7 days ago
Do you think child-free places should be banned?
Have you and your family ever wanted to eat out or go to a public place but you haven't been able to due to "no children" rules? Well, France is facing a debate about this, as a group of politicians are hoping to bring in a ban on all adult-only holiday spots, including hotels, campsites and restaurants. They are hoping to make it possible to take legal action against places that ban children, saying it discriminates against a whole section of everyday society - of the ban say not everywhere is child-friendly and adults should be allowed to have some places to proposal is a long way from becoming a law, but if it were to go ahead, France would become one of the world's first places to bring in a total ban like this. Do you think it is fair to ban children from certain facilities? Or should adults be allowed to have some child-free spaces if they want them? Have your say in our vote and leave us a comment below too.
Views for and against
Some adults have spoken out against this idea in France, as they want to be able to choose whether to be around children or not. For example, some adults say they want to feel relaxed to read a book and swim in an adult-only pool, rather than the possibility of having noisy children around when they are on holiday. Some restaurants have spoken out of one too many bad experiences with young people creating lots of mess and noise.
Nettie's House of Spaghetti in Tinton Falls, USA, said on their Instagram account that they "love kids" but due to "noise levels, lack of space for high chairs and cleaning up mess", they are no longer able to accommodate also said they wanted to take control of the situation after they were overwhelmed with "kids running around the restaurant".But people on the other side of the debate have said that families should be able to go anywhere and take their kids along too, as they are also members of society. They argue children usually misbehave when their needs aren't being looked after properly, and that it's important for children to learn how to behave properly in shared areas and to learn how to be considerate of other grown ups. And to do that they need to be able to access them.
