Carolina Beach restaurant to parents: "Screaming children will not be tolerated."

[luchinos]

very necessary! screaming is totally unbearable!

 

[ModerateRepZero]

I understand that you can't make a newborn realize that making noise is inconsiderate to other people, but still, as someone pointed out, you can either figure out how to placate the little one (whether it be jingling something shiny like keys or a pacifier).
With someone 2-3 years old at least, I'd like to think that some sort of "behave yourself while in public; no temper tantrums/crying unless you're hurt" concept can be communicated....

 

[Amused]

I get really sick of the "nothing I can do crowd."

BULLSHIT. If the child is old enough to learn from pain, they are old enough to accept discipline. Period. Someone I know does NOTHING to stop her screaming, grabby, bratty 2 year old claiming she is not old enough to understand why she is not allowed to scream and break expenisve shit. CRAP! I have witnessed first hand that she is old enough to avoid candles, fires and the stove because she got burned. She is old enough to look above when crawling under things because she bumped her head. I've fucking seen it. If she can learn those lessons through pain, she can learn ANY fucking lesson.

No one wants to discipline their children anymore. Bullshit ideas about self esteem and stifling creativity have lead to a pandemic of selfish, obnoxious brats.

 

[NFS4]

I get really sick of the "nothing I can do crowd."

BULLSHIT. If the child is old enough to learn from pain, they are old enough to accept discipline. Period. Someone I know does NOTHING to stop her screaming, grabby, bratty 2 year old claiming she is not old enough to understand why she is not allowed to scream and break expenisve shit. CRAP! I have witnessed first hand that she is old enough to avoid candles, fires and the stove because she got burned. She is old enough to look above when crawling under things because she bumped her head. I've fucking seen it. If she can learn those lessons through pain, she can learn ANY fucking lesson.

No one wants to discipline their children anymore. Bullshit ideas about self esteem and stifling creativity have lead to a pandemic of selfish, obnoxious brats.

 

[Zebo]

LOL - I'm lucky they fear me w/o the pain. Don't know what I'd do pushed to edge. last time I "disciplined" I dislocated shoulder just grabbing him. z cried like baby that night. That said I can;t stand parents who let their kids run rough shod over them. That's who's ass we should be kicking IMO.

 

[geno]

It wouldn't come down to things like this if people had enough courtesy to remove a screaming child so they don't ruin other's meals.

Very true, but just realize it's a very slippery slope when you communicate to the child "When you scream, we leave" or even "When you scream, you get to leave the table so we can go somewhere else to calm down" but in the end a screaming kid should be only the parents' problem, not everyone in the establishment's, so good for this restaurant for not putting up with it.

 

[geno]

I get really sick of the "nothing I can do crowd."

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No one wants to discipline their children anymore. Bullshit ideas about self esteem and stifling creativity have lead to a pandemic of selfish, obnoxious brats.

It all comes down to a blend of stupidity and laziness. As a relatively new parent, I now see how oblivious many other parents are to the condition of their child. It's unsettling, actually. I'm not saying I'm parent of the year but my kid doesn't throw tantrums, talk back, hit, throw things, says please and thank you, it's hard work getting to that point but I can't believe how many people just shrug it off like it's not their responsibility.

 

[alkemyst]

I have witnessed first hand that she is old enough to avoid candles, fires and the stove because she got burned.

set them on fire?

 

[shortylickens]

I get really sick of the "nothing I can do crowd."

BULLSHIT. If the child is old enough to learn from pain, they are old enough to accept discipline. Period. Someone I know does NOTHING to stop her screaming, grabby, bratty 2 year old claiming she is not old enough to understand why she is not allowed to scream and break expenisve shit. CRAP! I have witnessed first hand that she is old enough to avoid candles, fires and the stove because she got burned. She is old enough to look above when crawling under things because she bumped her head. I've fucking seen it. If she can learn those lessons through pain, she can learn ANY fucking lesson.

No one wants to discipline their children anymore. Bullshit ideas about self esteem and stifling creativity have lead to a pandemic of selfish, obnoxious brats.

Your user name is strangely ironic.

 

[sourceninja]

Very true, but just realize it's a very slippery slope when you communicate to the child "When you scream, we leave" or even "When you scream, you get to leave the table so we can go somewhere else to calm down" but in the end a screaming kid should be only the parents' problem, not everyone in the establishment's, so good for this restaurant for not putting up with it.

No it's when you scream you get taken outside, given an ass whooping, then brought back in to sit and eat. Then if you still choose not to eat you get to starve until our next meal time, at that point you get to try to eat the same meal we took with us from the restaurant again.

A few years back my sister's kid kept throwing his toy on the floor from his high chair. I picked it up for him about 3 times. On the third time I told him if he did it again I was going to keep it until they went home. He did it right after that. I took the toy upstairs. He screamed until they went home. My sister was begging me to give it back so he would just shut up. He has never acted out around me again.

 

[Amused]

set them on fire?

I'm not that cruel...

But if she can learn the "I don't want to touch that because it results in pain" lesson she is old enough to learn not to touch things and not to fucking scream.

 

[Amused]

No it's when you scream you get taken outside, given an ass whooping, then brought back in to sit and eat. Then if you still choose not to eat you get to starve until our next meal time, at that point you get to try to eat the same meal we took with us from the restaurant again.

A few years back my sister's kid kept throwing his toy on the floor from his high chair. I picked it up for him about 3 times. On the third time I told him if he did it again I was going to keep it until they went home. He did it right after that. I took the toy upstairs. He screamed until they went home. My sister was begging me to give it back so he would just shut up. He has never acted out around me again.

Never play fetch with a toddler. Period. Give them two tries. If they intentionally throw it down again, they lose it.

Of course, they are fumble fingers so if they drop it accidentally, give em a break.

 

[alkemyst]

No it's when you scream you get taken outside, given an ass whooping, then brought back in to sit and eat. Then if you still choose not to eat you get to starve until our next meal time, at that point you get to try to eat the same meal we took with us from the restaurant again.

A few years back my sister's kid kept throwing his toy on the floor from his high chair. I picked it up for him about 3 times. On the third time I told him if he did it again I was going to keep it until they went home. He did it right after that. I took the toy upstairs. He screamed until they went home. My sister was begging me to give it back so he would just shut up. He has never acted out around me again.

These same people I can guarantee block the sidewalks in their neighborhood, park wrong, leave their grocery carts in a parking space, etc.

They have no sense that they live in a community/society. They feel entitled to just take and give nothing back.