Nursery Rhyme Violence

Absolutely Brilliant!

A tongue-in-cheek study of nursery rhymes has decided that the frequency of violence was more than 10 times greater than in pre-9pm watershed programmes!

The researchers admit their study was not entirely serious – but they say it does make the point that blaming television for increasing levels of violence is too simplistic.

• Humpty Dumpty: Nasty head injuries from fall
• Jack and Jill: Double hillside fall tragedy
• Simple Simon: Tongue and finger injuries. Thrown to the ground by a cow
• Six in a Bed: Repeated bedtime tumbles
• Rock-A-Bye Baby: Cradle crashes to the ground from a great height

Check out the full report here