Behavior restaurants wdyd?

Re: Behavior restaurants wdyd?

• angelashly member

  November 2014

  We've left restaurants before. Usually that is punishment in her mind because she loves eating out.

  
  

  
  
  

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• cyprissa member

  November 2014

  i bribe with a small snack. Order quick. Take them on a walk....love it when you can see the kitchen. Last resort, take the offender to the car and put him in his car seat for a hey, cut it out or we will wait here while Daddy gets our food to go. It usually works.

  
  
  

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• BluepointToasted member

  November 2014

  Is it bad that I sometimes just let DS watch cartoons on my phone? He is usually pretty good when we go out to eat, but sometimes if the food is taking forever and we have gone through all the toys we brought, I let him watch his 'toons.
  
  As far as what keeps him busy in restaurants, he really likes flash cards. I bought all kinds of different ones in the target dollar section (numbers, letters, animals), and he likes for you to flip through them.

  

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• [Deleted User] member

  November 2014

  BunkinMama said:

  We order the girls' meals right away.
  
  Then toys, crayons, etc .

  And ask for the check after ordering. Be able to leave of they melt.
  
  But honestly, we stopped going out for a year or so because it was too stressful.

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• secretsout member

  November 2014

  Like others, we try to avoid going out if he is overly tired or just a general mess.  If we do go, we only go with extra adults.  I prefer a ratio of 4 adults to one kid, lol.  

  
  

  Seriously though, we avoid going out if we think it will go badly.  We try to bring snacks, toys, crayons.  We go places that are kid/noise friendly, and we try to do things as quickly as possible.  If things are really going badly, one of us takes him for a little walk.  

  
  

  I will also let him play with my phone if things are getting out of hand.  I know people frown on that, but sometimes I just want to enjoy my meal and if a few minutes of netflix at the table get me that, then so be it.

  
  

  I don't usually threaten with consequences in a situation like that because it doesn't do much good in my opinion and I don't think it's fair, especially when I've basically set him up for failure.

  
  

  
  

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• Bythebeach09 member

  November 2014 edited November 2014

  We have had to leave restaurants before the food even came. DH took them in the car and I stayed to get the food to go and pay the bill.
  
  We try to make sure our phones/iPad are charged so they can play with them. The crayons/kids menus last all of about 3 minutes.
  
  We ALWAYS order the kids food immediately and make sure the server knows to bring their food out ASAP. We make sure they eat something and then we can let them hang out while we eat.
  
  Going out to eat at a "nice" restaurant is out of the question with them. We stick to family restaurants and chains. It's getting better now, but from about 18 months old until 3-4 was REALLY rough. We didn't go out much and there are places I won't go back to because my kids were so badly behaved I'm too embarrassed to go again.
  
  Our rule is if they are real tired-no dining out. And if we get invited out with friends or family we won't go if it's after 5:30 because by the time dinner is over it'll be 8pm and my kids will have destroyed everything around them and ruined everyone's time.
  
  If we do go out, it's at about 4:45-5. When there are less people to disturb and so they don't eat too late. It usually is other people with young children and the senior citizens!
  
  ETA: didn't realize I hit post earlier before I had finished my response.

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