but I don't remember any that would be bad for children. Maybe I've forgotten.

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

28 Jul 16

Kids now knew a lot of rhymes now ;)

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

28 Jul 16

Probably so, I don't have any little ones near me now. If I did they would know a lot of nursery rhymes.

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39503)

• United States

28 Jul 16

gigglin' :) hmm, i don't remember what their fav's were?? been so long 'go. i do recall my daughter bein' stuck'n 'the itsy bitsy spider' fer quite some time, lol.

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39503)

• United States

29 Jul 16

@RubyHawk i sang that to my daughter 'til i was hoarse - o'er 1300 miles! lol

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

29 Jul 16

The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout. I remember that one, too.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

29 Jul 16

@crazyhorseladycx That's many a mile to sing. I'm surprised you had a voice left.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

28 Jul 16

They loved the nursery rhymes. I don't think they had a favorite.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

29 Jul 16

@RubyHawk That must have been cute to watch.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Jul 16

@just4him They were but all grandchildren are cute to grandmothers.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

28 Jul 16

I don't know if mine had a favorite, they had so many to choose from.I know they repeated Jack and the Candle stick a lot and they would jump over something.

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@miniam (9151)

• Bern, Switzerland

28 Jul 16

My mum was busy, but gran sang us all the time and l loved every song

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

29 Jul 16

Yes, grans love singing to grand kids. Kids love the attention.

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@miniam (9151)

• Bern, Switzerland

29 Jul 16

@RubyHawk Grand parents are more patient and love giving the attention

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Jul 16

@miniam I must agree with you, Grandparents are push overs.

@magallon (19279)

• Philippines

28 Jul 16

Baa, Baa, Black Sheep is my children's favorite. They if it is raining, they recite Rain, Rain Go Away putting their name on it.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

28 Jul 16

Mine too, they would be sad because the teacher put him out. I made a little rhyme to add that made them laugh but I've forgotten what it was.

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@magallon (19279)

• Philippines

29 Jul 16

@RubyHawk I enjoy listening to little children while they sing nursery rhymes.

@shaggin (74988)

• United States

30 Jul 16

I love how literal children are it is so cute. I read to my children since the day they were born some books had nursery rhymes but since we read so many different books they didn't really learn any word for word. My sister knew every nursery rhyme as she repeatedly wanted a mother goose nursery rhyme book read to her.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Jul 16

yes , mine loved Mother Goose.

@jstory07 (148701)

• Roseburg, Oregon

28 Jul 16

I had a book of nursery rhymes and I read all of them to all six of my children.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

28 Jul 16

I think we used to do that more than the mothers of today. Most moms can't take the time now.

@mom210 (9170)

• United States

29 Jul 16

I have a few books of them I read the kids and they do love them. One of the favorites is Peter Piper.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Jul 16

Yes, and Old Mother Hubbard. Kids love rhymes.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (44560)

• United States

28 Jul 16

That's so funny about your grandson. My son memorized many nursery rhymes when he was young.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

28 Jul 16

Yes, learning nursery rhymes was fun and made kids happy. I think that's why I love poetry.

@Marilynda1225 (91013)

• United States

29 Jul 16

My children grew up on nursery rhymes but I don't recall them having a favorite

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Jul 16

We all grew up with nursery rhymes, I think my favorite when I was a little child was Jack and Jill.

@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 16

It is funny what kids pick up on sometimes, isn't it?

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

28 Jul 16

yes, when they hear it around them.

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@norcal (4889)

• Franklinton, North Carolina

30 Jul 16

My son loved little boy blue. He could recite the whole thing.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Jul 16

That was another lovable one. mine recited it.

@acelawrites (19272)

• Philippines

28 Jul 16

So many of it: like Humpty Dumpty . . ., Mary Has a Little Lamb, Twinkle, twinkle Little Star; etc.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

28 Jul 16

Mine also loved Going to St. Ives and I Had a Little Pony among others.

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