Survey Says Half Of Parents Say They Can’t Stand Their Kids’ Favourite Music

Parents could probably stand to be a little more open minded when it comes to their kids music if they want to know more about their interests. A new survey by OnePoll and Kahoot queried 2,000 parents with kids ages 3 to 12 and found that 47% of parents revealed they can’t stand their kids’ favorite tunes. At the same time, their offspring tend to get excited when their parents take an interest in or show knowledge about something they like, like their favourite shows. That’s according to 63% of adults.

Those shows are typically where the songs come from.

While two in five parents were familiar with the movies “Frozen” (43%) and “Moana” (42%), as well as the infamous “Baby Shark” (40%), only 29% knew of the Cartoon Network show “Steven Universe.”

Parents also revealed that 6-to-12-year-olds were more likely to identify Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” than legendary rock band The Rolling Stones (41% vs. 28%).

Music parents are sharing with their kids these days include:

• The Beatles
• George Strait
• Michael Jackson
• Sir Mix-a-Lot
• Mötley Crüe
• Gospel songs
• Korn
• Judas Priest
• Foo Fighters
• Creedence Clearwater Revival

While there may be a pop cultural information gap between generations, 61% of parents said they are eager to learn more about their kids’ hobbies or interests. If you want to get to know more about what your kids like you have to spend time doing what they enjoy, hobbies, interests, or even just the shows they like to watch.

If you want them to know more about you; apparently trivia is the best way! “It can be challenging to find things to enjoy for the entire family, especially for parents with kids of various ages, who often have different interests and hobbies,” Sean D’Arcy, vice president of Kahoot! at Home and School, said. “Game-based learning is a great way for parents and kids to learn something new together while spending quality time as a family,” he added.

Eighty-three percent of parents said they use trivia to get their kids excited about more serious topics, such as historic events that happened when they were young (41%), music (39%), and nature and animals (39%).

That, in turn, makes 79% of kids inclined to ask more questions about those topics. “Our results show quality family screen time could play a key role in helping kids make better choices with content and media on their own, as 62% of parents observed their kids being inspired to consume better content,” D’Arcy added.

Like, play a song on the stereo and ask if they know who is performing it; then if they don’t, teach them about the group, the song, and why you know it. Next time you are in the car with them, put it on again and see if they remember.

“In addition, 55% said their kids are creating content themselves as a result. Actively engaging with kids, such as by playing games together, can help them develop better screen time habits.”

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