[Dallas59]

Another RUDE thing that parents let their kids do...is give the waiter/waitress an order. I’m embarrassed and angry for the server when some 4-7 year old kid spits and stutters while giving the server an order while mommy and daddy giggle.

[Grams A]

Another RUDE thing that parents let their kids do...is give the waiter/waitress an order”

Strongly disagree with you. When we are in a family restaurant and there is a children’s menu, once my grandson learned to read he was allowed to order. Children learn by doing. My grandson orders in about one tenth of the time it takes my DIL and then she always changes her mind. We have always let him choose something to take with him to the restaurant to occupy himself. Everyone is much happier this way, including those sitting around us.

[kelly4c]

Oh give me a break. They “spit and stutter” because they are not fully developed, as you once weren’t. All the child-bashers must have been stuffy little old looking boring children, either that or the worse offenders:)

[Ann Archy]

AMEN!!!!!!

[kiki04]

my children, 5 and 7 order their own food at restaurants. It is how we are teaching them how to order politely. When it comes their turn, it is

"May I have the ............., please."

what is rude about that??

We usually get compliments on their behavior in places, but they use table manners at home, so they use them out and about also.