https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:25:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when/page/2#post-1821202 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 10:24:25 +0000 cascademom 1821202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When he was 22 months old or so, we left the restaurant. It was A&amp;W. He was super tired and acting out. He wouldn't sit still and was making a scene. We were chancing it by stopping for a meal. We should have just eaten in the car. He only acts up when he's overly tired. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820904 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 08:27:45 +0000 mrsjyw 1820904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 20 months and we haven't had to yet. He was fussy once during a meal, so we just quickly ate and was able to get out of there within an hour. It was near bedtime, so we were the ones pushing. As long as there's food he's a happy camper :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820899 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 08:26:25 +0000 Alivoo01 1820899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So far, not yet at 13 months. He has gotten upset a few times before, but nothing that said, we gotta go now!!</p> <p>Lately, if he's upset, I pull him out of his high chair and sit him in my lap. It usually works, but once he's bored, he wants us to walk around. </p> <p>At home, he's starting to get upset when I tell him a stern no and starts crying so we're starting to be more strict with him. When mommy says no, it means no! While before, no was just another word that came out of mommy's mouth that had zero meaning. He would usually laugh at me when I said no. That boy... lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820832 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 07:48:26 +0000 ValentineMommy 1820832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>18 months. It was yesterday and NOT fun.</p> <p>DS threw a fit while we were at buybuybaby because he wanted to run around with a baby doll stroller. DH took him away from it because he was driving it into people and basically tripping them. Que end of world meltdown. Ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820828 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 07:43:26 +0000 MoonMoon 1820828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: same! a </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820773 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 06:01:37 +0000 looch 1820773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never, because I knew we had issues with going to restaurants so we stopped going out to eat. We are slowly getting back into it, with places that are either counter service or bring out your food very quickly, lol. It's the long wait times that are a killer for my son. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820628 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 21:37:11 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1820628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 19-20m? We didn't leave but my mom came and picked him up because she was shopping nearby. Of course she said he was a SAINT with her. Of course, with grandma, at a loud mall, he's a saint. In a quiet restaurant with mama, he was theeeee devil. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820563 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:24:29 +0000 irene 1820563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are 2.5 years old.... Consciously I can not remember we ever really had to leave because of a tantrum / misbehavior, but I could have suppressed the memory lol, From what I remember the most we would do would be to finish our meal quickly and get the check and leave. For misbehavior I just had to give him time outs multiple times. Sigh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820554 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:16:48 +0000 Amelieisme 1820554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not yet. He's 2. The worst public tantrum he's thrown was a few weeks ago leaving daycare and he didn't want to go. He was literally kicking and screaming as I carried him to the car. The director had to carry my 4 mo old to my car for me! Quite embarrassing! But that's been an isolated event...so far... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820433 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 18:40:43 +0000 lawbee11 1820433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sandy: We're hoping to avoid the iPad in restaurants, too. We went out to eat last week and there was a little boy watching an iPad and both parents on their phones...it was pretty sad :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820431 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 18:35:30 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1820431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It got hard for us around 14 months. We've never left, but we've often eat alone while the other person is outside. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820424 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 18:27:28 +0000 Bookish 1820424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went out to breakfast a couple months ago and had to leave because she was melting down, and this weekend had to leave a store because she was throwing a fit. Both times were because we mis-read her cues and she got overtired....but yeah, our girl has a temper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820409 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 18:05:54 +0000 lovehoneybee 1820409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Baby Boy Mom: Pretty much the same here. One of us occasionally has to take him outside for a minute or two to "reset" but a) we've never let it get to a tantrum, b) when we're outside we talk to him about being calm and quiet inside and c) we've never had to outright leave. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820405 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 17:59:16 +0000 sandy 1820405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 2 years 9 months and we haven't had to leave any restaurant bc of her behavior. She's happy to stay in her high chair and eat. If I know it's going to be a long meal (out with family to a place that takes awhile) I bring books or some tiny toys so she's just not sitting there for a long period of time after she's done eating. As she gets older I would like her to sit and talk with us and enjoy the meal so at this point we don't do iPad at restaurants bc it's not something we want her to come to expect when we go out to eat </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820377 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:38:16 +0000 reverie 1820377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We haven't yet, but I can see it happening. LO is going through a shrieking stage.... which is frustrating b/c he is HAPPY shrieking, but I don't think the people at the restaurant care. He is 14 months now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820365 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:12:20 +0000 petunia354 1820365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only once just recently, maybe around 18 months....he was throwing things and yelling and I couldn't take it!! Luckily DH and I had driven separately so we left him to finish his brunch in peace </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820362 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:10:28 +0000 reyorra 1820362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Baby Boy Mom: this is my technique as well. Has worked for us so far, 19 months in.</p> <p>I left once before food was served (the rest of the party stayed) simply because it was already 9 pm and I was mad that we had taken so long to decide where to go and get ourselves there. I was worried I would have a meltdown if she did, so I took her home. But I don't consider that leaving due to a meltdown, but leaving to avoid one. And that is my secret... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820296 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 14:39:01 +0000 Cherrybee 1820296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like we are hurtling towards that stage with E!! She has been a HORROR this weekend - she's got such a temper! :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820278 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 14:16:07 +0000 NurseMommy 1820278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never yet at 15 months but she doesn't walk yet. I'm sure once she has that independence she's not going to like losing it to sit in one place at a restaurant! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820261 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:54:38 +0000 winniebee 1820261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He throws tantrums and can go on and on at home - but is generally really good at restaurants and I can't remember leaving a store Bc of him yet - he's had some melt downs but nothing I can't control / distract. He's 27 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820259 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:54:20 +0000 wonderstruck 1820259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In restaurants this first happened around 13 months. At the moment we're taking a break from going out to eat with him because he has a huge fit when nearby tables have their food and ours hasn't arrived yet, and if I bring a snack he'll fill up on that and then not be hungry for his food and get super antsy.</p> <p>It's never happened anywhere else though. I don't take him on big grocery shopping trips though, and if I sense a tantrum coming I immediately head for the check out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820258 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:51:47 +0000 erinpye 1820258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never have and our oldest is 2 years 4 months. She has thrown horrible tantrums that can last hours at home (or at other people's homes), for well over a year now, but when we're out and about she's too interested in her surroundings and asking me 1 zillion questions, to have one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820212 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:06:43 +0000 illumina 1820212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not yet, though she will get fussy in restaurants and we have to keep her entertained more lately, but no tantrums yet...we are getting to that stage at home too :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820207 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:58:07 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1820207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: we're in the throes of trying to instill respectful restaurant behavior right now - he is 2.5 He doesn't sit in a high chair at home anymore, so we left him sit on a seat yesterday at a restaurant - it was a local firestone pizza place so there were a lot of kids and not a place where others would get upset about noise... but we're still trying and it's definitely a challenge!!</p> <p>To answer the question though, we haven't had to leave yet due to a tantrum. He's not much of a tantrum thrower, thank goodness. I've heard three is worse though, so we'll see how it goes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820205 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:51:24 +0000 immabeetoo 1820205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never so far at 20m. If he's restless we usually go on a walk outside and come back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820196 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:45:37 +0000 skipra 1820196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think so far the baby stage has been harder. The other day we were at the grocery store when my 3 month old had a total melt down. We got in line right away and some woman cut in front of me! With a toddler and screaming baby. I was ready to just walk out but she let me go when I pointed it out. Our older boy is nearly 2 and has tantrums when we leave fun places but not usually while we are there. He is normally pretty good in restaurants as long as we have enough stuff to entertain him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820189 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:39:58 +0000 lawbee11 1820189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dandelion: I hope we're as lucky as you were with D! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820186 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:38:32 +0000 lawbee11 1820186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: I try really hard not to interrupt other people's meals because I remember how annoying it was to eat out while a child at the next table acted up/cried/wouldn't sit still/etc. So we'd definitely get our food to go and leave if all she wanted to do was run around. If she gets fussy now I can usually let her sit in my lap and she's fine, but not sure how long that'll last. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820178 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:31:40 +0000 birdofafeather 1820178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last month at 18 months, I had to remove her from an estate sale because she was losing her mind about not being able to play with the matchbox cars anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when#post-1820176 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:31:00 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1820176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 16 months we had to stop eating out, and at 24 months we were successfully able to start eating out again. It's not thy she would necessarily tantrum, but she would refuse to sit in the high chair and would want to run all over the place. Then when we tried to confine her to one place, that would send her into a tizzy. </p>