Should an adult give up a seat for a child on public transport
 

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A woman has sparked a debate on tube etiquette after giving up her seat on the London Underground for a young boy.
The woman involved said the boy's mother asked her to let her son sit down because he was "just a child".
She later questioned whether she made the right decision.
The post led to some debating in what circumstance an adult should give up a seat for a child, while others shared their experiences of being asked to stand.
Describing the incident on Reddit, the woman said: “On the busy tube and managed to get a seat when a woman tells me give my seat to her son because ‘he’s just a child’.
“He looked 10 years old and she didn’t say he needed a seat for any particular reason.
“I stared at her in disbelief and didn’t even know what to say and then she raised her voice at me and told to get up. So I just got up and looked around and everyone seemed just as mystified.”

I do for younger kids who would maybe have issues with balance, same as I would for older people or pregnant women. The young kids thing though is fairly rare as if they are young enough (say..up to 6 or something) then they could just sit on parent/guardians knee. Only tends to happen when someone gets on with 2 kids or more.

Hell, sometimes I stand to give smeone a seat when I more than need it myself, just because it was always drilled into me to do that, when really with my health issues, people should be moving for me, not the other way around!

I can understand on the tube if there is a crush, yes they should be left sit down, you can usually fit a child next to you on the seat or on your lap so I would be asking for that to happen if I was on a busy tube before I got up, if she had other children with her and didn't have room on her seat, then fair enough

if its not busy though, I would let them stand if they were aged 10 :laugh:

No I wouldn’t unless they are disabled

A younger child yes especially if there are a lot of people standing, because it's bad enough being crushed in as an adult, it must be horrifying when you're not even up to everyone else's chest height. An older kid / teenager :shrug:. TBH I'd give my seat to anyone who looks like they're uncomfortable or nervous standing because I don't mind it. For one I'm 6'2 so my head is usually "out of the crowd" anyway so I imagine it feels less claustrophobic... and also because I have a mild phobia of being "trapped in a crowd" (e.g. I prefer to sit at the end of the row in a theatre or cinema) so if it's a very busy train I like to be next to the door :joker:. I'm not getting crushed by the crowd if there's an evacuation, I'm gunna be first out of there and away :hmph:

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if i thought the person needing the seat was more vulnerable than me, i would always give them the seat

I would have said it would be the opposite way round, I've often told my kids to let an adult sit down :laugh: A 10 year old should be more capable than most of standing, seriously? I think it's ridiculous

If the child is disabled in some way, then yes, of course. Otherwise... absolutely not! They should be taught to stand for elderly or disabled people.

Up to the point that she raised her voice I might have considered it.
But if child was small enough to sit on my knee the offer would still be there, if the child was older then I would offer to hold their hand and keep them safe.

Yeah we do this too with the older ones. Not with Skye and James just yet though..but we will eventually :laugh:

It seems to me that in the space of 20-30 years some people have stopped teaching their children manners and started convincing them they are special and entitled.

If me moving could ensure the child and mother stayed together then I'd have offered to move if there wasn't an issue of the child and mum being separated from one standing and one sitting then i'd just wonder why the mum wouldnt let the child sit while she stood? Mind you I'd still offer my seat to the lady as that is what a gent should do but I don't get why this lady had to move when the mum could have just stood but to fair if he is 10 then he should stand and let his mum sit down or another adult yeah. It's hard to gauge when I don't know if it would have caused them being separated or not

I prefer to stand anyway and pretend I'm on a fairground ride.

Haha yeah I'm the same. Not that I use the tube as don't live in London but on normal trains I prefer to stand near the doors away from everyone but usually I have the pram with me and so it's easier just to stand

No unless the child has special needs.

Yeah this is a huge problem I think. Seems to be widespread, basically telling kids that the world revolves around them. The 'noone tells off my special little princess!' parents are ridiculous.

No, they should be taught early that you can’t always get what you want

I always made my children stand up for an adult or at least sat them on my knee to give the adult their seat, its called good manners

It's funny, but I never for one minute thought you would ask an adult to let your kids sit, Chuff. Call me psychic....

for a 10 year old, no chance

Never !! My children were raised to respect and now they are raising their children to respect too

No.

Only for Elderly.

Well maybe if it's a mother carrying a baby.

Yes ,she would deserve a seat or a pregnant woman

Not a chance, we were always taught to give up seats to our elders not the other way..

A younger child can sit on a parents lap and of course if it's a disabled child or similar then its different but other than that nope.