Children's song may be a nursery rhyme set to music, a song that young children invent and share among themselves, or a modern creation intended for entertainment, use in the home, or education. Although children's songs have been recorded and studied in some cultures more than others, they appear to be universal in human society. The term nursery rhyme is used for traditional poems and songs for young children and babies in Britain and many other countries, but usage only dates from the late 18th/early 19th century and in North America the term - Mother Goose Rhymes. Children's music is music composed and performed for children. This means music, usually songs, written specifically for kids and babies. Children music has historically held both entertainment and educational functions. Children music is often designed to provide an entertaining means of teaching children about their culture, other cultures, good behavior, facts and skills (ABC songs for example). Many are folk songs, but there is a whole genre of educational music. |--| Children's songs - Read more at:.