Do you bring small children with you to sunday mass/church?

We have a nursery for the babies and Sunday school for the older ones. Right now, mine goes to the nursery during the service. There, he gets to play with other kids his age. He really likes it. That way he won't feel bored in the service and cause any distraction. His caretakers think he's adorable and they do such a good job at taking care of him and other kids. They give them snacks, change their diapers whenever needed and monitor their playing. My son really looks forward to going to church every Sunday!

I've been scared to bring my 21 month old to church. I know how she acts when she has to stay still and be quiet. There is a crying room in our church but I would spend the whole mass running after her so whats the point of bringing her? I think I will wait until she gets alittle older even though my husband wants me to bring her to church now but he doesn't want to come lol.

Sorry I have not a children yet, but I thik I will bring my child to church if I have to.

I always bring my toddler to church and attend mass eversince she was a baby. I just stayed in the crying room with her or my husband will take her outside if she doesn't keep still. She is learning slowly that the church is not a playground and we should be quite. By bringing her, she will get use to it and when she gets older, she will have more idea how to behave properly.

I am Catholic, too, and bring my 15-month old to Sunday masss and other services. It could be difficult when he gets agitated. I bring food and toys to keep him occupied and stay in the back pews. I believe it's necessary to take him with me as it is part of the vows we made at his baptism. The other churchgoers seem to be okay with a little fussing once in a while. Our parish priest always seem to be pleased to see little children present. There are times when my son becomes uncontrollable, I just go to the back or outside for a few minutes and take him back as soon as he calms down.

its okei to me to bring a small child to the church he\she must learn to be thankful to god until she/he was a child so that if he grew up he/she will always thanks god for the blessing he give by going to church...

yes i do bring my children to the church every sunday so that they will used to it and will not be hard up in explaining to them about who God is..i dont consider going to church as an obligation it is a matter or of prayer or it is the highest prayer you could do or offer to him besides prayer said at home

Yes, I bring my 15-month-old daughter to church. Going to church is a family thing for us so we want to do it together as a family. So I want o instill that practice to my daughter at an early age. Also, weekends is the only time I get to spend the whole day with my daughter, so I don’t want to leave her behind when we have to go to mass.

I do bring my baby eveytime I go to hear mass. More often than not, I don't get to concentrate on the priest's sermon or the readings because my baby gets so restless he'd usually run around while mass is going on. So I had to go after him always. Even if he has a babysitter, it is me he pulls to go with him when he roams around the church while mass is going on.

When I had my first baby, we went to a catholic church regularly. At out church, they had a crying room. It was on the side of the alter. It was a room with a window facing the alter. All the moms with little ones went in there so the kids wouldn't distract anyone else from the service. I felt that I was being distracted also, so we then decided to find another church. Now I go to a Lutheran church that has a nursery for the little ones and during the sermon they also have childrens sermon. For childrens sermon, they take the kids that are 4 -6th grade(the 0-3yr olds are in nursery) downstairs and have them do an activity that corresponds with the sermon for that day. I believe it is important to take kids to church and begin when they are very young so they realize it is part of your lifestyle~ not an obligation.

Our church has a nursery for the small children and junior church for kids 4 through sixth grade. So there is no reason to leave kids home or to use them as an excuse not to attend church. I think it is a great habit to instill in them.

childrens must be taken to church on sundays so that they may also develop love for great god who had bless him with such a good life and parents he also learns to thank the almighty for all the desirable things that he will give him time to time.