Isn’t it funny how people like us, with large families, don’t get distressed about this, but the ones with ONE precious little one gets all in a knot about it?
We’ve learned to be reasonable. Sometimes children are irritating to others. It doesn’t necessarily mean they’re being “rowdy,” or that they’re brats, whelps, litters, spawn, or the rest of the Death Eaters’ invective. Some situations just aren’t conducive to any reasonable activity of normal children.
Yes, you can, with diligent effort and no Social Services witnesses, train a young child to sit, silent and immobile, while adults enjoy a leisurely meal. But why bother? Save your effort for something useful, like Greek, and leave the child with a babysitter, or choose another activity yourself.