Comments on: Eating Out with Kids: Restaurant Behavior http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/ep-eating-out-with-kids/ eHarmony Parenting offers free a free parenting newsletter, parenting help, tips, advice, guidance, support and resources Thu, 15 May 2008 21:56:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Cathy http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/ep-eating-out-with-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Cathy Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:36:25 +0000 http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/ep-eating-out-with-kids/#comment-266 Jane - I think you should tell your sister to shut up! I own a restaurant and I would do everything I possibly good to help keep a child quiet and unobtrusive rather than have it whine around the place and upset my other diners. Your child behaved in a perfectly appropriate way given the circumstances and your sister should have been proud to go out with you and her niece. If the restaurant had no problem with it, then neither should she. On the flip side, I used to be one of those childless people who criticised people in restaurants for how they handle their kids, but not anymore since the birth of my son last year! I would happily pay good money to have my child fall asleep at the table! Your sister will learn the error of her ways in time. Jane – I think you should tell your sister to shut up! I own a restaurant and I would do everything I possibly good to help keep a child quiet and unobtrusive rather than have it whine around the place and upset my other diners. Your child behaved in a perfectly appropriate way given the circumstances and your sister should have been proud to go out with you and her niece. If the restaurant had no problem with it, then neither should she. On the flip side, I used to be one of those childless people who criticised people in restaurants for how they handle their kids, but not anymore since the birth of my son last year! I would happily pay good money to have my child fall asleep at the table! Your sister will learn the error of her ways in time.

]]> By: Elizabeth Pantley http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/ep-eating-out-with-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-261 Elizabeth Pantley Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:58:53 +0000 http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/ep-eating-out-with-kids/#comment-261 Oh, my goodness - but how our perceptions of children's proper behavior changes when we have our own! Have you ever heard that quote from John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester? He said, "Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories." If your sister had children - she'd have complimented you. In MY book - quiet and asleep is MUCH better than tired, whiny and cranky! So good job, Mom! Oh, my goodness – but how our perceptions of children’s proper behavior changes when we have our own! Have you ever heard that quote from John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester? He said, “Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories.”
If your sister had children – she’d have complimented you. In MY book – quiet and asleep is MUCH better than tired, whiny and cranky! So good job, Mom!

]]> By: jane http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/ep-eating-out-with-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-236 jane Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:17:42 +0000 http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/ep-eating-out-with-kids/#comment-236 Please Help! This event has already taken place. Years ago, actually, and I still think @it: I visited my sister with my 2 children aged 7 & 9 at the time. We had a long day in the city and went out to a casual neighborhood restaurant they frequented where we were seated in a booth. (Nicer than a chain, but not a five star restaurant...) My youngest was so tired. She put her head down on my lap in the booth next to her and fell asleep. I was just happy she wasn't whining! Later my sister chastised me for embarassing her by allowing my child to behave so badly in the restaurant. She insisted that children in HER city don't do that. I have felt guilty and angry about that comment ever since. You may have guessed that she has no kids of her own. Should I have insisted that she keep her head up and stay awake, or was it acceptable to allow her to fall asleep on my lap? Please Help! This event has already taken place. Years ago, actually, and I still think @it:

I visited my sister with my 2 children aged 7 & 9 at the time. We had a long day in the city and went out to a casual neighborhood restaurant they frequented where we were seated in a booth. (Nicer than a chain, but not a five star restaurant…) My youngest was so tired. She put her head down on my lap in the booth next to her and fell asleep. I was just happy she wasn’t whining! Later my sister chastised me for embarassing her by allowing my child to behave so badly in the restaurant. She insisted that children in HER city don’t do that. I have felt guilty and angry about that comment ever since. You may have guessed that she has no kids of her own. Should I have insisted that she keep her head up and stay awake, or was it acceptable to allow her to fall asleep on my lap?

]]> By: Sheri http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/ep-eating-out-with-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Sheri Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:50:49 +0000 http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/ep-eating-out-with-kids/#comment-18 Great, easy to follow article full of advice that is actually do-able! Elizabeth Pantley is my parenting guru! (If you haven't yet, you NEED to read her books!) Great, easy to follow article full of advice that is actually do-able! Elizabeth Pantley is my parenting guru!
(If you haven’t yet, you NEED to read her books!)

]]> By: Patti http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/ep-eating-out-with-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Patti Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:44:10 +0000 http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/ep-eating-out-with-kids/#comment-17 WOW This article is wonderful and full of information to help parents and their children have a nice/peaceful dinner. I use all of ideas when my husband and I go out to eat with our 2 little ones. I always have a 'small' bag of toys, crayons and coloring books in the car and ready to grab!!! WOW
This article is wonderful and full of information to help parents and their children have a nice/peaceful dinner.
I use all of ideas when my husband and I go out to eat with our 2 little ones. I always have a ’small’ bag of toys, crayons and coloring books in the car and ready to grab!!!

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