I guess if I were regularly attending a group where some noise Lily or I made was making it impossible for someone else to focus (whether that was me sniffling or her babbling), I’d like us to talk about it and maybe work out a plan (“I’m not especially interested in this talk, but I really want to hear the next one, so I’ll take a walk now and plan to come back in an hour.”)
I agree with Dette that children will make noises, and no amount of parental competence will stop babies from babbling, etc. The understanding of when to be quiet and when it’s okay to be noisy comes much later in childhood, and experimenting with noises is how we all learned to talk.
Thanks—that’s helpful to add.
I guess if I were regularly attending a group where some noise Lily or I made was making it impossible for someone else to focus (whether that was me sniffling or her babbling), I’d like us to talk about it and maybe work out a plan (“I’m not especially interested in this talk, but I really want to hear the next one, so I’ll take a walk now and plan to come back in an hour.”)
I agree with Dette that children will make noises, and no amount of parental competence will stop babies from babbling, etc. The understanding of when to be quiet and when it’s okay to be noisy comes much later in childhood, and experimenting with noises is how we all learned to talk.