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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No headphones, no tablet for DD, no exceptions. People can't escape on a plane or a train, and who on Earth wants to watch 10 episodes of Doc McStuffins? (Besides my kid, obviously.)[/quote]

If your child also wants to watch it, isn’t it better if the other child is watching without headphones?[/quote]

What I meant was that no other random person wants to watch DD's shows.

For two kids? Buy a splitter for $5. Plug in both sets of headphones. Problem solved. DH and I do this on long plane trips to watch movies together.[/quote]

I guess I let my kids play, color, sing songs, sleep, tell stories.  I really don’t think I am obligated to put my kids in front of screens with headphones on and keep them in complete silence when we are in public.  [/quote]

Actually she’s on the mark. She recognizes kids are people and [b]there is no obligation to be silent in public. [/b]

Do you always miss the mark so badly?  You literally have no idea what this thread is about.  Just take your holier than thou self and start walking.[/quote][/quote]

There is a difference between obligation and common courtesy.  I am not obliged to shower regularly but I do because I don't want to stink up my office.  I'm not obliged to watch my language when I'm speaking in public but I do because I know that some people are offended by f-bombs.  I'm not obliged to step to the right on escalators but I do because I know that some people are in a bigger hurry than I am and I don't want to be in their way.  I'm not obliged to tell my kid to stop yelling in a restaurant but I do because I don't want to ruin other people's dinner.

It's about living in a society and be respectful to the people around you.[/quote]

My head is spinning at the thought that you actually have to explain this concept to people. I mistakenly believed most people were brought up to understand common courtesy. The level of selfishness on full display here is astounding. Were some of you raised by wolves?[/quote]

A little noise is in a waiting room is hardly a big deal. I think it’s far more selfish that you demand quiet from young kids in a public space where there is no expectation for silence. [/quote]

I have never once been annoyed by a child talking to their parent or a parent reading a book to their child in a waiting room.  I have, however, been annoyed by the sound of a stupid show or game blaring out of a device.  NO ONE IS DEMANDING THAT CHILDREN REMAIN SILENT IN PUBLIC.  Maybe that will help you understand? [/quote]

NP here.  Stop shouting and read the thread.  Because screens are so widely available, there is an expectation that children be quiet and plugged in when in public. 
 And there have been multiple posters in this thread who have stated that noise like reading a book or talking to a child is just as obtrusive as playing the screens without headphones. [/quote]

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