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.
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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.
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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.
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Yup, she LOVEs eating out. She'll just sit there, eat and stare at people the whole time.
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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.
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She's good if she's hungry. If she acts up we let her watch a video on my phone while we eat!
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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.
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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.
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@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!
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@autumnlove: Note to self, find a 5 point harness for restaurants....lol.
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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.
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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.
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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
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@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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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She loves restaurants! So much to look at and investigate...she is 16 mos and has always done well so far.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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@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.
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