Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Re: kids and meetings

[Pat Thomas (ptthomas]

I don't currently live in cohousing but hope to soon, our group is meeting
and hopeful.  My children are all grown and part of our interest in
cohousing is to have children in our lives.
Re children in meetings, I went to a LLL conference this summer and there
were children everywhere and children from 0 on up stayed in lectures and
were not a problem or a distraction.  If a child needed to leave, they
quietly left with their caregiver.  But for the most part they slept,
played, and listened.  The older children 6 or so on up, were for the most
part in other activities.
I sat next to a charming 4 year old at a very intense lecture on palates,
she was well behaved and made sure the rest of us were quiet as well.
I credit the heavy use of slings for some of the quiet behavior, but
continue to be impressed that you could have a conference with some 1300
children and feel less invaded than watching some children at the
supermarket, (possibly mine).

Pat Thomas

Member of the  Oak Park Village Cohousing group in Minnesota



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