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Of course not. That's just a rationalization on the parent's part :-)

[b]Teach table manners at home, and it will transfer to any setting.[/b][/quote]

This. If you let your kids run wild at home, not sit at the table for meals and so forth, then the same will ring true when you take them out to eat.

now sure there are ages when these thing are more or less difficult. We have taken our kids out to eat since they were newborns, but there was definitely a period of time between 15 months and just before 2yrs, when taking our son out to eat was not enjoyable or pleasant so we avoided it or went to very casual/family friendly places. We had less of a problem when our youngest was this age, probably because he had his brother to be an example and entertain him.

I am baffled that kids above the age of 3 can't behave well enough to dine out. I get not going out to eat because parents see it as a waste of money because all their kids eat is chicken tenders, but to not physically be able to dine out because kids can't behave is just poor parenting. oh and I mean this for typical kids with no special need. I get that some kids have other issues that make it hard for them to be in a restaurant and so forth. [/quote]

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