In reguards to the resturant owner in Chigago posting the sign requesting kids use an indoor voice and be kept from disturbing others. I think he is great for doing that. I love kids, but when they scream in restaurants, it's rude to others. Same with cell phones, they should not use them to have a FULL conversation.
2007-03-23 13:54:31 · 15 answers · asked by attaboydrew 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
It's sad that the owner actually had to post a sign! If my two year old starts misbehaving, it's straight off to the bathroom until she is ready to behave, I am always heinously embarrassed on the odd occassions that she acts up, and she tends to be very well-behaved because I make it easy and necessary for her to be.
I am appalled at the behaviour i see other parents let their kids get away with, while they just sit there talking to each other and ignoring the child and the distress of other diners.
2007-03-23 14:02:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
ok, i gotta thrown my 2 cents in:
yes, you are absolutly right! when you go out to eat, you're paying for good food, great atmosphere, and overall enjoyment. and a screaming child can ruin that experience....
although.....
i am a mother of a 19 month old little boy. I DO NOT allow him to run around the restaurant, i NEVER take him in a restaurant knowing that it is nearing his nap time, nor do encourage him to yell and scream and throw his food. HOWEVER, the child is 19 months old, and i cannot control everythought that runs through his head! if it gets out of control, i will leave the restaurant...but if it is a few yelps, and loud singing...i'm sorry, get over it!
i totally understand the restraunt owners intentions- but mayeb he should make it clear that it is not a place for family dining, instead of insulting patrons.
2007-03-23 14:38:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
no its not ok. I think what the restaurant owner did is great and parents who are mad about it are just mad because they can't control their children bc if they could there wouldn't be a problem in the first place. I think very young babies and toddlers are different- it is impossible to control if a baby is going to cry and can be hard to calm them down but when older children are having tantrums in public it is inexcusable and extremely rude to everyone surrounding them. parents should teach their children how to behave in public. and no i'm not a bitter kid hater. i love kids and i have a young neice - who is very well behaved. but i also work somewhere where children have been out of control and the parents have done nothing. so I have been on both sides of the issue.
2007-03-23 15:37:10 · answer #3 · answered by aly 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are times and places for children to be loud and rambunctious. Out in an "adult" restaurant with their parents is not that time. I fully think that the restaurant owner in question is completely in the right for doing that.
Personally, I find it miserable when someone's child feels the need to act up and scream in a restaurant and ruin my dining experience. However, it isn't entirely on the children. I do believe that in the case of young toddlers and infants who are not necessarily old enough to "know better," it is also up to the parents to remove a noisey child from the dining area. If the restaurant patrons wanted to listen to screaming kids, they probably wouldn't be sitting out in a dining establishment.
Case in point, my mother and I went out to have lunch at a restaurant here in Manhattan when she was up for a visit and at another table in the dining area, there was a hollering, squalling child. The parents managed to calm the child down, but the relief was short lived. It started again and this proceeded to go on through the entire course of our meal. Now, clearly, an infant can't necessarily quiet itself, but I've always been taught that in that case, the parents need to remove the child from the immediate dining area. When contacting a manager, he expressed his regrets that we had to deal with it, and asked the parents to remove the child. The only problem was that they coudln't actually force them out. So, parents need to help with taking responsiblity.
2007-03-23 14:09:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure what part of the country those who have posted live, but on the east coast I take my children aged 6 and 7 to adult restaraunts all the time. If they have the occassion to yell or be silly- I am not leaving the table or the restaraunt- I will address the behavior - But remember we are also a patron who wants the same experience as all of those who claim to be disturbed by this. This is a FREE COUNTRY and I will do as I dam** well please. Any way a lot of the time, I don't think they're so loud it's bothering people nearby and only momentarily. I really hate when the adult that is annoyed behaves in a negative manner or makes faces- that is just ignorant. We are all taking this whole being considerate thing way to FAR!!!!
2007-03-23 15:42:47 · answer #5 · answered by DJA30 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Hell no it is not OK for kids to act out in a restaurant. I am speaking from both a patron & as someone who was elected a babysitter by rudeas*ed parents. I actually had one woman call me a b*tch for telling her that her child had almost fell into the deep fryer and could she please keep track of it. People are freaking rude & then shocked when their kids are just like them.
2007-03-23 14:17:17 · answer #6 · answered by Julia B 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
NO it is not ok. Nor is it ok for people to make faces or comments to the child to get him/her going. It is certainly NOT ok to laugh or smile at the bad behavior in front of the child. This encourages them. It also is NOT ok for someone in the restuant to try to override your scolding by telling you and/or the child "its ok-your not bothering anyone too badly" or" now mom/dad let him/her be. Kids are kids." NO! There is a time for dining and a time for playing and unless your at Micky-D's or Chuckies or the like it is not supposed to go hand in hand.
2007-03-23 14:16:52 · answer #7 · answered by mom_of_2 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely NOT. I for one do not want to ruin my dinner and upset my stomach putting up with kids whose parents should have stopped this behavior before the kid turned 3. Take them to a kids restaurant for goodness sake. Or maybe into the bathroom and give 'em what for!
2007-03-23 14:12:21 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I am with you on this one. Loud cell phone conversations and ill mannered children are very distracting and unfair to other paying patrons of the establishment!
2007-03-23 14:08:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
people should take into consideration that they are not the only ones that exist, so if they have a child teach it some manners or take them to mc donalds. its the same with everything - people need to be more considerate
2007-03-23 14:00:08 · answer #10 · answered by st j 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋