Babies at Church?

ChoatieMom
Tue, 25 Nov 2014 04:45:58 +0000

Our church has a full program for children, a nursery for babies, and a quiet room with plexiglass and speakers for parents who wish to hear the sermon while tending to children who need attention. Given all these venues, I find it rude and disrespectful of parents who allow babies and children to be disruptive – definitely NOT joyful noises. Our church can be plenty loud with worship, but no one I know appreciates crying, shushing, or children talking during the sermon. Even when our kids’ choir or Sunday school classes perform at the beginning of some services, the children are led out to their respective programs as soon as they are through. It never entered my head to allow my infant, toddler, or (later) young child to sit in the adult service where he might possibly be disruptive.