The diner owner should have yelled at the parents and shouldn't have used any passive aggressiveness in the beginning. Tell the parents that their child has been screaming for a long time and is disturbing other people. They can either take the child outside until it calms down or leave. Period.
Very young children can have off days. It is understandable that they cry or throw a tantrum. Parents have the power to pick the child up and go outside or into the bathroom until the child settles down. Sometimes you have to leave because your child isn't up to sitting in a restaurant that day. It happens and is part of being a parent.
It sounds as if the parents in the restaurant weren't even trying to quiet their child. Why didn't they feed their toddler? Did they talk to him/her? When I took young children to a restaurant, I realized that my main focus would be on keeping my toddler entertained because it was my responsibility to prevent them from disturbing other people.
Very young children can have off days. It is understandable that they cry or throw a tantrum. Parents have the power to pick the child up and go outside or into the bathroom until the child settles down. Sometimes you have to leave because your child isn't up to sitting in a restaurant that day. It happens and is part of being a parent.
It sounds as if the parents in the restaurant weren't even trying to quiet their child. Why didn't they feed their toddler? Did they talk to him/her? When I took young children to a restaurant, I realized that my main focus would be on keeping my toddler entertained because it was my responsibility to prevent them from disturbing other people.
