Another example of "me, me, me" parenting:

[i-need-a-martini]

Parents get told to move out of cafe after baby screams the house down and get all huffy. This is a good companion piece to the breastfeeding mother one.

http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life/two-flat-whites-and-a-bawling-child-please-20130121-2d2xc.html

[cherry*135]

I think it is a bit different if you have a cranky baby/child on a bus/train/plane. You can't just pack up and head home. I was on a plane the other day and a mother had a cranky 1 yo. A child that probably was very tired but just couldn't get off to sleep, so whinged,cried and wriggled.

I felt sorry for the mother.

This child seems to have been screaming/crying constantly for 10mins or more. The childs parents could have had some consideration for other people dining in the cafe - by all of them going home or one of them taking her outside.

As regards to restless babies in church, parents often take them outside for a bit till they calm down rather than disrupt the whole service.

[cherry*135]

What about parents who take babies/toddlers to long events like graduation ceremonies. Hundreds of people there, only 1 or 2 families will bring a small baby/toddler to the event, expect them to sit still and quiet for a  very long time (which they don't) so you end up with a child squawking and competing with the speakers.

[donnashuggy]

As regards to restless babies in church, parents often take them outside for a bit till they calm down rather than disrupt the whole service.

Not me, you can't do that when you are playing guitar, we had a wild time at mass when my children were young, there were that many babies between us and it revived the church, more people began to attend knowing that if their child made a noise that they wouldn't be frowned on.

[crystal-gems]

Children should be seen but not heard.

They should not be allowed into adult eating premises until they know how to behave....I recommend 12 years of age.

They should also be born with a full set of perfect teeth and a job to go to.

[patchoo78]

:^O

I agree with the first two..

Although, children in European countries ie France, are quite used to their parents taking them to Cafes etc as it has happened since birth, so they know how to behave,, Perhaps the French actually teach their kids something that so many kids these days seem to be lacking; manners and respect!

[darksideofthemoon]

Parents here do not, nowadays, know how to teach their children how to behave in public... 

Frankly screaming children drive me to the edge of lunacy (yes I have raised 8 of them) and in this case I would have left.

I now know the restaurants and cafes around my district who allow children and who don't so I can avoid them.

In this case the parents should have taken the child outside until it settled and then tried again.. if that failed then they should have given up and bought take away...

Sorry I fail to see why other people should be submitted to this sort of thing.

[cherry*135]

I now know the restaurants and cafes around my district who allow children and who don't so I can avoid them.

You have restaurants and cafes near you who have bans on babies and children entering them?:O

[twinkles**stars]

Children should be seen but not heard.

They should not be allowed into adult eating premises until they know how to behave....I recommend 12 years of age.

They should also be born with a full set of perfect teeth and a job to go to.

lol my neighbour used to say they should have an off button as well.

[daydream**believer]

We have no family here so have always had to take our babies/kids with us whenever we want to eat out.

I will not put up with bad behaviour from my kids in public and they know that.

I often get comments from people about how well behaved my kids are in restaurants.

In saying that though, i also had sense not to expect a baby/toddler to sit and be quiet while i had a coffee and a chat in a cafe. Its boring for them

[azureline**]

We have no family here so have always had to take our babies/kids with us whenever we want to eat out.

I will not put up with bad behaviour from my kids in public and they know that.

I often get comments from people about how well behaved my kids are in restaurants.

In saying that though, i also had sense not to expect a baby/toddler to sit and be quiet while i had a coffee and a chat in a cafe. Its boring for them

Good, sensible ....... I will never understand how anyone expects a child under 5 to sit and do nothing for hours while mum/dad socialise or shop.