On 2/19/2014 3:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-02-19 1:00 PM, wrote:
>> And, thank goodness, no one suggests that kids somehow need to go to
>> a restaurant in order to learn not to run, scream, or throw food when
>> the kids still "can't" learn to follow those rules at home!
>>
>>
>> http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle...f7N/story.html
>>
>>
> One problem with the article is that they seem to be suggesting that a
> restaurant is a training ground for possible unruly kids. Please try to
> train them at a noisy kid oriented place like the golden arches. I
> don't want my dinner in a nice restaurant to be overwhelmed by the noise
> of kids at a nearby table. If a kid has to be taken for a walk to keep
> it occupied, maybe it is not time to take it to a restaurant.
>
> At any rate.... keep in mind that there are "family restaurants". Take
> you kids to those places and leave the better places for people who are
> spending extra in order not to have to deal other people's kids. People
> who hire a baby sitter to watch their kids while they go out for dinner
> don't do it so they can watch other people's kids acting up.
>
Absolutely. Find a sitter, or take them to "Golden Corral" or some
other "family friendly" place. Restaurants aren't training grounds.

Jill