RE: Parents not taking there crying child outside at a restaurant or store
April 29, 2016 at 10:12 pm
(This post was last modified: April 29, 2016 at 10:26 pm by Athene.)
When my sons were infants, I would take them out into lobby if they started crying in the movie theater and I couldn't console them after a few seconds.
They never really cried at restaurants, but I imagine my response would've been relatively the same.
However, I see no reason to expect people with crying infants/toddlers to leave certain stores. I don't believe an expectation of "quiet enjoyment" at most grocery/retail stores is reasonable. People should always make a sincere effort to quiet their children, but I wouldn't expect that some frazzled parent should forgo groceries and essentials for their family because someone's irked by a crying baby.
Once children are older (around 4 or so) they really shouldn't be carrying on like that in public, barring some sort developmental/behavior issues, in my opinion.
Children are quite capable of understanding "Knock it the hell off, or so help me, I will......" by then.
Whenever I've witnessed a whining, screaming brat in a store, a parent attempting to bargain with and/or bribe the kid is usually sure to follow.
They never really cried at restaurants, but I imagine my response would've been relatively the same.
However, I see no reason to expect people with crying infants/toddlers to leave certain stores. I don't believe an expectation of "quiet enjoyment" at most grocery/retail stores is reasonable. People should always make a sincere effort to quiet their children, but I wouldn't expect that some frazzled parent should forgo groceries and essentials for their family because someone's irked by a crying baby.
Once children are older (around 4 or so) they really shouldn't be carrying on like that in public, barring some sort developmental/behavior issues, in my opinion.
Children are quite capable of understanding "Knock it the hell off, or so help me, I will......" by then.
Whenever I've witnessed a whining, screaming brat in a store, a parent attempting to bargain with and/or bribe the kid is usually sure to follow.