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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't necessarily judge parents for giving their kids screens in public unless they do it with sound and no headphones. That one makes me mad because it's so rude.

But I agree with the posters who think it's just a bad social habit and is contributing to a culture where kids grow up not knowing how to function in common social settings without a screen.

It's easy to look at the parents with the toddler and think "I"m sure they just need a break, I get it." But when you are also seeing families with tweens and teens all the time and the kids are on phones and tablets and not interacting with their parents or siblings (or the wait staff or anyone else in their orbit) at all, it's depressing. [b]By 10 or 11[/b], kids should be able to order politely at a restaurant, and have pleasant conversation with the family. Even if the conversation isn't exactly to their liking, they should be able to tolerate it and not need a distraction for the duration of the meal. But how will they ever get there if they always get screens when out at a restaurant? It appears to me that a lot of kids are not learning this skill and it's leading to a very checked out, lonely generation of people who have limited social skills and don't know how to function in public. It's concerning.

I'm willing to put up with some disruptive little kids in family restaurants to avoid that. It's Cava, not the Four Seasons. If your kid is a little annoying, it's okay. I know you're doing your best and your kid will learn.[/quote]

5 or 6.[/quote]

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