Left-footed Filth Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 At what age did you start taking your kids to matches? I know the thought of subjecting young children to this club should probably land parents in handcuffs but I was just interested to know. I have a 5 year old (6 this year) and I'm not sure if he's still too young. Thoughts from other (sadistic) parents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Someone I know started taking their child from a baby They had them in a papoose from being a tiny baby They were perfectly safe and the babies mum made sure the baby was perfectly warm and fed and happy (think it slept through most games at first though!) Has to be the youngest ever attendee at a game too! Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo hippy Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 My 4 year old is no way near ready. But hopefully in a year or 2 we have a (league one) promotion chasing team getting biggish crowds and it will be time. I first went at 6 standing on the kop and don't remember very much. By 8 it was all seated and I was going every week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Road Runner Posted March 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2021 About 25, let them have 25 years worth of happy weekends first. 7 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillyno9 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I started taking my youngest lad when he was 5 going on 6. It was Carlos first season and he fell in love with it all. He is now 11 and doesn’t even watch them on I follow or sky now. Been all over the country with him watching Wednesday, he even cried at Wembley. Without sounding corny I will look back and remember that 2 year period with fondness. our life has since moved on, our family has grown and business commitments are now a priority. but in my opinion it’s the perfect age to start taking your lad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Just now, gillyno9 said: I started taking my youngest lad when he was 5 going on 6. It was Carlos first season and he fell in love with it all. He is now 11 and doesn’t even watch them on I follow or sky now. Been all over the country with him watching Wednesday, he even cried at Wembley. Without sounding corny I will look back and remember that 2 year period with fondness. our life has since moved on, our family has grown and business commitments are now a priority. but in my opinion it’s the perfect age to start taking your lad. When did he stop? Did he find other things to do? Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillyno9 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 1 minute ago, @owlstalk said: When did he stop? Did he find other things to do? We still had season tickets up to last season. Was never going to re new this season regardless of COVID. l run a local grassroots football team and have done for the last 5 years. Hopefully we can pick that up again once permitted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Past Member Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Took mine at 3, out of nappies & day time sleep well gone. At 3 they wanted to go when the sweets ran out, so take plenty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Just now, zzmdu said: Took mine at 3, out of nappies & day time sleep well gone. At 3 they wanted to go when the sweets ran out, so take plenty. From my experience with my kids, at 3 or 4 years old it’s the hardest time to explain to them that they need to sit still and not run on the pitch 1 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poite Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Just now, @owlstalk said: From my experience with my kids, at 3 or 4 years old it’s the hardest time to explain to them that they need to sit still and not run on the pitch Have the same problem with my old man tbh 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andysowls Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Wednesday? Never! No seriously I started taking my lad at 6(with plenty o’sweets) he also discovered Berés straight away & that’s the highlight for him! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat Owl Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Get young’ uns hooked before they realise we are c.rap seems to have been the modus operandi in our family going back generations... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Past Member Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 1 minute ago, @owlstalk said: From my experience with my kids, at 3 or 4 years old it’s the hardest time to explain to them that they need to sit still and not run on the pitch Yep, some use phones/tablets as pacifiers, I never did & thought badly of a bloke whose two sons spent the entire game in their ipads. But to be fair, I was wrong, now they are older, they both watch the match. We have a fsmi!y on the kop, who have taken daughter from birth, now bout 3 years old. Wouldn't recommend it, but the mother had a sister & mum on hand to help & it worked ok. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleo Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Took my grandson a couple of times when he was 3. Got tickets in the South near the front. He loved the colours, the noise, the music and Ozzie. Great for a special day out but too young for every home match. Now, he’d think he was on the Naughty Step. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Just now, doubleo said: Took my grandson a couple of times when he was 3. Got tickets in the South near the front. He loved the colours, the noise, the music and Ozzie. Great for a special day out but too young for every home match. Now, he’d think he was on the Naughty Step. The space on the front row of the South Stand is amazing for kids 1 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkastav Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Started taking my lad from 8 months and he’s fine 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Depends if they can sit and watch football. Can they watch a match at home on TV? Take to the occasional game and bring them in slowly. Don’t rush them and get a S/T then after a couple of games they’re wanting to take their gameboy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteOwl91 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 55 minutes ago, Road Runner said: About 25, let them have 25 years worth of happy weekends first. This. We were all subjected to child abuse watching Wednesday. Will be investigated in years to come what we had to endure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grandad Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Both my 2 went from before they were 1 Breaks my heart that the last 20 years of crap has seen them both stop going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Just now, Grandad said: Both my 2 went from before they were 1 Breaks my heart that the last 20 years of crap has seen them both stop going You’re joking They were both hardcore fans Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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