Since she carried them for nine months and went through labor I took it upon myself to always let my wife stay seated and eat.
When the children were older they knew, under threat and penalty of death or dismemberment they had better stay on the straight and narrow in public and we usually brought along a coloring book and a small pack of crayons.
We almost always got compliments for our children's behavior and we are still proud of it today. we may have been tough but they behaved and have our attitude about raising their children to behave in public.
Bravo! Sadly, today many parents are afraid of their children and want to be “friends” with them.