Should kids give up seats for adults?

[Anonymous]

Staying for a few days with extended family. One of my pet peeves is when the kids (teens and tweens) remain on couches when there is no other place to sit. When my MIL or FIL walk in a room and there are no seats, I offer them mine. Meanwhile, I have to sit on the floor while an 11 yo and 16 yo chill on the couch with iPads. I think it's disrespectful and I'm annoyed and the various parents should correct them. Your thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Yes, kids should give up seats for adults. Exeption is on mass transit. Kids under 9 or 10 should have priority over able bodied adults (not elderly, pregnant, injured etc.) Kids have a hard time holding on and not falling and hurting themselves during the herky jerky movements on a bus or train. But at home...100% yes. It would be nice if there were beanbags or cushions or something on the floor for them.

[Anonymous]

For conversation, no. To just browse on the iPad, yes. However, they should always give up a seat to a grandparent and sit on the floor or find somewhere else.

[Anonymous]

We don't have enough family members for this to be an issue, but yes. I will mention it to my daughter in case she's at a friend's house while they have family over.

[Anonymous]

I don't think kids should give up seats for all adults but I do think they should give up seats for elderly or non-able bodied people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think kids should give up seats for all adults but I do think they should give up seats for elderly or non-able bodied people.

once you get to be 40ish all people are non-able bodied. Hurts like hell to get up, back hurts sitting on the floor, everything aches. You must be young.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, kids should give up seats for adults. Exeption is on mass transit. Kids under 9 or 10 should have priority over able bodied adults (not elderly, pregnant, injured etc.) Kids have a hard time holding on and not falling and hurting themselves during the herky jerky movements on a bus or train. But at home...100% yes. It would be nice if there were beanbags or cushions or something on the floor for them.

I agree with all of this post except I would make the age younger for public transit.

2nd grade or younger should sit.

A 9-10 year old is perfectly capable of safely standing on a metro, unless they are very small or have other issues like muscle tone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, kids should give up seats for adults. Exeption is on mass transit. Kids under 9 or 10 should have priority over able bodied adults (not elderly, pregnant, injured etc.) Kids have a hard time holding on and not falling and hurting themselves during the herky jerky movements on a bus or train. But at home...100% yes. It would be nice if there were beanbags or cushions or something on the floor for them.

I agree with all of this post except I would make the age younger for public transit.

2nd grade or younger should sit.

A 9-10 year old is perfectly capable of safely standing on a metro, unless they are very small or have other issues like muscle tone.

I'm the person you quoted and after that posted I thought about it and realized the same as you said...that 7-8 is a more appropriate cut off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think kids should give up seats for all adults but I do think they should give up seats for elderly or non-able bodied people.

once you get to be 40ish all people are non-able bodied. Hurts like hell to get up, back hurts sitting on the floor, everything aches. You must be young.

Heh. I'm 49 and sit in the floor all the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think kids should give up seats for all adults but I do think they should give up seats for elderly or non-able bodied people.

once you get to be 40ish all people are non-able bodied. Hurts like hell to get up, back hurts sitting on the floor, everything aches. You must be young.

Heh. I'm 49 and sit in the floor all the time.

My dad is 60 and prefers to sit on the floor. Does so every night.

I do think kids should give up seats for adults, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think kids should give up seats for all adults but I do think they should give up seats for elderly or non-able bodied people.

once you get to be 40ish all people are non-able bodied. Hurts like hell to get up, back hurts sitting on the floor, everything aches. You must be young.

Heh. I'm 49 and sit in the floor all the time.

You must be flexible and not fat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Staying for a few days with extended family. One of my pet peeves is when the kids (teens and tweens) remain on couches when there is no other place to sit. When my MIL or FIL walk in a room and there are no seats, I offer them mine. Meanwhile, I have to sit on the floor while an 11 yo and 16 yo chill on the couch with iPads. I think it's disrespectful and I'm annoyed and the various parents should correct them. Your thoughts?

My thought is to open your mouth and teach the kids that it is respectful to give your elders a seat. Why so silent? They are not learning that way. You are presuming they should already know something they clearly were not taught or forgot. Remind them.

[Anonymous]

I am not elderly but cannot get down on floor to sit.

[Anonymous]

I think the universal rule should be that those who are more capable should accomodate those who are less capable. In the example you gave I would say yes, the kids should give up their seats (or at least offer), because standing or sitting on the floor would probably be easier on them than you and definitely easier than grandparents.

I was amazed when I was pregnant and people (especially men) would look at me like they were terrified I was about to go into labor, but they wouldn't give up their seat on the metro for me.

If I see someone with a greater need (elderly, young children, physical problems, etc) I will gladly give up my seat, although like you I find it irksome that people who are in better shape than me can't be bothered to offer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think kids should give up seats for all adults but I do think they should give up seats for elderly or non-able bodied people.

once you get to be 40ish all people are non-able bodied. Hurts like hell to get up, back hurts sitting on the floor, everything aches. You must be young.

Heh. I'm 49 and sit in the floor all the time.

You must be flexible and not fat.

No. Flexible but overweight. I just exercise a lot. It's sedentary people who can never get up off the floor.