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NY Times article (front page) stated that in Maplewood NJ libraries to shut out unruly kids: whose kids ?
Whose kids are these? The library will shut down between 2 and five pm daily so these kids won’t have afterschool access. This is a middle class neighborhood. Librarians can’t handle the behaviou of the kids.
Where have you been hiding for the last 30 years?
In the 1970′s divorce rates soared, dual incomes became vogue, and the term ” compete with the Jones” took on a much more sinister meaning.
Parents both work- no one is home to watch the children. Parents feel guilty about not being around and indulge their children, or are simply too tired and stressed to do so. The cost of living has skyrocketed, allowing for less family time. Daycare costs are so high even dual income families can not afford to pay for afterschool care. It is no longer safe to allow your children to play outside unsupervised.
Parents unfairly assume that the Library is a safe place for unsupervised children. Or I have witnessed parents just letting the children run- manners and parental responsiblity have simply disappeared.
Public resources are being abused.
I am glad someone somewhere is calling BS on the current trends of parenting.
IF the librarians are sick of todays bratty children and lazy parents can you imagine how things have changed in a public classroom since 1970?
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