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Originally Posted by CDSmith
Bingo on that point. I fully agree with this.
What I can't stand about people (on this issue) is that they bring their squawling babies and loud brats out with them, to restaurants, to malls, to MOVIES, even to business meetings. Arrange to leave your kids at home for christ sakes, and if they do act up get them out of there. Let them know that when they act up, the party's over.
The other thing I can't stand though are parents who jump whenever their kid says jump. Kids need to know that it is not they who are in charge of things, they are not the center of the universe. Making a child wait for something actually teaches them the wonderful merits of having patience, which is a valuable trait in later life when one finds out that everything doesn't happen right when you want it.
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Someday, CD, your children will actually be welcome in public.
One of the most common mistakes parents make is not taking their children to restaurants from birth. If you wait until a kid is six or so before exposing them to a restaurant, you're going to get an overly stimulate kid who has no idea how to behave. If you take them to *appropriate* restaurants (family places, buffets, etc. - places that are prepared to welcome and feed small children) early in life, later on they are ready for restaurants where quiet, civilized behavior is demanded.