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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 153403" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Terry, I agree that you deserve a medal. It was very kind of you to draw with the little girl.</p><p> </p><p>Even handicapped as I am, I ALWAYS have a toy of some kind that I can give away if a child near me gets obnoxious. I have seen a real increase in disruptive behavior in children in public. It is as though manners are just not there - esp on the PARENT'S PART. I feel it is bad manners to let your child disrupt others.</p><p> </p><p>while I DO know how nasty restaurant floors are, thank you will go under our table if he is oversensitized. Esp if he doesnt' want to leave. I allow it for a FEW minutes, IF he is NOT disturbing anyone at our table, let alone others. He likes to sit in the dark and read for a few minutes. It soothes him. BUT it bothers NO ONE and he gets his hands washed up to the elbow before he eats. It is not other's choice, and not what I would LIKE him to do, but he is getting better and doing it far less frequently.</p><p> </p><p>If my children EVER bother others in a restaurant or movie or whatever, we first go to the restroom or outside to see what is going on. If it is simply brattiness, we LEAVE. I have even done this at a birthday dinner for Jess when SHE was acting up.</p><p> </p><p>One of the reasons I take my kids out in public is so they can learn to behave in restaurants. They always have books, crayons, puzzles, whatever is the current interest to keep them busy. They are expected to let husband and I chat, and to chat WITH us (not at us). It is part of learning manners.</p><p> </p><p>But this is NEVER allowed to disrupt others. And we ALWAYS tip very very well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 153403, member: 1233"] Terry, I agree that you deserve a medal. It was very kind of you to draw with the little girl. Even handicapped as I am, I ALWAYS have a toy of some kind that I can give away if a child near me gets obnoxious. I have seen a real increase in disruptive behavior in children in public. It is as though manners are just not there - esp on the PARENT'S PART. I feel it is bad manners to let your child disrupt others. while I DO know how nasty restaurant floors are, thank you will go under our table if he is oversensitized. Esp if he doesnt' want to leave. I allow it for a FEW minutes, IF he is NOT disturbing anyone at our table, let alone others. He likes to sit in the dark and read for a few minutes. It soothes him. BUT it bothers NO ONE and he gets his hands washed up to the elbow before he eats. It is not other's choice, and not what I would LIKE him to do, but he is getting better and doing it far less frequently. If my children EVER bother others in a restaurant or movie or whatever, we first go to the restroom or outside to see what is going on. If it is simply brattiness, we LEAVE. I have even done this at a birthday dinner for Jess when SHE was acting up. One of the reasons I take my kids out in public is so they can learn to behave in restaurants. They always have books, crayons, puzzles, whatever is the current interest to keep them busy. They are expected to let husband and I chat, and to chat WITH us (not at us). It is part of learning manners. But this is NEVER allowed to disrupt others. And we ALWAYS tip very very well. [/QUOTE]
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