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What do you think of...

MLMDDL02MLMDDL02
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Letting your child play on the floor of a resteraunt?  I was at cracker barrel today for lunch and a mother (and grandmother) were letting the little boy (approx 1-he was starting to walk) crawl and sit on the floor!  I couldn't believe it!  First- the waiters and waitresses had to watch out that they werent tripping over him and were carrying big trays of food around/over him.  Second- a resteraunt floor...eeww!! This is why I will teach my child from the beginning that they must be in their seat at resteraunts...I'm not judgemental and I understand that kids don't always cooperate, but this just did not seem like the right solution to me!
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  • Mrs_SpringbrideMrs_Springbride
    i wouldnt, for fear they would trip the waitress/waiter and get hot food or drink spilled on them.  not a place to play!!
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  • Hulahoop1234Hulahoop1234
    Gross and totally unsafe for both the child in the waitstaff.  What if they tripped on him and spilled something hot on him or another customer?  The other day I saw a child crawling all over the floor at walmart while his parents debated coffee makers.  Seriously?  It scares me that such stupid people have children.
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  • NiniJ55NiniJ55 member

    Nasty

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  • TMs1stBabyTMs1stBaby
    I let my 1 yo walk around at casual restraunts if he is having a fit.  It is either that or have him sit and cry in his seat.  I do not let him crawl and I make sure that my husband or I is with him and can snatch him up if he falls or gets in the way. 
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  • melody921melody921 member
    I'm a big believer in teaching kids early how to act at home and in public. Nobody wants to see an 8-year-old playing on the floor, so I say instill it when they're very young. But aside from that, what if a waitress tripped over him and spilled a cup of coffee or something. People just don't think.

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  • doyous&idosdoyous&idos

    imageHulahoop1234:
    Gross and totally unsafe for both the child in the waitstaff.  What if they tripped on him and spilled something hot on him or another customer?  The other day I saw a child crawling all over the floor at walmart while his parents debated coffee makers.  Seriously?  It scares me that such stupid people have children.

     

    This exactly. People do realize other people's dirty, nasty shoes have been all over that floor that their baby is crawling all over and licking.

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  • SaturnmazzSaturnmazz

    I totally think its gross and unsafe. 

     I do however see it frequently in the hospital where I work.  Ick!  I cannot believe the stupidity and just have say something.  The parents look dumbfounded, when I say the floor is very dirty.  I get the tilted head, suprised look.

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  • MLMDDL02MLMDDL02
    Yes- Instill early and often!!  I guess if the kid is screaming you take them outside...thats what my parents always did when were little (althought it didnt happen often)...nobody wants to listen to a screaming kid while they are eating!
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  • Temp700366562504480Temp700366562504480
    Not acceptable IMO.  If DS is misbehaving, one of us takes him out...
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  • Danikat15Danikat15 member
    I went to a restaurant a couple of weeks ago where they let their 1 year old daughter crawl everywhere.  She actually at one point walked out the door!  I was completely taken aback.  I felt, as a fellow diner, that I was paying more attention to their daughter then they were.  And this was a fancy restaurant/pub! 
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  • soontobecapeksoontobecapek member

    imageHulahoop1234:
    Gross and totally unsafe for both the child in the waitstaff.  What if they tripped on him and spilled something hot on him or another customer?  The other day I saw a child crawling all over the floor at walmart while his parents debated coffee makers.  Seriously?  It scares me that such stupid people have children.

    if and when this happened they wopuld sue the restaurant because their child was injured due to their own stupidity... didnt you know that's the cool thing to do...

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  • MNheidiMNheidi member
    I am totally NOT a germaphobe  (ie my kids probably ingest plenty of dirt on a daily basis) but there's NO way I'd let them play on a restaurant floor.  I used to work in a restaurant - those carpets are NASTY!
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  • StepheniedlStepheniedl
    I am very relaxed when it comes to my parenting style. I am not all over her at the playground. I let her swim in the big pool with floatys on even if I am not in it (as long as I am jumping in distance) but playing on a restaurant floor is so dangerous on so many levels! That is just neglectful.
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  • xvicki11xvicki11

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    Yes- Instill early and often!!  I guess if the kid is screaming you take them outside...thats what my parents always did when were little (althought it didnt happen often)...nobody wants to listen to a screaming kid while they are eating!

    I do this with my nieces and newphews and will certianly do it with my LO when he/she is here! I was once in a restaurant with my 2 nieces and DH. The 2 yr old began crying and pouting because she wanted more ketchup. I scooped her up, took her outside, put her in her car seat and told her we would sit there until she was "ready and quiet" to go back in and behave.

    It took all of 2 minutes for her to calm down and go back in.

    And if she didn't calm down, I would have had no problem letting DH finish lunch with our 4 yr old neice and boxing up my lunch to eat when we got home. Then I would have made the 2 yr old a PB&J sandwich (so I can't be accused of starving her). But when you show kids that their behavior is not going to be tolorated, they get it and usually give in.

    I am a teacher, and trust me when I say, KIDS CAN BEHAVE IN RESTAURANTS, it takes time, but they just need proper behavior modeled, practiced, and reinforced and negative behavior needs immediate consequences. I hate when my sister says, "We'll see how you do in 2 years" REALLY? Cause your son sits just fine in his chair when he is out with me, otherwise he knows he is going in the car without ice cream! (Little vent there ;-)

     

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