Comments on: Children in Public http://theviewfromhere.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/children-in-public/ My Life Online Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:35:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Laurie B http://theviewfromhere.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/children-in-public/#comment-5546 Laurie B Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:40:07 +0000 http://theviewfromhere.wordpress.com/?p=979#comment-5546 I had my toddler at Border's last year, and we were waiting in a fairly long line at the cash register. He kept going over to the greeting cards, pulling one off the shelf, and bringing it to me. I kept saying, "Thank you, Philip!" Then, when I got close enough to the shelves, I just put the cards back in their places. It was a little game that kept him entertained and smiling. When I got to the cash register, the young woman commented that she admired the way I handled my toddler. She must see frustrated parents all day yelling at their kids to stop touching things in the store. Meanwhile, the kids are probably tired and bored from waiting around while their parents browsed. I agree with you, we've all been that frazzled parent who yells at the kid in public. It is so important not to judge harshly in those situations. I had my toddler at Border’s last year, and we were waiting in a fairly long line at the cash register. He kept going over to the greeting cards, pulling one off the shelf, and bringing it to me. I kept saying, “Thank you, Philip!” Then, when I got close enough to the shelves, I just put the cards back in their places. It was a little game that kept him entertained and smiling.

When I got to the cash register, the young woman commented that she admired the way I handled my toddler. She must see frustrated parents all day yelling at their kids to stop touching things in the store. Meanwhile, the kids are probably tired and bored from waiting around while their parents browsed.

I agree with you, we’ve all been that frazzled parent who yells at the kid in public. It is so important not to judge harshly in those situations.

]]> By: Mama Podkayne http://theviewfromhere.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/children-in-public/#comment-5543 Mama Podkayne Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:34:28 +0000 http://theviewfromhere.wordpress.com/?p=979#comment-5543 THANK YOU! Well said. I thought Kunert's rant was way out of line but I have long since stopped responding or posting on her blog. She gets paid for traffic to it and I'm not going to contribute to her profiting off her wicked and tacky advice (did you read her bit on ferberizing?). Native Americans believed that children should be a part of everyone's everyday life and that is how they learn to be human. AT ISU, I had a professor who welcomed Lil'Bug into her classroom despite the many disruptions she caused. Eventually everyone just accepted it and moved on and the class was awesome. Children should not be separated from their parents; shopping, cooking, socializing, etc are all part of learning to be human and how else will they learn? I've actually quit going to groups who have (newly) instituted policies of no children, parents only. Not my kind of group, thank you. THANK YOU! Well said.

I thought Kunert’s rant was way out of line but I have long since stopped responding or posting on her blog. She gets paid for traffic to it and I’m not going to contribute to her profiting off her wicked and tacky advice (did you read her bit on ferberizing?).

Native Americans believed that children should be a part of everyone’s everyday life and that is how they learn to be human. AT ISU, I had a professor who welcomed Lil’Bug into her classroom despite the many disruptions she caused. Eventually everyone just accepted it and moved on and the class was awesome.

Children should not be separated from their parents; shopping, cooking, socializing, etc are all part of learning to be human and how else will they learn? I’ve actually quit going to groups who have (newly) instituted policies of no children, parents only. Not my kind of group, thank you.

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