When I was very young I can remember going to restaurants with my family Parents Grandparents Aunts and Uncles etc. You didn't get out of your seat not without a good reason. The adults were in charge.
My daughter went to her first restaurant when she was just over a month old. She is now 18. When she was old enough to walk by herself we still did not allow her to wander around a restaurant. First its dangerous (Harried wait staff carrying large trays of hot food with sharp instruments and glasses and such is a recipe for disaster when a small one dashes in front of them.) Second its rude to the other patrons and the restaurant employees.
The problem with many parents today is they think their child is special and teach them to indulge every whim.
We have a saying in our family: "Its not always about you", there are others to consider.
“Its not always about you”,...”
My son and DIL apparently use that saying with my grandson because when he’s with me and he wants something, he will always start off by saying, “I realize that it can’t always be about me, even when there’s nobody around but you and me, but...”
Sometimes gets real difficult to keep a straight face. Never used that phrase with my kids, somehow they learned early on that it was all pretty much about their dad!