https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:07:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1462135 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 20:13:40 +0000 lemondrop 1462135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's never an absolute yes or no for us, it really just depends on the situation and knowing how to chill him out when he gets worked up. He is used to going out and we have routines set up when we are in restaurants that keep him a happy camper. </p> <p>Our key is that we try to set ourselves up for success from the beginning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1462118 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 20:07:54 +0000 immabeetoo 1462118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmmm he has *always* liked going out and about better than staying at home. He is VERY busy and mobile, but I try to be really conscious of balancing letting him explore and asking him to sit. So, when we run errands we do a rotation of in the cart, in the tula, and walking/running free. So... yes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1462061 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 19:44:32 +0000 littlecasita1122 1462061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted other because my LO just likes to be able to walk around on his own and explore. He's getting better with holding one of our hands at least. He does pretty well sitting at restaurants as long as we bring snacks while we're waiting for food to come and a couple other books/toys to keep him busy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461628 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 15:36:27 +0000 sandy 1461628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: we always get compliments when we go out with her bc she'll sit nicely for the entire meal and eat and just be well behaved. Yes, I pack a few books when going out for peak dinner time bc it might take awhile but she'll sit quietly and look at her books. Like you, I always say something like "she's just a naturally well behaved...we got lucky" and this one lady was like "c''mon mama give yourself some credit!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461571 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 14:49:03 +0000 pinkcupcake 1461571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She was a pretty easy infant - as long as we held/wore her, she was happy (and if she got grumpy, nursing helped calm her down immediately). I even flew internationally alone w/ her and amazed everyone w/ how easygoing and well behaved she was. </p> <p>It got harder when she became mobile bc she wanted to crawl everywhere. She wasn't happy being held as much. She never tolerated her stroller or shopping cart. Once we hit a year and she started walking, it was much harder to take her out. Even though she's still super sweet and cheery, she would rather explore. She wasn't ever difficult bc of tantrums or behavior - it's more that she wants to explore and she's super quick! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461562 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 14:40:21 +0000 Sapphiresun 1461562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Very interested to read about this. Our LO is so good at 7 month. She happily rode to a town an hour and a half away, and wedding dress shopped with me and my sister for most of the day, and then returned home and then out for dinner in a restaurant and was an angel, just napping in the stroller or carrier, and happy to chew on Sophie and people watch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461558 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 14:38:29 +0000 bhbee 1461558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted no but it depends. she was SO easy as a baby but that doesn't last into toddlerhood. she has a pretty chill personality but by 18 months she started to be more antsy. she wants to touch everything at the grocery store and occasionally will do some throwing, which I hate, but it's not like she's screaming her head off. restaurants are a crap shoot but if it has enough food she likes and some coloring or other distractions, we can usually make it work. </p> <p>I am always saying though how she cries WAY more as a 2 year old than as a newborn or baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461557 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 14:37:56 +0000 skibobrown 1461557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter was very well behaved in public as an infant, and is still quite well behaved in public as a toddler. Although she isn't quite as reliable as a toddler. For her it has always seemed like the sights and noises of crowded places calm her down. She's also very cautious in new situations, so she gets quiet when we take her out in a new place. It's certainly a convenient trait when we want to go out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461549 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 14:32:24 +0000 looch 1461549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When my son is out in public, he is for the most part, extremely well behaved.</p> <p>Home, that is another matter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461526 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 14:21:43 +0000 yoursilverlining 1461526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461491 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 13:57:06 +0000 rachiecakes 1461491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>J's always been a good kid/baby. He's super active but always happy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461471 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 13:35:29 +0000 meganmp 1461471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I chose other, because they are pretty well behaved at restaurants, but they can be pretty tough in stores if we are not constantly moving. We take them out to happy hour every Friday (mom of the year, right here, with her kids in a bar), and I think that it's helped. They're used to going out, and we know what we need to do to take them out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461429 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 13:05:50 +0000 lamariniere 1461429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were the opposite. DS was difficult as a baby when out, but he has been a good toddler. We are also pretty strict, so we don't tolerate screaming/running around in restaurants. One of us will take him outside if there is a problem. But I think that has happened maybe once. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461425 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 13:04:09 +0000 lawbee11 1461425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sandy: We go out to brunch with my parents almost every weekend and they're constantly talking about how well-behaved she is and telling us we're doing such a good job raising her. I am like uhhh I wish I could take credit for it but we're just lucky! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461406 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 12:51:34 +0000 lovehoneybee 1461406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>E was a dream as an infant, and is still usually really great in public, but we have to play offense more to achieve it. We try not to go out if he's near naptime/missed a nap/otherwise overly tired. He much prefers walking and pushing the cart instead of sitting in it. It takes longer to shop, but he's happy and calm and distracted. </p> <p>Food is the ultimate distraction for him, so when we're at a restaurant we always try to ask for a roll or something even as we're sitting down. I also usually have a stash of goldfish crackers in my purse at all times. If for some reason that doesn't work, one of us will "reset" him by walking around outside with him. Reading a favorite book or pulling out his ABC flashcards also works most of the time. </p> <p>If he ever has a meltdown that we can't immediately correct, one of us will wait and get our food to go and the other will take him to the car. I'm not going to subject other diners to my kid's tantrum. </p> <p>I think it's entirely possible that you'll have a much easier time, though, if you go out regularly and have since she was born. We don't go out to eat much, so we have to actively try to engage and distract him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461401 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 12:42:49 +0000 sandy 1461401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO was a super easy baby - once we had a good nap/bedtime schedule she never cried in the car seat or out in public. She was always happy to sit in her stroller and/or shopping cart. We didn't eat out much with her when she was a baby but as a toddler she will happily sit in the high chair and enjoy a meal with us. She's 2 years 3 months and still super easy going. Of course we see flashes of the terrible 2s but she is really good overall. I definitely feel like we struck gold with her. I can't take credit for her...she's just very well behaved </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461394 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 12:37:53 +0000 JerricaBenton 1461394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is only a little over one, but she's always been great in public. She's definitely my little shopping buddy. she still likes to be carried in the ergo and smiles and says hi to everyone and look at everything even though she's mobile. The only thing that's more difficult now is that she's harder to distract when shd really wants a toy or random thing. She loves sitting in a high chair at restaurants and looking at all the people and eating different food keeps her interested rather than wanting to get out and move around. She really loves the ergo so that might have something to do with her being so happy out and about. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461383 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 12:29:53 +0000 Dandelion 1461383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep.DS is always good in public. Has been his whole life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461382 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 12:29:20 +0000 StbHisMrs 1461382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know that there is any correlation, at least for us.<br /> #1 - Colicky until 9 months, couldn't even go to the grocery store. He has been my hardest child thus far, he still protests and makes a scene and he's 12 :shocked:<br /> #2 - The perfect baby, happy smiling, content. She's 2.5 now and very independent and difficult for me to take anywhere, now if her Dad takes her it's a different story ;)<br /> #3 - She started out like her brother, cried through the grocery store every single time. Now that she's a little bigger she's perfectly content anywhere as long as I'm near! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461381 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 12:28:56 +0000 autumnlove 1461381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The all angel days are definitely over for LO 1...she is somewhere in the middle. It started around 13/14 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461379 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 12:28:05 +0000 hilsy85 1461379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lo was preeetty good as an infant; he would sleep in his stroller or the ergo, or people watch. </p> <p>once he started to crawl, it was GAME OVER. He became super fidgety and would cry in the stroller or while being held. It got worse once he could walk! I have found that snacks and a pacifier help :) As does only taking him out when he is fed, happy, and not too tired. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461378 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 12:27:49 +0000 stargal 1461378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>he's been pretty good as a toddler, we have only had to leave a restaurant once but that's because it was late and he napped poorly that day. He is pretty well behaved but all toddlers have their moments ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461374 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 12:23:21 +0000 MrsH 1461374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461370 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 12:20:16 +0000 Maysprout 1461370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never thought twice when she was an infant. She's had a few moments as a toddler where she was just too tired or we were traveling a lot and it was all too much but for the most part she's been really good. It's gotten harder as she's gotten older for sure because she's much more curious and mobile but I think getting her out a lot has helped her be fairly even keel when out and about. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461362 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 12:15:43 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1461362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kind of in the middle! J has always been a quieter kid and pretty content no matter what. As a toddler now- he is still a really good kid- however he's much louder (he'll just randomly yell throughout a store lol) and he does like to exert his independence from time to find. He'll often insist that he needs to walk instead of being in the cart; but doesn't always listen if we do let him walk. Overall he's a great kid and well behaved, but like any toddler he has his moments and curiosity gets the better of him :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-was-well-behaved-in-public-as-an-infant#post-1461329 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 11:54:55 +0000 lawbee11 1461329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Was he/she well-behaved in public as a toddler? </p> <p>We struck gold in this department...LO is amazingly well-behaved in pubic. She has never cried in a restaurant (and we eat out pretty regularly). Yesterday we were in the AT&amp;T store for an hour and she didn't make a peep...she just happily chewed on her Sophie and people-watched. </p> <p>Will our luck run out once she's mobile? If your LO was well-behaved in public as an infant, was he/she still well-behaved once becoming mobile? </p>