Kids in restaurants...

[gamebirdsonly]

I wouldn't take mine until they were around 7 so They knew how to behave in public. I hate it when parents just let their kid run around or letting them be loud .

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

i hate to bring up the "When i was a kid . . . . . " thing, while i shake my cane. But, when we were kids, there was NO WAY we would even whimper loudly when out at dinner. The worst we did was not eat our steaks when taken out to a nice restaurant. But come on, kids don't want a steak. Just give us a hot dog.

 

[PotterWatch]

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We have taken the opposite approach. We took them out early and often so that they would know what was expected of them early on. I think it can work either way as long as parents deal with the undesirable behavior, rather than just igorning it.

 

[Dar]

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$200 shopping day with mom
$100 meal with mom
Spending precious memory making time with mom and being princess for a day.....

= Priceless

 

[sourland]

Absolutely depends upon the parents and the kids. My kids were never an embarassment. One set of grand kids is fine the other-- Well, I prefer to not go there. (literally and figuratively)

 

[Jamie_Dog_Trainer]

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I don't blame you one bit for being upset. Any body would have, and I would have done the same thing you did. However, I can't help but read this and feel sorry for the kids. How sad of a situation, even though of course I don't know exactly what was going on in their lives.

 

[giant pumpkin peep]

Then the lady got mad at the manager when he told her that the other woman was right and asked her not to let the child do that. She was absolutely beside herself when the he had a waitress collect all of the cheese shakers in the room so that they could be dumped and cleaned. She made quite the scene saying how ridiculous it was that people were worried about germs from a baby.

I go to school that has a experiential program. I could go on and on about that......

Anyway I work with little kids. The youngest just turned 18 months and the oldest is mayne twenty five or six months old. Anyway these kids are little petri dishes. Ihave gotten sick three time from these little guys, but it can still be a blast.

Speeking of bad parents I can't go into detail to much but the parents fill out a sheet every mourning that says what time the kid woke up/went to sleep, ate, etc. Well one kids leaves at maybe five and is in bed by seven. Then he is in his crib for way to long. It no big mystery as to why he ussaully causes trouble but there is complication in the situation involving childern.

Also the day care has a family style dinner. We pass out food to the kids though. Some kids are perfect little angels. Others need duct tape for their tray.​

 

[luvchicks8]

I take my kids and they wouldnt dare act up if they did they go straight to the car. That goes for grocery shopping or any public indoor place.

 

[Prettiest Frog]

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Anyone under 18 that can't mind their manners. I am typically referring to kids between 3-5 years old. 5 year olds know better, the parents do nothing. 3 year olds don't and the parents do nothing.

Anyone under 108 that can't mind their manners. I am typically referring to kids between 3-5 years old. 5 year olds know better, the parents do nothing. 3 year olds don't and the parents do nothing.

Fixed that for you. You left out a digit.

 

[Hippie Chickie]

I take my kids out to eat a few times a year. We left the restaurant once because of bad behavior. I have also left the grocery store as well as the clothing store because of bad behavior. My girls know that I do not make idle threats. The clothing store I think cemented the fact that I meant business. We were doing back to school shopping. I am a younger mom. I had my first at 19 and because of that I wanted to make sure that I did not fall into the steriotypical "teen mom" category. They learned there please and thank you's early and offered to help when it was needed. A few years ago I did take my girls to a four star restaurant. They love seafood and this particular place is well known for GOOD seafood. It was a reward for good grades. The girls were 7 and 9 at the time. As we were leaving the waitress pulled my DH aside and complimented us on our "angels". They are now 10 and 12. Both of them are very welcome to the quasi-adult functions that our friends host. I believe in being strict with your kids when they are little and as they get older you are not trying to tame feral children.