Well behaved children welcome

[original PM]

Because only chavvy parents have children with tantrums? Plenty of middle-class parents are as guilty

That's hipster parents you are thinking of....

Now where is my copy of Viz sure the modern parents would have a view in this.

[SueEllen]

Middle class parents leave the children with nanny when they go shopping.

They definitely bl**dy do not.

I sometimes wish everyone in the UK who has kids and takes them to a busy shop was from an Asian background.

[d000hg]

Middle class parents leave the children with nanny when they go shopping.

They wish they could.

[northernladuk]

It takes time for piss someone off enough to go find a member of staff, complain, member of staff then has to come over and try and sort the issue. I'm wondering if we aren't talking a tantrum here, we are talking full on meltdown...both of them. Must have gone on for quite some time.

Obviously one of the two sides isn't giving the real story either. Can't help thinking about the Primark incident when I read stuff like this now.

[northernladuk]

They definitely bl**dy do not.

I sometimes wish everyone in the UK who has kids and takes them to a busy shop was from an Asian background.

Come to Bradford and all your wishes will be granted.

[vetran]

Well behaved children welcome

Mini Miss V who is the grand age of two was woken up after I dropped her sister off at Cadets ( we had been trying to keep her awake as otherwise she won't sleep later ) she had a full 20 mins of melt down walking round an almost empty Homebase. I let her because it was almost empty. By the time we got to Lidl she was as nice as pie.She lasted until 9:00 awake and I transferred her to bed when we got back.

Kids scream, you have to let them otherwise they get to control you. If it were busy I might leave the shop but frankly so long as you aren't letting them win and you aren't in a church, theatre or cinema then people should be supportive not complaining. I certainly would be.

[northernladuk]

Mini Miss V who is the grand age of two was woken up after I dropped her sister off at Cadets ( we had been trying to keep her awake as otherwise she won't sleep later ) she had a full 20 mins of melt down walking round an almost empty Homebase. I let her because it was almost empty. By the time we got to Lidl she was as nice as pie.She lasted until 9:00 awake and I transferred her to bed when we got back.

Kids scream, you have to let them otherwise they get to control you. If it were busy I might leave the shop but frankly so long as you aren't letting them win and you aren't in a church, theatre or cinema then people should be supportive not complaining. I certainly would be.

I am sure that list should be quite a bit longer than that. Being with 20 odd feet of a child in full scream is unpleasant however supportive you want to be.

[SueEllen]

Come to Bradford and all your wishes will be granted.

Should have been clearer.

Where I am in London I've noticed the young kids who behave the best when out shopping are from Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Chinese and Korean backgrounds.

On the other hand when they get to be teenagers and are allowed out on their own they are some of the biggest sh*ts.

[mudskipper]

I am sure that list should be quite a bit longer than that. Being with 20 odd feet of a child in full scream is unpleasant however supportive you want to be.

Woman who sits next to me at work was telling how people were tutting at her in a restaurant for allowing her toddler to run up and down. It was Valentine's day. My sympathy was with the other diners.

[BrilloPad]

And I thought this was a thread about posters in the general forum?

I always like it when someone's child has a tantrum in public. I think "for once it is not my child".

Children have tantrums. And should be welcomed in public.

I blame the baby boomers. They have the "right" to everything. Take all the healthcare, all the houses, all the money. Children should be seen and not heard. Then they can get an education(which they pay for) and spend all their lives working. For no reward.

If this carries on all the boomers will have to be shot. Except Zeity of course.....