Cry room
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{{Short description|Secluded area for children and caretakers}}
A cry room, crying room, or infant care room is a space designed for people to take babies or small children for privacy or to reduce disturbance of others. Started in the 1950s, they are usually found in churches, theatres, and cinemas. Cry rooms are often designed with soundproofing properties to dampen the sounds made within. Many are equipped with a speaker system to allow the occupants to continue listening to the presentation in the main space, be it a church service or performance in a theatre.
Some churches have cry rooms for when a child becomes "out of control, disruptive enough to distract people, or makes it hard for others to hear or contemplate". Cry rooms are used in theatres and cinemas to allow a child to be taken out of the main auditorium while still allowing the accompanying adult to watch the performance.
There are hardly any cry rooms anymore, particularly in cinemas, which is mainly due to the rise of multiplex theaters beginning in the 1970s.{{cite web|url=https://cinelog.org/cinelog/2009/01/29/the-cry-room/|title=The Cry Room|website=cinelog.org|date=2009-01-29|accessdate=2023-10-28}}
See also
References
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{{cite web
|url=http://www.church-acoustics.com/cryroom.htm
|title=Cry Room Acoustics
|publisher=Acoustic Sciences Corporation
|year=2009
|author=Bott, Tim
|accessdate=18 August 2013
}}
{{cite web
|url=http://www.warrentheatres.com/faqs05.asp
|title=Frequently Asked Questions - What is a Cry Room?
|publisher=Warren Theaters LLC
|accessdate=18 August 2013
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012120739/http://www.warrentheatres.com/faqs05.asp
|archivedate=12 October 2008
}}
|url=http://www.landmarktheatres.com/AboutLandmark/faq/faq.html#infants
|title=Frequently Asked Questions
|publisher=Landmark Theatres
|accessdate=18 August 2013
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625193649/http://www.landmarktheatres.com/AboutLandmark/faq/faq.html#infants
|archive-date=25 June 2012
|url-status=dead
}}
{{cite web
|url=http://www.stjos.org/parish/
|title=Cry/Toddler Room
|publisher=St. Joseph's Catholic Church
|accessdate=18 August 2013
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215034817/http://www.stjos.org/parish/
|archivedate=15 December 2013
}}
{{cite web
|url=http://www.staphx.org/faq-cryroom.php
|title=Question: Do you have a Cry Room or Childcare?
|publisher=Saint Thomas The Apostle Roman Catholic Parish
|accessdate=18 August 2013
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814192717/http://www.staphx.org/faq-cryroom.php
|archivedate=14 August 2013
}}
{{cite web
|url=http://www.rhodesshoppingcentre.com.au/reading-cinemas
|title=About Reading cinemas
|publisher=Rhodes
|accessdate=18 August 2013
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002095945/http://www.rhodesshoppingcentre.com.au/reading-cinemas
|archivedate=2 October 2013
}}
|url=http://www.cmaxcinema.com.au/facilities/crying-rooms.html
|title=Crying Rooms
|publisher=CMAX Cinemas Palmerston
|accessdate=18 August 2013
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917000743/http://www.cmaxcinema.com.au/facilities/crying-rooms.html
|archive-date=17 September 2018
|url-status=dead
}}
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