you make the call

[Danzig]

my oldest sister threw a tantrum once. ONCE! and apparently the rest of us learned the lesson from that example.

you have to teach your kids to behave at home-take them out to teach them there as well-but if you let your kid act like a hellion at home, well guess what he's going to act like everywhere else!
we took, and still take, our kids everywhere. of course they're teens now-but i never had a problem with them. they sat at the restaurant--no running laps. and for crying out loud, no blankies!

but when you take a youngster to dinner, you have to be ready to go when they're done eating. if you want to sit and chat over cocktails for an hour after, call a sitter.