Banning Kids In Restaurants...

[Sierra pachie bars]

My husband and I went to dinner and the peoples kids were playing these super loud games. It wad loud. I felt that was rude. I am a mom, my youngest is 9. But he acts younger and can at times be out of control. He has austium. But i always remove my children if they start to act up. Because I feel its rude. I handled them at the car and then we can go back in.
I wish more parents would handle their kids. I had to leave target yesterday because every kid that saw us , would try to grab and crawl all over my service dog. Then a few kids felt like it was a game to run the isles and chase us. I felt I couldn't get what I needed done and left. Shame on those parents. For one they should at least teach their kids NOT to touch someones dog. And second if its in a public place the dog must be a helper dog so hands off. Parent did nothing. Then a few kids screaming WHY is there a dog in here !!
I do not know what some parents are teaching their kids , because they are very badly behaved.

 

[NGT ANGL]

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This thread just keeps getting worse. It seems as though in our society it has become the norm to critisize everyone else and/or their children for all of the ills of society and daily life. Its political correctness run amock! I am not afraid to say this, I am sure I will upset many or be banned or whatever but I can at least understand children and their behavior because they are still learning. What I dont understand are the adults who continue to say all of this mess because they dont have enough emotional control or maturity. Its easier to villify children and act like an a-hole than to be an adult and deal with circumstances that happen in life. Act like an adult and respond like an adult to situations in life instead of all of this temper tantrum stuff.

Agree

In my humble opinion and with all due respect, I don't believe that children are taking the blame for the ills of society and daily life as you imply in your response. I have children and grandchildren myself and I too understand (to quote you) "children and their behavior because they are still learning." I think this is the point and the crux of the entire matter - they are learning and how can they learn anything if they are not being taught by the parents what is socially acceptable and what is not? I expect outside voices and running and playing if I go to McDonalds or any other establishment that is geared toward children. I do not expect nor appreciate that type of behavior and noise when I go to an "adult" restaurant, for an adult evening, at an adult price. That said, it is not the children that I blame, it is their parents, who should be taking the time to teach them better manners. While I do not think that political correctness has anything to do with this, I do think that social correctness has everything to do with the issue and it just isn't socially correct to expose adults in an adult setting to children who haven't been taught to mind their manners.

 

[gritsar]

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When it became politically incorrect to snatch another persons turd eatin kid up in the store and beat the brakes off em for actin a fool. That's when kids lost their fear of adults. I'm 34 and still scared of anyone over the age of 40!

In the neighborhood I grew up in, any adult on the block had the unspoken permission of the parents to snatch a child up and tan their hide for bad behavior. The worst part was that the same adult would call my parents as soon as they finished and I'd get another hide tanning when I got home.

 

[NGT ANGL]

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When it became politically incorrect to snatch another persons turd eatin kid up in the store and beat the brakes off em for actin a fool. That's when kids lost their fear of adults. I'm 34 and still scared of anyone over the age of 40!

In the neighborhood I grew up in, any adult on the block had the unspoken permission of the parents to snatch a child up and tan their hide for bad behavior. The worst part was that the same adult would call my parents as soon as they finished and I'd get another hide tanning when I got home.

ahhh...the good old days being taught right from wrong and more importantly, respect and self respect.

 

[Okie Amazon]

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I think that is what makes most people angry. Yes, the children ARE learning --- that they can do whatever they darn well please and face no consequences whatsoever!



I once had a confrontation with a woman in a movie theater. Her brat was throwing popcorn at people, whining for a drink of coke every ten seconds and generally making everyone within 30 feet annoyed. After twenty minutes of her kid non-stop kicking the back of my seat, during which time I had turned around and given very pointed looks to her, I finally turned around and snapped at the kid myself. "STOP KICKING MY CHAIR!!!!" He began to cry, because I obviously was near to ripping his head (and his Mothers') off. "Well, he's only FOUR!" "And when do you expect him to learn proper behavior, lady? If it's left up to YOU to teach him, he'll still be doing it at 30!" She took her monster-in-the-making and left. Sighs of relief and some scattered applause all around.

 

[secuono]

More places need to do this, even the cheaper restaurants need to do this! If your kid cannot sit still and shut up, they should not be there at all.
If I owned any restaurant and a family came in w/a kid or baby that just kept screaming, running around, etc, I would tell them all to leave as soon as the disturbance starts.

 

[Jerseycoop]

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I agree with this but not all children behave badly in public...and the problem with this is that it's being targeted to all children punishing the families who do bring their children up with respect towards other.

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

To all those who think I am just being mean, and I should be more tolerant....well, for one I am not mean, I have grand kids that can be ill mannered at times, and I will not inflict their bad behavior on any one...including you!

As for tolerance, I feel all children should know their place, so no I am not tolerance of bad behavior, nor should I be asked to be.

I recall many who think I am being so outrages to purpose a child ban, are the same that supported a smoking ban.....what, is it only a good thing when you like it? Now granted children may not kill me as fast as second hand smoke, but they will drive me insane much quicker.....so either way it is bad for my health!

 

[redhen]

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X a million!

 

[SueSteeves]

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x2!

I would love it if a restaurant or two around here would do this! I would gladly give them all of my business. There is a movie theatre around here that has "no children" allowed showtimes for movies which is fantastic......leave the rug rats to McDonalds, Chuckie Cheese etc.