Great fall for nursery rhymes

Nursery rhymes like "Humpty Dumpty" and "Jack and Jill" are on the verge of extinction.

A new survey in Britain has revealed that these childhood verses are no longer sung by parents to their children due to their increased preference for pop songs.

Over 50 percent of the parents surveyed could not recall a rhyme. Though research says that singing to children could be an advantage at school, 37 percent of the parents admitted that they hardly sing to their kids. 38 percent admitted that they sing only pop songs to their children.

The survey follows the introduction by the Government of a new phonics teaching programme in primary schools.