Are your kids allowed to run in the house?

Zenya · July 2011

Please help settle an argument here.[Poll]

Jamaica_Bride · July 2011

I voted no- I really try and enforce it but making them turn around WALK back to where they came from and then use walking feet.

I really can't blame them- from their toy room to the family room is a giant open runway!

Zenya · July 2011

Thanks. H is obsessed with them not running an it feels so futile to me. I want to say 'if you wante a calm house you shouln't have had 3 kids in 5 years.

But it makes me feel better if it's considered a normal expectation

Rebekah1021 · July 2011

The way our house is set up the playroom is in the front of the house and all the rooms are a big giant circle. Running the circle is a way for the kids in my family, no matter how hard I try to get them to walk.

lsufan · July 2011

As long as they're not breaking things, I'm happy to let them run in my house. We don't have a yard, and while I take them outside as much as I can, sometimes (due to weather, our schedule, etc.) they just have extra energy and need to be able to run.

AnnapolisLari · July 2011

I voted yes, but not all the time. DH yells at them every time he sees them run, but I am the same way you are.

Our house is set up in a big loop and it's perfect for doing laps. This winter was atrocious and if I hadn't let them run the loop to burn off some energy I would have gone crazy. I just make sure that they aren't wearing socks that would slide-- bare feet or grippy slippers.

ans1999 · July 2011

I voted no only because if they run our dog runs around behind them. We have dark hardwood floors and the dogs nails scratch when she runs. Drives me nuts! Otherwise, I would let them run. Anything that will wear them out is good in my book.

shouldbworkin · July 2011

Generally no, but it's not the #1 battle that I fight. I stop them if they are too loud or if I think someone is going to get hurt. They don't do it too often and I have nothing breakable they could knock off a table so it's not a huge issue for us. Running on the pool deck is a much bigger issue and I don't allow that at all.

Bride2b2004 · July 2011

I voted yes, but I only have one runner and one waddler. I generally try to let my kids be kids when I can. Sometimes I chase (or carry DS2 and chase) DS1... and the dog like to get on the chase game too (so I guess I am not even setting a "good" example). Our house has an open floor plan so you can run in a big circle very easily and I don't have breakables where kids can get them. When my nieces & nephews are over it is the first thing they do (though for some reason it is accompanied by shrieking, which I could do without).

Littlejen22 · July 2011

I voted yes but honestly we don't really think about it unless they are fighting then they are told to be careful. They are told not to run when we are out at places like the mall. As they get older I can see the running thing being more of an issue b/c their strides will be bigger.

penguingrrl · July 2011

No way, we live in an apartment so there are people below us. I'm pretty neurotic about them not do anything that might disturb the people downstairs, so I have pretty strict rules about not running, not walking loudly, not yelling. Basically when we're home I make them sit and play quietly.

belle204 · July 2011

:::gasp::: Nestie kids allowed to run inside. Shut the front door! ;-) J/k. I don't fight that one unless it's on my nerves, she or my nephew are about to get hurt or we're at someone else's house.

L D · July 2011

Zenya:
I want to say 'if you wante a calm house you shouln't have had 3 kids in 5 years.

Ha!! I know EXACTLY what you mean here. Dh cant take loud noise and the kids just randomly being loud for very long...(um, maybe 20-25mins TOPS) Im going to tell him this next time he starts to gets cranky because of the noise. Ours was 3 kids in 13 months though. :P

kevschickee2 · July 2011

No running in our house. It just drives me nuts

melissa816 · July 2011

I voted "SS"- if he's getting something from another room, or has to go to the bathroom, or I ask him to put something away during a tv commercial, I don't mind if he runs to/from those destinations.
If he has a friend over, and I can tell things are going to get too silly, then it's walking feet only.

juniper19 · July 2011

penguingrrl:
No way, we live in an apartment so there are people below us. I'm pretty neurotic about them not do anything that might disturb the people downstairs, so I have pretty strict rules about not running, not walking loudly, not yelling. Basically when we're home I make them sit and play quietly.

We have two apartments beneath us. In one lives a hard-of-hearing man who specifically told me that it didn't matter how much noise the kids made, and one has been empty for 20(?!?!) years. I might have a no running rule if I thought we were annoying the neighbors, but we aren't, so I don't.

When we met DH's brother's family at a hotel for a weekend, my dd and her cousin started running around the huge hotel lobby and my SIL was very upset about it and insisted they stop. So I know running indoors is a big no-no for some people.

winomom22 · July 2011

Yes. When it's nasty outside it's the only way DD1 can burn some energy. She has some sensory issues too where she NEEDS physical activity. Our downstairs makes a circle so she does laps of running, galloping, skipping etc. I also let her climb on the furniture....but not in other peoples' homes.

Mominator · July 2011

Honestly, it never occurred to me to not let them run in the house. My house is so small anyway, they can't really get up much speed LOL Obviously, it they are doing anything where they could get seriously hurt I try to put the kabosh on it, but running generally doesn't make that list for me.

superslug · July 2011

I voted no but I should have voted SS. We have 2 entrances to our kitchen, one from a hall and one from the living room and they like to run laps but we have a very large island and I'm afraid they're gonna whack their heads running through there (and they have!) so I get on to them when they start running in there. If they want to run upstairs where the playroom and bedrooms are they can.

pookie2005 · July 2011

I voted yes. Saying no is one of those choose your battles situations for us. SHe has too much energy to rope her in. That being said, we do have a very kid friendly, large living room so I don't really mind it that much anyway.

Carol*Brady2 · July 2011

Yes, but our house is not a loop so they aren't getting much speed. My BIL lives in our basement so being loud before 9-10 isn't allowed in general.

august06mom · July 2011

In our downstairs, DS can be pretty much as wild as he wants. He's not allowed to be destructive, but he's allowed to jump on the furniture, run around, etc. We call it the Monkey Room. Upstairs, no jumping on the furniture, no running (we have wood floors and it's SO LOUD), no screaming.

CleoKitty · July 2011

Generally speaking, no. Our house is just too small for the kids to run around in safely, the only hallway is quite narrow, there are pets and wobbly old ladies underfoot, tile and hardwood floors are slick, etc. It pretty much always ends up in someone getting hurt. If they need to run around we have a large yard so I'll shoo them out the door!

luckyluvr · July 2011

Zenya:

Thanks. H is obsessed with them not running an it feels so futile to me. I want to say 'if you wante a calm house you shouln't have had 3 kids in 5 years.

But it makes me feel better if it's considered a normal expectation

This, exactly!

Mrs.JDD · July 2011

We try to discourage it, since a running game in the house led to Claire getting 4 stitches in her chin this winter!

ETA: we have a lot of hardwood. If it was all carpeted I probably wouldn't care as much!

Bellisimo · July 2011

NO! But they still do it. I stay on them constantly, "Stop running!" "Don't jump on the furniture!" "Get off the fireplace's hearth!" "Don't stand up and/or jump in the tub!" simply because MH comes home DAILY from the ER with stories of kids who sustain face lacs by doing these things. I definitely don't allow jumping on the bed either. Compound fractures require surgery, pins and the whole nine...that's what that leads to!

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