To think that a 7 year old can be expected to

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Be quiet during a show. And even if it is a show mainly for children, you still shouldnt chat all the way through it as if you were in front of your telly at home.

So the problem wasn't with the kid chatting, it was the mother? Have you considered maybe the mother has SN?

Ah, thanks hazeyjane. I get it now!

(and I won't make the "SN kids" mistake again )

My worst cinema noise moment involved some perfectly ordinary looking adult women who proceeded to sing all the way through at the top of their voices (Mamma Mia), off key and without really knowing the words. It was a karaoke style nightmare.

I expect children to do their best when they are out and about and for their parents to support them.

I think these threads also get a bit heated cally because if someone mentions the possibility of SN due to sensory seeking/hyperactivity/skewed sense of social norms etc (possibly as they've experienced this with their own child), they're made to feel bad by some posters for mentioning it in the first plae iyswim? And this obviously upsets others and causes arguments such as those seen up thread.

Thanks, Catching - it is clearly a very sensitive area. I am still learning :)