Sunday School for a 1 Year Old?

At 1, it's more like babysitting. They'll come & get you if she's causing mayhem! Lol
Sometimes kids are better for babysitters than their parents. Give it a try--see how she does.

If it's a nice church with a good nursery she will be fine.
Do you think your daughter is the only "challenging" one year old those ladies have ever dealt with? Chances are she will be more well behaved for them, and they may even be able to give you some parenting tips and advice.
Besides, you are right there, on the property, if they need you to come and get her.
At least give it a try before freaking out.

Most Sunday School nursery workers have experience with all types of temperaments, and probably will have met karate or taekwondo kids before.

Let the nursery workers know - if they don't ask - where you will be (in church, in a class, etc.), and tell them to feel free to find you if your daughter really starts beating people up. It will probably work out just fine, though.

Take her. She needs socialization. Sometimes that has to happen without you there. Sometimes it's even better when you aren't there.

I think you should take her to the nursery and let her learn to be around other kids. Talk to the head worker there and let them know that she's a high-spirited little thing and that you worry that she might become physical and protective over toys. They'll watch for it and head it off if the situation escalates.

You aren't going to overcome this situation by keeping her at home, momma.

I have sat with many a kid in our church nursery and have never had to ban one yet! Yes, they come with all kinds of temperaments. If they have to have a one on one defense, they will! Don't worry about her or another kid.
Yo can warn them if you want but they can handle her for an hour!

I say take her. She just might surprise you, and be the best behaved kid in her sunday school class. Give it a try, if it doesn't work out, at least you tried.

I taught Sunday school for 2 year olds for awhile (yeah, shocker for me also LOL).

Children who would run amok in services sat and listened and did activities like angels in class.

Different behaviors for different environments. Trust me, Sunday school teachers have seen everything :)

Try it. She might love it and you might be pleasantly surprised!

I do child care at the Y, and you would be surprised at how some of those little ones behave like such angels for me when they are hellraisers at home! Usually the ladies working in the church nursery are moms and grandmas, and they have seen it all before. It's worth a try.

I work the nursery quite often. It's only an hour. I'm sure she will be fine. Just let them know your concerns and make sure they can get hold of you if there's an issue. At our church, we give our parents beepers so we can page them out of service if we need to. Unless a child is ill, I rarely page a parent. I figure I can handle it for an hour, it may be the only break that parent gets all week. :)

Try it and see how she does. She might suprise you there are different things going on than normal. And just maybe give the teachers a heads up. They will come get you I am sure if they need to. You might even see about staying in there the first few times you take her. That way she gets used to it. I know our church has a cry room in the back of the auditorium that you can keep your child in church and if they start fussing you can take them there. Does your church have something like that. If so you might try that.

Good luck and God Bless!!!

I agree that you should just try it. Kids don't always act the same way in a new environment as they do at home.

Is there a quiet room where you can sit with her and still hear the service? Our church had one and the new moms used is regularly!

If it doesn't work out, then you can resort to skipping when hubby can't watch her, but you'll never know until you try.

Find a nice Jewish teenager that can babysit Sunday mornings.

I was nursery supervisor in a church we attended for years and was in there every service so the kids got used to me. They would come to me fine since they were secure knowing I was there every week. If you have a good worker in there who understand babies/children it should be fine. I worked for MOPS in the nursery for years and one year we had a little boy who tried to strangle other kids. Yes, a one year old. We just watched him and distracted him and on occasion he was in time out in a rocker. He knew what he was doing but he got better and better over the year. I would put her in the nursery and let her get used to it. Tell the workers what you fear and tell them to get you if necessary but that you prefer she learn to adjust to the nursery and playing with others gently. I taught a SS class for one year olds one time and it's amazing what they learn and even went home and told the parents if they are able to talk much. We did simple take home crafts and parents were able to tell me what we'd talked about. I did things like cupcake liners and pasted it to a thick paper and put a puffy ball in the middle to make a flower, put a tab of perfume on it and we learned "God made my nose". Etc., for ears, eyes, mouth, touch etc. with appropriate craft. They need to be kept busy and doing something. So they are teachable and loveable and controlable. I hope your husband will go with you and you'll both relax and enjoy a service.

My old church did Sunday School during the service which was great. The one we are back at, where my kids were baptized, does not do it that way, which is more typical from my experience.

My church has a babysitting type room for infants-toddlers for the church service. I make my kids sit, but they are 5, 7, and 9. I've been making them sit since they turned 3, and they do well enough.

I think you should try it and see how it goes, tell them she can be a little rough.

Take her to the nursery/ Sunday School. If there is a problem, they'll come get you. She's more likely to learn to share and do the peer interaction thing well if she's interacting with her little peers. :)

I used to have that age in church during the service and we had a few that were how you describe when they first started coming. Eventually they learned how to play together. Took some time but they got there. (And now they are all grown up with babies of their own.)

Your church has sunday school for kids during the worship service? That is unusual from what I am accustomed to. What I have normally seen is Sunday School for all age groups, then the worship service, during which they might provide either a nursery (for kids under say 3 yrs) or a "cry room" (which a parent can go in to nurse or quiet a small child while still being able to hear/see the service). Often there is a one way glass and speakers that allow you to hear...

I would just give it a try and see how it goes a few times. The churches we have been at the past 12 years or so really haven't had a nursery. We just kept our little one with us. The change in atmosphere and the behavior of everyone around you being different (reverent and quiet, instead of normal "social" type behavior) will likely have an effect on your daughter. It might not last the entire service... hence the use of a cry room could be good.

When our kids were small (3 & 6) I had to take them alone, because my husband worked on Sundays. The 6 yr old had no problems. The 3 yr old didn't either. Sometimes she ended up in my lap and that was ok with me. We sat in the first 3 pews, and being able to SEE everything helped keep my son's attention. I noticed over the years, as we continued to sit down front, that the kids in the BACK pews were noisy and unruly. That could have been parenting. Could have been the child's personality. Could have been related to the additional distractions of all the people around them in the back of the church. I don't know... but my kids were always complimented on their behavior and attentiveness, and the council meetings always discussed what to do about the complaints regarding the unruly/noisy kids in the back, whether or not to start a volunteer nursery, etc. Ultimately, they stuck with the cry room, b/c theologically, kids should not be excluded from the service. "... Suffer the little children to come unto me..."

I think you should try it and see what happens. You might be surprised. I don't know about your church, but I work in children's ministry at my church and we have all kinds of tricks to keep kids entertained. Many of the volunteers are parents, teachers and just have a natural love for children that can impart great blessings to your child to help her socialize in an appropriate way. If she should be a problem to herself or others, they will let you know and then you can plan accordingly after that, but my guess is they will be more than willing to try to help. Your daughter just might enjoy singing songs, playing with the toys available and perhaps go on a stroller ride if that sort of thing is available at your church. God works in mysterious ways. I urge you to try it and see what happens. Good luck!
HTH,
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You can trade off until she's old enough to stay in either class or you feel confident that the nursery can handle her. At 1, she won't be in Sunday School. My DD was 2.5 when she started going to class, and they made an exception for her b/c there weren't many kids. There was a point when she was around 12-18 months that she just screamed in the nursery so she stayed home til she got over it. Unfortunately in our church, the lady didn't want to bother me, so she didn't always come get me when she should have. That's why I kept DD home.

Don't bring her stuffed animal or any toys. Have her sit with you in the service until she gets used to being in church--then start introducing her to the sunday school for toddlers etc. They are there to take care of your kids while you enjoy church. If you really can't part with her yet--bring her to the service and keep her there. Thats what I do with my little ones and they do fine in church! Bring activities for her to do and you and hubby can trade off.

I would never leave a child that young with someone I didnt know. Are the church daycare people certified in infant cpr? Do they have appropriate discipline in place for children of that age? What is their policy on crying and how long/how much before they come and get you. Is the area secure? Are you signing them in and out, what is to prevent someone else from walking away with you child?