No Kids Zone Is Discrimination

Lim Hwa-jung
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Junior,
Dept. of International
Trade

Mrs. Kwon who has two daughters, 2-year-old Sena and 10 month old Sumin, went through an absurd experience when she could not enter a café because she was with her kids. A manager of the café said that there had been some thoughtless moms who had changed their babies’ diapers on the tables and it had a negative impact on the business. Many customers complained about the unpleasant behaviors and workers of the café also had a hard time. As a result of those thoughtless
mothers, Mrs. Kwon was not allowed to enter the café.
   Nowadays, there are many arguments about No Kids Zones that people with children are not allowed to get in cafés, cinemas, and restaurants. I disagree with this because customers have a right to go to every stores that they want to. Even though there are some people who behave improperly and bring negative consequences, it is unfair to say that all mothers and kids are the same. When we consider the merits and demerits of No Kids Zones, it is a complicated matter. However, we need to consider and understand others. No Kids Zones are a kind of discrimination and our society could turn into a heartless world in the future. We do not want to be selfish but we need to find out the way to live together. If people think about each other and make one concession, this business policy might not happen. We need other options instead of enforcing No Kids Zones. I am strongly against this policy because it can take away the freedom of mothers and children.


No Kids Zone is an Extreme Approach for Kids and Parents

Moon Ji-sun
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Sophomore,
Dept. of Korean
Language Education
   I disagree with ‘No Kids Zones’. Kids are instinctively active and it is natural that kids are mischievous even though their parents are with them. Some people might insist that parents should stop the kids’ misbehaviors such as laughing, running, and making noises. However, I do not think that it is parents’ faults because it is not abnormal when children act like that.
   As we already experienced in childhood, kids are easily excited and want to express their happiness when they visit new places like restaurants and cafés. Sometimes, their activeness is expressed by making noises and bothering people with improper behaviors and so on. Nevertheless, they are not doing that on purpose and they do not try to harm people. They are just little kids; so, they just desire to talk and express themselves in their own ways. When they are older, they will know public manners and how to understand others. We can take those behaviors. If adults who know about proper manner behave like kids, it is a problem and people should stop them. However, we should be more flexible towards children as they are immature. Why don’t we build places where kids can play and be active? Truly, our lives are tough and stressful. Even though our lives are hard, we should not separate the children from us in a public place. It is not only a matter of being polite, but also accepting others. In the case of No Kids Zones, we need to show warm hearts to children even though they are not behaving like us.

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