12.24.2007
Children in Church
I was at church yesterday morning and was so impressed by a couple of families in the front row with children who were like little angels. What is the secret to getting little ones to behave in church? I would love to know. I prefer not to sit in the cry room because there is little or no control of children there. But Drew has a hard time sitting still and staying quiet, so it's a struggle to sit in the main church with him. Hopefully over time he will become more patient and willing to sit quietly in church.
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Tricks I've come up with...
1. Make it more pleasant to be quiet in church than to leave. When D was that age, he had to sit on my lap in the stairwell until he was quiet, then we got to go back inside. Going inside to be quiet was a treat compared with grumpy mommy.
2. Bribe him with donuts after mass.
3. Sitting in the front helps. They can see what the priest is doing instead of grown-up bottoms.
4. Stay out of the cry room. It's mayhhem in there. I don't even like to take Caroline in there if I can help it.
Good luck and have a blessed Christmas!
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