11 Places You Shouldn’t Take Your Children

Doctor’s offices, DMV or other places you have to wait for long periods of time.

When the young parents in my classes talk about punishing their children for misbehaving in public, I am quick to remind them that social skills don’t usually come naturally to children under the age of 6 (or much later for some).  Children have no concept of embarrassment or consideration for other’s comfort and it’s not because they are jerks in training, it’s because they are kids who don’t know any better.  If you’ve got a child who can sit quietly with their hands folded until it’s their turn, consider yourself lucky and try not to judge the mom who’s chasing the kid showing his nose candy collection to everyone in the DMV.  Otherwise, you only have yourself to blame for not bringing coloring books, the Leapfrog or asking your sister to earn some extra bucks for a few hours so you can get your license renewed.