[Lorianne]

Of course the restaurant owner should set their own rules and guidelines from dress code, to behavior, to smoking policy .... always.

We took our young daughter to every kind of restaurant from very young and never had a problem. But I’ve seen some very bad behavior from kids ... and not just in restaurants.

Once at a bookstore there was a kid overturning displays ripping up the books!
The mother was right there and said nothing. When a store employee came over she walked out with the kid ... didn’t offer to help pick up anything or pay for the destroyed books. People were just flabbergasted.

I’ve seen this kind of behavior at all kinds of stores and restaurants. This spoils things for people with well behaved kids.

[CodeToad]

“didn’t offer to help pick up anything or pay for the destroyed books. People were just flabbergasted.”

She should have been arrested and made to pay restitution. The ONLY way to stop bad behavior is with negative incentives.

[caww]

.....”I’ve seen this kind of behavior at all kinds of stores and restaurants. This spoils things for people with well behaved kids.”.....

Of course....but then there are far fewer well behaved “parents” then there use to be.....the apple thingy.