Well behaved children welcome

[BrilloPad]

Have you heard that you can turn them off?

Children?

[sasguru]

These people should have a German nanny like we had when sprog was small.
If he's being naughty now, I only have to tell him to "Halt's Maul!" and he clicks his heels, gives a little salute and says "Yahwohl, mein fuhrer".
No I'm not joking. But I hope he is.

[suityou01]

Reminds me of the time I took baby bp on a plane. He was aged 5 - but the size of a 7 year old. While getting on he totally freaked - screamed at the top of his lungs. I wrestled him into the plane. Most passengers covered their ears.

I nearly said "apologies he is autistic". But people should learn a bit of tolerance. People without disabled kids can be so smug. Autism is war - and if a child has it the whole family has it.

On a camping trip last year I was playing petanque with the kids and one of the other camper's little darlings climbed through my legs as I was mid bowl and punched me in my left nut as hard as he could. I was visibly in pain and distress, and had a dull ache for several days later.

The parents just laughed it off as he has ADHD. I did not feel that understanding toward the condition and still don't. Badly behaved is badly behaved and it is the parent's responsibility to keep their children under control while in public.

[suityou01]

These people should have a German nanny like we had when sprog was small.
If he's being naughty now, I only have to tell him to "Halt's Maul!" and he clicks his heels, gives a little salute and says "Yahwohl, mein fuhrer".
No I'm not joking. But I hope he is.

Jawol

[mudskipper]

When a child (disabled or otherwise) is having a meltdown, it might exacerbate less visible issues for others who are in the vicinity. e.g. does someone suffering from anxiety not have as much "right" to consideration as the parent with the screaming child?

[FatLazyContractor]

On a camping trip last year I was playing petanque with the kids and one of the other camper's little darlings climbed through my legs as I was mid bowl and punched me in my left nut as hard as he could. I was visibly in pain and distress, and had a dull ache for several days later.

The parents just laughed it off as he has ADHD. I did not feel that understanding toward the condition and still don't. Badly behaved is badly behaved and it is the parent's responsibility to keep their children under control while in public.

Moral of the story - Even kids feel like punching Suity

[suityou01]

Moral of the story - Even kids feel like punching Suity

[d000hg]

When a child (disabled or otherwise) is having a meltdown, it might exacerbate less visible issues for others who are in the vicinity. e.g. does someone suffering from anxiety not have as much "right" to consideration as the parent with the screaming child?

Yes but a badly placed tin of baked beans could 'trigger' someone it seems these days.

[mudskipper]

So if (hypothetically) the complaint in JL was that toddler throwing a paddy (not disabled AFAIK) is distressing a disabled child who suffers from anxiety, what should the JL staff do?

[norrahe]

I've noticed that only children in the UK have parents who think it's OK for them to run around in restaurants and cafes.

In most of the rest of Europe including other Northern European countries children don't do this.

It's common sense as you don't want hot food or drink dumped on them by accident by one of the waiting staff.

Come to cloggers and you'll find its far worse.