My children have been going to restaurants once a week since they were in high chairs.
When they were young, we took them to low budget, kid friendly places. We taught them proper table manners, etiquette, and treating servers with respect.
We also introduced them to opera and live theater through the children’s opera programs and community theater matinee productions. I made it a point to discuss proper behavior on the way to both venues and on the way home we would talk about the production, their favorite parts, what they disliked, etc. Invariably, they would remark on how poorly behaved the other children were. I made sure to give them lots of praise on how well they behaved and how proud I was of them.
As they got older (age ranges of 10, 8, and 4), we started taking them to upscale restaurants and dressed finely for Michelin Star meals and an evening at the opera or theater. They were on their best behavior automatically because I raised them that way.
I have never been embarrassed by my children. They knew better than to act like heathens.
They still enjoy going out to eat, shows, opera, and the theater.
Slow clap. Bravo. My parents raised me that way as well.
We parented similarly. Kudos.