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Sara McKinley posted a reply on Re: Destructive Behavior
Friday, Jul 29, 2022 at 5:38 PM
Said: Thanks for your response! Misery loves company, LOL. I felt crazy too! We had to remove our giant chess set because kids were using the pieces as weapons and hitting each other with them. I'm convinced there may be a component of ...
Kiera Coffelt posted a reply on Re: Destructive Behavior
Friday, Jul 29, 2022 at 5:37 PM
Said: Yes! We run a hands-on children's museum in Oregon. We have been noticed the same types of behavior as well. I have had to replace a model train we keep running in a display case, going on the third time. Said display case is very large...
Heather Brookshier posted a reply on Re: Destructive Behavior
Friday, Jul 29, 2022 at 5:17 PM
Said: Hi there!We also run a hands-on discovery/science center, up here in Colorado--and I've noticed the same thing! I thought I was going crazy! I've noticed the same thing with toddler families and cleaning up after themselves--kiddos ...
Sara McKinley posted a new Topic
Friday, Jul 29, 2022 at 5:03 PM
Destructive Behavior
Hello!
We run a hands-on discovery and science center in East Texas. In the last year, we have seen a major increase in destructive behavior from our visitors. We have had to replace many pieces of our exhibits in the last 6 months that we haven't usually had issues with. ( I have had to replace our pretend market cash registers three times in 6 months) . It seems as though parents are increasingly unbothered by this behavior and neglectful in supervising their kiddo...
We run a hands-on discovery and science center in East Texas. In the last year, we have seen a major increase in destructive behavior from our visitors. We have had to replace many pieces of our exhibits in the last 6 months that we haven't usually had issues with. ( I have had to replace our pretend market cash registers three times in 6 months) . It seems as though parents are increasingly unbothered by this behavior and neglectful in supervising their kiddo...
Kathleen Paolella posted a new Topic
Thursday, Jul 28, 2022 at 2:12 PM
Free Wifi in the Museum
Do you offer free wifi at your Museum?
We've been having more and more issues with guests not watching their kids and conflicts arising between parents because a child is misbehaving. While walking the floor, we see many parents on their phones (or even laptops) not paying attention to their little ones. We're trying to brainstorm ideas on how to mitigate this. We currently offer free wifi and are considering removing that perk. I'd love to hear some pros/cons to...
We've been having more and more issues with guests not watching their kids and conflicts arising between parents because a child is misbehaving. While walking the floor, we see many parents on their phones (or even laptops) not paying attention to their little ones. We're trying to brainstorm ideas on how to mitigate this. We currently offer free wifi and are considering removing that perk. I'd love to hear some pros/cons to...
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