It's not that those of the general public don't think you shouldn't travel, eat out, or grocery shop with your children...take it from one woman who has raised her children (3 boys 22, 21 and 20)...It's just that we wish you would actually DISCIPLINE them!!! If there was some sort of groundwork done at home then maybe, just maybe, the screaming temper tantrum throwing tots of today would know how they would be expected to act when they are out in public, but it is obvious by the way they act (anything goes, and mommy and daddy lets their little darlings do anything that feels good, including kicking the seat that I am unfortunate enough to share with them, and did I mention that the little sweetums did it for 2 HOURS STRAIGHT while I was having dinner with my husband for my 25th anniversary?? This was NOT Chucky Cheese either, this was a 200 dollar a plate lovely restaurant in Washington DC, and should seriously have been NO KIDS, or even better NO PARENTS who have NO COMMON SENSE!) As you may have guessed, I did asked to be moved, and it took 2 hours because the restaurant was fully booked and we didn't get to move until we were having our coffee, and it took all I had to not stop and tell off the parents, because it is NOT the child's fault, it is the parents for not giving the child boundaries and good parenting in the first place...and quite frankly, if you can afford to be in that establishment then you should have left your little darling at home with the nanny, or if it was her night off you should have gotten a sitter for the evening because it was not only myself and my husband that was annoyed but at least 6 other tables surrounding them and everyone was overjoyed when they finally left, and there was NO way they didn't know how uncomfortable they had made everyone in the room yet they could have cared less because they were so totally self centered. I now only fly first class because I am far less likely to run into a yelling and screaming child on a flight and in the past 5 years I have taken MYSELF off a flight as soon as I see a child under the age of 10 because I do NOT want to listen to some kid misbehave while I am stuck somewhere I cannot walk away from a situation and instead I have taken another flight at a later time. I am fortunate I am in a situation to be able to afford to do something like this, but there are more people that cannot afford to do this than those that can, and I truly feel sorry for those that have to white knuckle through a flight with a screaming kid, and I am so thankful that I am blessed to not have to suffer through that kind of nails on a blackboard torture =)

If there were establishments that were "no kids" I would support them 100 percent with my patronage, be them restaurants or airlines. I know it's SO non PC to say what you think or feel about things like this, but I think it's more than time that people express what they feel about things so that things begin to change for the better. Parents, either parent and train your children to behave when they are in public, or keep them at home so they can behave like little heathens all they want and only YOU have to listen to them scream and yell and the rest of society won't have to hear their screams since we are not allowed to correct the mistakes you have obviously made to allow them to behave in such a manner when you have them out and about. I know when I had my boys out if they even thought about misbehaviour while we were out I would have them in the car so fast their little heads would spin just so I didn't have to endure dirty looks from others while I was out doing errands or my grocery shopping. Just a thought but if you don't want to get the dirty looks or stage whispers about someplace not being "Chucky Cheese" maybe leaving the kiddies at home would be a good way to stop these things from happening. Just a thought =)

how can a person discipline a 2 year old that barely knows how to talk yet in a restaurant or in any public area? can anyone get back to me with a good answer cause I'd like to know, heh my boy is a handful when I take him out.

I can tell you, but I don't know if you will take the advice lol...Teach him the way you want, no, expect him to act at home first and practice at home...Set your table with nice dishes and dress him up in what you would call his "Special Clothes" (I did this with my kids starting when they were 3,2&1 lol) and then have a meal that even if they wear it, it won't stain their clothes. I used to use fettuccine Alfredo...white sauce, Heaven's Manna for little guys! Keep the meal short, like less than 20 minutes and praise, praise, praise!!! Same thing for grocery stores and other places you want to go...Make the trips SHORT to start as in no more than 20 minutes, and TONS of praise when they don't go into meltdown. I used to get little dollar store toys for successful outings and dinners, and I used to have a sticker board that was a dry erase board that had successes on it and chores, and yes your 2 year old can do chores too!!! He can pick up two toys every hour and put them away...teach them young and you are creating some lucky person a wonderful mate one day, and you are also going to get TONS of compliments when you are out with your little mannered guy! If you really are interested in tips, I am happy to share them with you, after all like I said before, I raised 3 sons that are now 22, 21 and 20 and they are all wonderful young men, and the light of their parents hearts, and I would be more than happy to tell you how we got them to have manners, say please and thank you, open car doors, the whole thing...(car doors started at 7 for my oldest, but I can't take credit for it starting, he saw it in an OLD black and white movie lol!)

Good luck to you momma of a son, you will get the hang of it...and like they say, a daughter goes away and marries, but a son is a part of you for life =)