POLL: What music do you have on in the car?

Sloane62075 · August 2009

I've been feeling guilty because I never play kids music in my car for my 16 month old. We listen to kids CDs at home sometimes but they drive me crazy and I just can't do it in the car. So we listen to regular music or my ipod most of the time - I figure I'm trying to develop an appreciation of regular music for my daughter! Occasionally I'll turn to the classical radio station for a little bit but I always get tired of it and go back to the stations I like (pop, country, christian).

Just curious, do others listen to kids music with your toddlers in your car?

nooniesgal · August 2009

90% of the time it is set to a christian radio station I love. The rest of the time I channel surf. We don't own a kids cd....yet!

MrsJuneHawk · August 2009

The radio is always on 97.3 The Coast. I have a 5 disc CD player and they they are Maroon 5 acoustic, Matchbox 20, No Doubt, Brian Adams, Michael Buble and a mixed CD.

NewlywednOhio · August 2009

I refuse to play kid music in my car after seeing what it did to my niece. They played only kid music for her from birth to present (age 7), and if she does not have kids music on, she throws a HUGE tantrum. She is spoiled with the kids music, and won't get in the car without it.
So-- we don't play kids tunes. It's all what is on the radio or on my iPod.

carolinag · August 2009

ben folds mostly. or the ben folds pandora station. but i figure timmy must love it b/c he heard it so often in utero. hell, i went to a ben folds concert on my due date! timed contractions the entire time. if that isn't a dedicated fan i don't know what is!!

we also listen to a fair amount of musicals. my degree is in musical theatre after all! when he gets older i'm sure we'll listen to disney. i not so secretly love that stuff.

1MusicMaker · August 2009

Sometimes. I don't believe that kids should *always* listen to kids music--they should be exposed to a ton of different styles. We listen to everything but country (including multicultural cd's--but I am a music nerd).

ohwhattheheck · August 2009

I never listen to kids music. I listen to oldies so that's what she hears in the car.

Am I supposed to be playing kids music for her?

Mandy06 · August 2009

We listen to everything but kids music. Right now we are on a Beatles kick.

jamie5315 · August 2009

I listen to a little bit of everything and so does DS. We don't have any kids cds. I switch between rock, country, rap & top 40.?

cmh06 · August 2009

We usually have country on in the car. DD loves Taylor Swift and Kellie Pickler. She gets the biggest smile on her face when their songs come on.

joecubed · August 2009

on longer trips we listen to kids music. on shorter trips, we listen to whatever I want (musicals, classical, jazz, pop... depends on my mood)

GRKaters · August 2009

Local Christian radio station, or country

maz107 · August 2009

I am kinda embarrassed to admit this, but... we rock out to Lady GaGa, FloRida, Britney Spears and DS's fav Beyonce. He bobs his head and dances. He doesn't understand the words, he just likes the beat. It also helps to keep me sane!

Temp174496125006552 · August 2009

I have a kids CD in my car. I usually only put it on if we're going somewhere where we'll be in the car for a while and I want to keep him entertained. For the most part, when he's in the car with me, we're going somewhere within a 5-15 minute radius of the house, and I usually put on what I like to listen to (classic rock, oldies, pop).

We also have a Baby Einstein CD that we play for him in the house sometimes. We sing along with him and if it's a song that has hand motions, we do them. He's a kid, I do think it's important to be exposed to some children's music....but I don't think it's all he needs to listen to.

newportbride715 · August 2009

Sometimes, b/c he likes his Music Together cd, but mostly we listen to "regular music" which I want him to be able to enjoy as well. His latest fave is Johnny Cash.

jenifairies · August 2009

we have satellite radio (it's free! my friend gave us a reciever with unltd. service) and i listen to either the oldies station or the 90s, the softer pop station, or country. it has kids stations but i'm avoiding those for as long as i can get away with.

she has a couple baby einstein cds in her room, but i only play those at nap and bed time. lol

DaisyAdair · August 2009

I listen to what I want....I may have to stop that though. My 2yr old was in her crib singing "Love me, hate me, what'cha want 'bout me, if you seeka me...."

H was not happy. I thought it was funny until she did it in front of strangers.

Shell24 · August 2009

We have all the Rockabye CD's (I love them too LOL) and a couple kids cd's from Land of Nod that we play in her room for naps/bedtime. But in the car and other times we listen to pop/current music, some oldies, 80's, etc. She loves the music I listen to...she dances to Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, the Black Eyed Peas and Kings of Leon

I couldn't stand to listen to kids music in the car.

wendyj · August 2009

We listen to whatever I have on the radio, typically a pop/alternative station, or my ipod. I don't even own any kid CD's. I typically just sing kid songs with him.

syoungs · August 2009

She listens to whatever I'm listening to but I'm trying to make sure I don't listen to anything that I don't want repeated since she is at that age now. We have sirius radio and she really likes reggae, classic rock, jazz and classical. I try to mix it up so she gets exposed to different stuff. We also listen to my cd's if appropriate...she is digging Phish right now! We also bought a Ziggy Marley kids cd so it's good for her but also mom friendly as well.

Punk*Mommy · August 2009

I do not listen to children's music and neither do my kids.

I usually play punk rock, and when that's not on, I am listening to 90s alternative.

LoriFalce · August 2009

If Matthew's picking: horrible, horrible country music.

If I'm picking: hodgepodge of pop and Broadway.

If we're compromising: Billy Joel, 70's classic rock, Queen.

utgirl2 · August 2009

I have a Wiggles CD we play and DS loves it. He will wiggle and wave his hands like he is dancing. I do play the radio as well.

violetblue72 · August 2009

I definitely play kids cds when we're in the car. He loves the songs and is starting to "e-i-e-i-o" along with Old MacDonald. Smile

He loves hearing songs where other children are actually singing and really gets into it so I'm all for it. I also play everything from the Beatles to Frank Sinatra to Patsy Cline to whatever's on the radio so it's a mix.

faBriezy · August 2009

I admit we listen to DS's Music Together CDs pretty often. They are pretty good as kid's music goes. We also listen to Free To Be You And Me which was my favorite when I was a kid and still remember all the words! If I can't deal with kids music I listen to NPR or the softer rock/pop on my iPod.

juietbride · August 2009

We bought a children's They Might Be Giants CD but I don't know if DS has ever got a chance to listen to it. We listen to what ever we are in the mood for as long as there isn't any cursing, having DS has made us more aware of the content of the music we listen to. I don't drive often without music on and DS is generally trying to sing along.

Buckets of Moonbeams · August 2009

Kid's music would make me want to claw my eyes out. K gets a steady diet of Dylan, the Beatles and Tom PEtty.

smacb · August 2009

We're taking a music class. the gave us cds. I have them in the car.

My son LOVES Johnny Cash's children's album

I play the Beatles and U2 for him a lot.

I think most 'kids' music is crap. I want to expose my son to good music.

LittleApple · August 2009

I have no kids CD's in the car and the kids CD's I do have stink. We listen to the national Christian station (KLove) or the local pop or country station.

kimby3679 · August 2009

I listen to what I like, mostly the rock stations, occasionally others, but never kids music. I always have music on in the car because I think its important for them to hear and appriciate it early on

citygirl_ · August 2009

I usually listen to talk radio. ?If I don't like the host, I usually turn on classical, jazz, or the standards/swing station on AM radio. ?:)

beckys96 · August 2009

The only time I would play baby/kid CD's is when we are on a long trip and she is sleepy. They seem to relax her and put her to sleep. When she is at home we have the sirus tunes, so she listens to just about everything. When we are in the car she mostly listens to R&B.

Read2Me · August 2009

We listen to either classical music or my ipod which has a variety of songs I like and a few kids songs mixed in (Eva loves Bert and Ernie's Greatest Hits!).

tmp-354536812503300 · August 2009

We listen to kids CDs sometimes in my car. When DS is w/ DH they listen to mostly hip hop, rap, 60's & 70's soul or R&B, DC Go-Go, and DS's 50% Jamaican side dictates he must love Bob Marley.

In my car it's Veggie Tales, Sunday Sing Along Songs, Michael Buble, or we surf a bunch of oldies, soft rock, classic rock stations. DS's 50% Texan side has him loving George Strait and Stevie Ray Vaughn also.

He's got a good music mix going on. Basically if it's anything we turn on loud and he can bop and dance to it, he's happy.

Mrs.Provost · August 2009

We don't own a kids cd of any kid, in the car or elsewhere. I just can't handle the stuff.

In the car, currently in my 6-cd changer, we have: an MP3 with a few different albums of Kings of Leon, then we have Lady Gaga, Slipknot, 3 Doors Down, Disturbed, Metallica, and a few others albums (some are together on MP3 cd's, and some are single albums). But except for Lady Gaga and some trance/dance cd DH likes, they're all pretty heavy rock/metal.

Evan is a big fan of Disturbed and if it comes on he asks for it to go louder...lol

Spin313 · August 2009

Occasionally I will play Disney music for DS, but mostly we listen to my iPod...everything from Salsa to 80s to Rap.

lexigrl · August 2009

I never play kids CD's in the car...we mostly listen to Rock, Dance, R & B and country. My new kick lately though has been Lady Gaga...but we also listen to alot of Toby Keith

jen_k2 · August 2009

I listen to news/talk radio in the car. I do have Disney CD in the car so I can throw on MM Clubhouse's Hot Dog Dance if DS is really fussing & nothing else will work. I've only had to play it twice so far-I definitely don't want him getting used to kids' music in the car all the time though.

IckyThump · August 2009

We don't do kids' music. I listen to just about everything, so we spend a lot of time flipping around the stations in the car. At home right now we're listening to The White Stripes station on Pandora.

inbetweendreams · August 2009

DS listens to whatever we're listening to in the car, which lately has been Jack Johnson, Bob Marley or the radio. We have two of the Rockabye Baby CDs in the car, but we don't listen to them much anymore.