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Hellobee Boards Topic: Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:42:00 +0000 banana on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-694353 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:00:31 +0000 banana 694353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @T-Mom: Bento snack box was a lifesaver for us. I usually put things like raisins or beef jerky strips...you know...things that take forever to chew! haha. He would sit there and chew chew chew while we finished up our meals. MamaBehr on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-693562 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:31:32 +0000 MamaBehr 693562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The biggest thing to do is to make sure that he or she can be amused while you wait for food. Bring crayons and paper, a book, a cellphone with games or something else more creative. I find that when DD can be occupied while we wait to eat, she does well. DS, who is 13 months old, he is a little more of a challenge. But soon he'll be easy to keep entertained at the table. We don't go out to eat often though, because it just isn't as relaxing and enjoyable as it once was. A lot of times DH and I don't even talk to one another during the meal because we are each taking care of one kid. GrapeCrush on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-693516 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:12:11 +0000 GrapeCrush 693516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ he likes to people watch when at restaurants....but he also likes to scream if he's not being fed...trying to work on that! looch on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-693376 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:32:54 +0000 looch 693376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My son is 27 months old and we've just recently begun to bring him to family type restaurants. He behaves fine, he'll eat some bread and drink his watered down apple juice and play with some stickers, just long enough for us to eat. But some days he's just not in the mood to sit, and we try to plan accordingly. Mrs. Superhero on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-693213 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:59:07 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 693213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My kids do a lot better at lunch or brunch. I'm avoiding taking them out for dinner for a few months I think. Too close to bedtime and Sunny has just learned to throw a great screaming fit. MamaCate on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-693177 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:32:59 +0000 MamaCate 693177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ She loves restaurants! So much to look at and investigate...she is 16 mos and has always done well so far. skibobrown on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-693171 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:28:36 +0000 skibobrown 693171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ She's ok for short periods of time when she's well rested. If we push it and try to stay at the restaurant for too long, she starts climbing out of the high chair and trying to "visit" other people's tables. Not exactly polite restaurant behavior! sarac on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-693111 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:10:16 +0000 sarac 693111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My daughter won't be confined in anything - stroller, car seat, high chair. At restaurants, we walk her around if she doesn't want to sit. Outdoor seating is good for that too. Once the food comes she happy with that. keiki_mama on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-693094 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:00:19 +0000 keiki_mama 693094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO is only 12 months old but so far we haven't had any bad restaurant experiences. Sometimes he will get antsy toward the end of the meal and we'll have to hold him. Other than that, not too bad. I'm kind of scared of what the future holds. heffalump on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-693030 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:31:04 +0000 heffalump 693030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ She's great once the food comes, she loves eating. But before and after she wont sit still, usually someone has to walk around with her. T-Mom on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-693013 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:23:08 +0000 T-Mom 693013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @banana: my DS is the opposite! He was an angel until recently (18 months)! I'm going to pack a bento like you are suggesting and see if that helps.. He definitely cannot wait for food if he is hungry so maybe this will help. prettylizy on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-692964 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:03:30 +0000 prettylizy 692964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ She's still pretty good but she gets bored quickly and isn't patient when it comes to food. We have to either have a snack to tide her over until dinner comes or she will start grunting REALLY loudly expecting a meal yin on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-692830 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:03:05 +0000 yin 692830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My LO was generally good at restaurants but not great. He would get very antsy and bored. Since I pack him a bento, he would finish his meal before ours even came out. That leaves either mommy or daddy entertaining him while the other tries to eat. Around 18 months he became a great at restaurants and rarely ever complained. He loves jam/butter packets and stacks them up for fun. He is also a very good eater at home and takes his food time seriously. brownie on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-692266 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:43:44 +0000 brownie 692266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My son is as good as we want him to be. We have him in a bench seat and he just wanders around in the seat. No throwing food etc. but we don't force him to sit absolutely still. ShootingStar on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-692192 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:27:22 +0000 ShootingStar 692192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @autumnlove: Note to self, find a 5 point harness for restaurants....lol. autumnlove on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-692176 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:24:05 +0000 autumnlove 692176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MrsCB: Our highchair at home has a better harness and she can't stand up while she eats. Cheap highchairs at restaurants don't work that well. She was well behaved at restaurants from birth til 14.5 months! Lol. She does better at home...maybe because the surroundings are boring for her? She wants to stare at everyone now! mrsmenow on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-692170 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:23:20 +0000 mrsmenow 692170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ All of my girls are well behaved. Setting them up for sucess when they are young really helps teach them how to behave from a young age. pelikila on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-692161 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:21:49 +0000 pelikila 692161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We are very blessed in that our son is very well behaved at restaurants. He'll sit for about 2 hours without getting too rowdy. He knows that if he does, we leave immediately. chopsuey on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-692154 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:20:40 +0000 chopsuey 692154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ She's good if she's hungry. If she acts up we let her watch a video on my phone while we eat! banana on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-692150 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:18:17 +0000 banana 692150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My son used to be horrible in restaurants when he was younger but at around 18 months, he became an angel. He sits there the entire time now and eats with us. I always pack a mini bento box for him to snack on after he eats his meal (total life saver!). And I'll usually put things that take a while to eat. haha. regberadaisy on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-692146 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:16:07 +0000 regberadaisy 692146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup, she LOVEs eating out. She'll just sit there, eat and stare at people the whole time. Honeybee on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-692130 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:12:56 +0000 Honeybee 692130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We go through periods where it's easier or harder. DS is actually harder than DD right now because he cries until we feed him and then he wants to get down to explore as soon as he's done. ShootingStar on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-692123 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:11:15 +0000 ShootingStar 692123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Just out of curiosity, does she do that at home? We like to eat out a lot and I'm afraid of having a baby that does this, lol. autumnlove on "Is your toddler well behaved at restaurants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-toddler-well-behaved-at-restaurants#post-692109 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:08:10 +0000 autumnlove 692109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't think I'm taking LO out for some time! We went to our favorite pho restaurant last night and she could not stay seated in the rickety high chair and kept throwing food.