tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722980241375072127.post7092932704617450113..comments2024-01-25T14:26:35.043+00:00Comments on Lakes Single Mum: Eating out with childrenLakes Single Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07908716535401796186noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722980241375072127.post-35357919583396425462011-02-20T09:30:03.492+00:002011-02-20T09:30:03.492+00:00Here via Blow Your Own Blog Horn!
Play areas can ...Here via Blow Your Own Blog Horn!<br /><br />Play areas <i>can</i> be good, but a friend and I went to a particular buffet near us specifically because we read that it had a play area. When we arrived, we couldn't find it, asked where it was, and were directed down into the basement, through a box-filled storage area, and into a small room with a few pillows, a handfull of books, and an easel in such a poor state, I was afraid for splinters! I'm far from a hovering heli-mommy, but sending my two-year-old there while I ate was not an option, and the area wasn't nearly exciting enough to justify being there when I wasn't eating. I don't understand what they thought they were accomplishing by making such an area!Lorryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781837154327733864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722980241375072127.post-63058371054143268372011-02-18T13:24:00.367+00:002011-02-18T13:24:00.367+00:00Eating out is a big treat for our kids. They are ...Eating out is a big treat for our kids. They are older now, but we set the bar high for going out behavior when they were little. Now I hate it when other ppls children are out of control and they just don't leave!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425835405113373985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722980241375072127.post-60447811793859880932011-02-18T12:44:48.659+00:002011-02-18T12:44:48.659+00:00QWERTY: amazing how quickly we learn from our mist...QWERTY: amazing how quickly we learn from our mistakes!!Lakes Single Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908716535401796186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722980241375072127.post-71293780305156230862011-02-18T12:43:05.671+00:002011-02-18T12:43:05.671+00:00JM: the nursery go each year to same restaurant so...JM: the nursery go each year to same restaurant so must like the well behaved kids!<br /><br />SnafflesM: good tips<br /><br />SpectrumM: Welcome! Good luck in South Africa and yes restaurants with play areas can be a God sendLakes Single Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908716535401796186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722980241375072127.post-41383885887924137682011-02-18T12:40:36.629+00:002011-02-18T12:40:36.629+00:00I am in complete agreement with you and I love eat...I am in complete agreement with you and I love eating out with my children who consider it a treat an behave appropriately... mostly! I try to forget the occasion when my my two year old in a busy and noisy restaurant was kept waiting a little too long. I was unprepared in terms of distractions and gave her little sips of her sister's Coke to keep her happy. A caffeine and sugar induced high had her screaming enthusiastically above the noise to make herself heard. Very embarrassing. I have learnt my lesson - strictly NO Coke and a handbag full of discreet yet interesting playthings!QWERTY Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10554112354381621360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722980241375072127.post-80990162421022783082011-02-18T12:37:34.015+00:002011-02-18T12:37:34.015+00:00Visiting from blow your own blog horn.
I have two...Visiting from blow your own blog horn.<br /><br />I have two kid: one with Asperger's Syndrome and the other with sensory processing problems. We still manage to eat out fairly often, though it does take quite a bit of preparation. Our kids are generally well-behaved, but I think timing is crucial for them, and going to suitable restaurants. We tend to stay away from the kids of places where we think people would be bothered by kids anyway.<br /><br />We're moving later this year to South Africa, where there is a very family friendly culture, with play areas in many restaurants- that is something I'd like to see more of!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722980241375072127.post-66712118036788724692011-02-18T09:03:35.876+00:002011-02-18T09:03:35.876+00:00I totally agree. How can children be expected to k...I totally agree. How can children be expected to know how to behave in resturants if they never get the opportunity to practice. We have taken Snaffles from a young age and thankfully he now knows what is acceptable behaviour. <br /><br />Taking something to occupy them is a must. <br /><br />I also talk to him before we go in, set out exactly what I consider acceptable and not accetable behaviour to be and like you say dont be afraid to take them out if they are not behaving. There is no point letting them behave in a way your not happy with just to "prevent a scene".<br /><br />Love our little family meals out.Snafflesmummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875505183638267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722980241375072127.post-36015731912547909032011-02-17T21:37:04.447+00:002011-02-17T21:37:04.447+00:00Wow, 27 nursery children in one restaurant. there...Wow, 27 nursery children in one restaurant. theres a brave restaurateur! I really think its important to get your children used to eating out. If you start at an early age taking them out and expecting them to behave well then they won't grow up to be the child running around screaming and upsetting all the other diners.Holly Buttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354904636113703769noreply@blogger.com