When our kids were little since all the kid’s activities at church as well as prayer meeting were on Wednesday night.
For a few years, the church, by volunteers, had a very inexpensive but good quality homemade dinner where we could pay a small fee, and we could all eat.
It was a great place (and safe for them and others) for the kids to learn how behave in public and not act like wild animals. And when they were done, they could spend their free time playing with their friends.
But what a great intro to teaching them how to eat out in a public place and being able to take care of discipline issues cause nobody saw anything.
Oh girl it’s getting worse at some churches too!
I’ve read stories of where parents let their toddlers run up and down the isle screaming. Let kids play with toys during the sermon and annoy others around them. Babies and toddlers will cry and parents won’t take them out. Moms change diapers during the service and leave the dirty diaper on the pew. Kids eating crackers and leaving crumbs everywhere.