Reply To: Why I'm going to let my kids run around in shul

Mod-80. I think it is a double edged sword. On the one hand you dont want kids to grow up thinking shul is a playground. On the other hand you dont want kids growing up with the attitude “shul?, groan”. To much on either side and there will be problems. Some will grow up thinking shul is a social scene and others will grow up with the proper reverance for the shul with one foot out the door 5 minutes after they walk in.