tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28021129.post4746530944785225773..comments2023-09-11T08:15:02.168-05:00Comments on Cool Zebras: Children in ChurchHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01979925607834752536noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28021129.post-31792408166872202932010-01-02T19:35:23.326-06:002010-01-02T19:35:23.326-06:00Funny you should bring this up. My baby girl is 7...Funny you should bring this up. My baby girl is 7 months old and she was making cooing noises, etc..I thought it as an interruption to the service and took her out and we sat in the lobby for a bit. <br /><br />A woman approached us and said she noticed I brought the baby out and wanted to come and find me. She said, it's a delight to hear the baby cooing and it's perfectly normal and invited me back in. I was stunned and very happy. <br /><br />Needless to say I feel less self conscious about the baby cooing and such. Thanks for writing this.*Tanyetta*https://www.blogger.com/profile/14339189484151758472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28021129.post-83873415793481018782009-10-11T19:06:03.815-05:002009-10-11T19:06:03.815-05:00I did comment on this over at Gunfighter's but...I did comment on this over at Gunfighter's but it bears repeating. I am very grateful that our church is kid-friendly. At least at the service we typically go to, there is a family with kids in nearly every pew. In general, people are very tolerant of kid antics --but also, parents are respectful and do their best to make sure kids are not actually disruptive. I think there is a happy medium that church communities need to strive for.mayberryhttp://mayberrymom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28021129.post-34071452048438692782009-10-11T09:24:51.206-05:002009-10-11T09:24:51.206-05:00We are in the process of building a new church for...We are in the process of building a new church for our parish and I am praying it will be more family and child friendly.chellehttp://soodz.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28021129.post-87790354452065820872009-10-11T02:32:56.696-05:002009-10-11T02:32:56.696-05:00Although our church is not that "child friend...Although our church is not that "child friendly" in the sense that we only have 1 room for Sunday school, children are very, very welcome in church. A lot of running, laughing, crying and screaming during our pastors sermon.<br />I would be very appreciative if we did have a feeding / changing room and a play room.louannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05522758277418450920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28021129.post-39861494036780757472009-10-10T16:44:03.103-05:002009-10-10T16:44:03.103-05:00I would not attend a church that did not welcome m...I would not attend a church that did not welcome my kids in the main worship session. Church is very much a family thing and families should be able to worship together. Yeah it is frustrating to have to spend most of the session out in the foyer with a crying baby but we are still there every week. Eventually they learn and are able to sit mostly reverently, possibly even learning something while they are there. My church has later instruction that is designed for different age groups so the sermon part is only a component of the day.Awesome Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523320907836876707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28021129.post-75147462037464923992009-10-10T11:11:51.094-05:002009-10-10T11:11:51.094-05:00I'll be sharg. this post, found on Twitter, on...I'll be sharg. this post, found on Twitter, on a social media site 4 which I'm a moderator. This has been a popular discussion topic. Thanks for addressing. <br /><br />I'd like to add that living in the buckle of the Bible Belt, here in the South, specifically, in Nashville, where many, many denominations have "headquarters," that not all Presbyterians are laid back by any means. From what you state, you are a PCUSA one of the split denominations and the more liberal -- unlike PCA, the more conservative. No sides here. I am not a Presbyterian. I just find religion fascinating and grew up amongst the dogma and for 11 years was a magazine and wire service reporter about it. (PCUSA: Presbyterian Church USA & PCA: Presbyterian Church of America). Pardon me if you know this. It read as if the assumption were all Presbys were laid back. Oh, not so in my experience here. But! To each his own! <br /><br />And, one more comment while I'm at it. I'm well aware, having a child with a disAbility--autism--of the UNwelcome mat at churches, too often, regarding sometimes ALL children. However, I believe that though it feels pretty icky when it happens to one, that we are all responsible for our feelings AND our actions. I determine how I'm going to feel about things and I choose not to put off my feelings onto someone else as in saying they made me feel such and such. To some this is a radical belief, but it is one I embraced nearly 20 years back. Believe me from the perspective of having a differently abled child, I know there will always be crabby old people, unkind children, staring adults, ignorant commenters. But, I get to decide how I choose to feel about it and then take responsibility for my feelings. Sometimes the responsibility is many things: private salve rubbing and inward looking to see if there's some nugget of truth or if I also embrace the remark. Or, going public as someone or some church official wisely did--or was tipped off by another parent to do so. Just my two cents.<br /><br />May your family have many happy winter days in your laid back church and may it be more welcoming to Her little ones. ;-). AND: good for you volunteering to teach Sunday School! thanks again for writing this post!Leisa Hammetthttp://www.leisahammett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28021129.post-5751981685520435132009-10-10T11:08:04.553-05:002009-10-10T11:08:04.553-05:00Indeed, children are welcome and encouraged to joi...Indeed, children are welcome and encouraged to join our services. We also have a cry room, a nursing room, and a fully staffed nursery - we try to make all people welcome. The last two rows in the sanctuary are reserved for families with small children. <br /><br />We are the same way - worship God's creation by being in the creation during the summer months :)Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10489190944088414992noreply@blogger.com