Should Ring Around the Rosie really be taught to infants and toddlers?? Because now when I actually pay attention to the words, it's really a death song.

It's just a song. Infants and toddlers don't pay attention to the words, they just like the tune and the actions.

There are many things in this world that have meanings that some people will find offensive. If you're a parent and don't want this song taught to your child, than don't teach it, or explain what it means. That's your choice.

If we censor one little tiny thing like this, imagine what people would go after next.

I use to sing it all the time when I was a kid. It wasn't until I was an adult that someone told me the real meaning behind the song. And I never really thought about the words. I really don't think it's a big deal that kids learn the song. Just as Altenweg said "its just a song".. and one that every kid has learned. And they don't know the meaning to the words. Its just like the fairy tales we learned as kids... many of them were pretty violent if you think about them now. But as a child you don't even give that a second thought.

It is a song and game, no harm what so ever

Depending which country you are from, it isn't about "ashes ashes we all fall down".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_Around_the_Rosie

From Snopes:
snopes.com: Ring Around the Rosie

They have ch anged the words that they taught my daughter. Now its husha husha. Not sure why lol.

I always sang it with husha husha. Maybe it's a Canadian thing. ;)

Not only that, think about rock a bye baby. Lol. Its talking about putting an infant in a tree and letting it fall.

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Originally Posted by Altenweg

I always sang it with husha husha. Maybe it's a Canadian thing. ;)

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I've always done it ashes. But ayla learned it from the show Caillou, and he is french :P

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Originally Posted by jenniepepsi

ive always done it ashes. but ayla learned it from the show Caillou, and he is french :P

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I learned it from my mom, she was German. It may just have been that she messed it up, thought they were saying husha instead of ashes.

After all, the woman used to call a cell phone a "cellulite phone". It's possible she just messed the song up too. ;)

Cellulite phone LOL. Nice.