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Irrational Number wrote:

joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska wrote:

*Bringing unruly children into the store and letting them roam, crawl,
yell, etc.

If I may interject... is it so bad to bring
unruly children into a store? I mean, does
the fact that children roam, crawl, and yell
make them unruly? I do not mean to be
facetious (or maybe I am just being defensive),
but we often go to our LQS as a whole family.
DH sits on the floor and tries to keep the two
kids under control. But, kids crawl and roam.
Sometimes they yell. We do not permit them to
touch the fabric, walls, displays, anything.

Depends. How's that for definitive.

When I am teaching it is quite distracting when little ones wander in
and start "browsing" through student supplies. Sometimes the call for
"where's the grown-up" go unheeded because the grown up is busy shopping
and grateful for the peace.

I do think wandering is a problem. If children outnumber grown up hands
to hold than a stroller, backpack or something needs to come in to play.

Yelling doesn't go on all that long usually and frankly sometimes adults
are just as loud.

If they wander, how do they not also touch fabric? It is a ground level
generally.

marcella