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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kenobi65" data-source="post: 2712771" data-attributes="member: 1515">Obviously, there's the subset of parents out there who simply ignore their kids' behavior entirely (as illustrated in the original article by the kid lying on the floor blocking the coffee line, and the kids hurling themselves against the display cases).  Yet, when these restaurants make these policies, it seems like it's the *other* parents with kids (the ones who *do* try to keep their kids well-behaved...but little kids are little kids, and perfect behavior just may not be possible) are the ones who get all upset.  I suspect that the really boorish parents (the first group) are oblivious to it all.This is all part of a big change that our society has undergone in the past 30-40 years.  When I was a kid, we rarely went to nicer, sit-down restaurants.  Those places were generally "adult" locations, where there was no need to police kid behavior, because kids were rarely there (the only time we ever went was for special occasions).  This generation of parents has no interest in stopping doing the things that they used to do before they had kids, just because they have kids.  So, if they used to go to the coffee house to relax before, they'll still do it, bringing the kids along.  As a result, unless you're talking about the very fanciest of restaurants or stores, there's no way to get away from having kids there.</blockquote>