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

i don’t know the answer but the shul my husband used to daven in is very serious about not talking and kids being quiet. There is no area for the kids to be kids. My son absolutely refuses to daven there and my husband had to change shuls in order to get my son to go with him now that he needs to go shul. I think shuls need to find a way for the kids to learn to enjoy being in shul even if it sacrifices some of the seriousness of the feeling. Boys need to want to go to shul as this is an integral part of their futures.