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Does this apply only when we have visitors at home or always?
What is your considered view on this ?
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2007-10-08 05:23:31 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Sorry Tom....children are our future....they need to be seen and they need to be heard....that is how they are abused and sickos get away with it.....keep their children out of sight when people are over......I would begin to wonder about people if I never seen their kids when I went over.....
children are so funny and they do have important things to say....they need to express themselves to adults, they need to know they are wanted, and that they are important.....
2007-10-08 08:23:59 · answer #1 · answered by missy b 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I approve of children being able to express themselves at home, even when there is company. The burden of teaching them what is appropriate and what is not falls to the Parents. I was taught that there was a time and a place for everything. Though I participated on a limited level when we had adults, I was at least taught to be polite and to excuse myself and go play without making a three act Opera out of it. Sometimes, My Dad would invite a friend who had an interest in Stamp Collecting, and I was able to ask all kinds of questions and have a "mature" conversation for a 10 year old. because I was just starting a collection for myself. It all boils down to what is appropriate, the maturity of the child and how interested and interesting the child would find the conversation.
2007-10-08 16:32:38 · answer #2 · answered by Alfie333 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that there is a time and place for that.
Sometimes, there are adult conversations which are not meant for children's ears, so in those cases, they shouldn't even be present.
However, I also disagree with what I've seen parents do often, belittling the minds of their children, as if they were too mentally limited to not participate in some adult conversations.
Children are much more perceptive than many adults give them credit for.
So again, to me, there is a time and place for children's participation in certain discussions.
2007-10-08 12:49:11 · answer #3 · answered by Quelararí 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We were raised that children should be seen but not heard, I believe this is wrong!! I think children should have a voice, I think you should teach them that it's not polite to interrupt a conversation in progress and that there are some conversations that are not appropriate for children!! This is one of the important ways that they learn interaction between people so why would you want to silence them??
2007-10-08 12:30:47 · answer #4 · answered by Ginny 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This statement can be taken to extremes and that is where it becomes a problem. "Children" also encompasses a wide range of ages and therefore behaviors. You can't expect a 1 year old to not cry, but you should be able to expect your 8 year old to behave if you are hosting a nice dinner. I would never say this kind of phrase to my future children, but I think a lot of adults appreciate the idea of not hearing screaming children.
2007-10-08 12:30:09 · answer #5 · answered by Haley 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a time and a place for everything. Children should be seen and heard at times. They dont belong in meetings with adults. Even in church its very disruptive when there is a crying baby.
2007-10-08 13:16:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Children should be taught not to interrupt adults and things like that but I don't think they shouldn't be allowed to talk. They are human beings and have ideas and thoughts that are worth sharing just as well as any adult. Also, if we don't listen to our children we are causing them harm. They may have something important to say or something we need to hear.
2007-10-08 12:32:05 · answer #7 · answered by Turtle 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
thats silly, i hate when people way that. babies and small kids babble and cry and make noise. i think it is unreasonable to expect a 4 year old to sit in a corner and be quite for more than 3 minutes.
2007-10-08 12:27:52 · answer #8 · answered by Apple 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have no experience with kids...
But, my little brother is 14 years old...
And he's at that age...
Where if I took everything he said to heart...
I'd be quite the confused sister...
Instead, I try to see him...
Read between the lines...
And not just hear his words...
I think that is why we have such a great relationship...
Despite our age difference...
Either that...
Or I'm just really immature :-)
2007-10-09 01:30:19 · answer #9 · answered by LUCKY3 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think its the silliest thing i ever heard ...my sister and i were never seen and not heard and neither are my kids. Now I wish they could be sometimes but it will never happen ....*sigh*
2007-10-08 12:29:02 · answer #10 · answered by Cassie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋