Quote Originally Posted by Pinot's Mom View Post
"I've never seen a restaurant say, don't bring your screaming kids in here," said Ashley Heflin, who is a mom of two. "You can't help it if your kids scream."
That quote really got me! If YOU can't help it if your kids scream, why not?? Isn't that called PARENTING? RESPONSIBILITY (I know, that's a bad word)??
I'm a parent of 3 small kids, and that quote hit me the same way. We do eat out with our kids, and they will be kids, but we don't tolerate screaming and running around in a restaurant. We've taught them that from the beginning, and they know that's the way it is. We actually get lots of compliments on our kids' behavior when we do eat out.

We were at a local Chinese buffet restaurant at lunch one day, and two men seated at the booth next to us got up and moved about 3 booths down when we were seated next to them. Our kids...quiet. The two men...talking very loudly and using foul language within earshot of our kids.

As someone else said, some restaurants are just more family-friendly than others, and we do try to keep that in mind when we are trying to figure out where to go.