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Here's an article in the Washington Post:
Since announcing the ban, reservations have gone up at this restaurant, and I suspect that's becoming more commonplace.
I don't think this trend has made it to Nebraska yet.
I no longer have young kids and even our granddaughter is 10 now. But the apparently underlying premise, that parents no longer take the effort to control their children in a public place, like a restaurant, is controversial.
I can see how a couple that gets a babysitter and goes out for a nice dinner might not be happy with rambunctious children at the next table. Parents should think about whether a specific setting is age or behavior appropriate for their children. If a child is trained with good table manners at home, it should translate to behavior in restaurants.
I hate to see a blanket age policy, as it unfairly discriminates against children who can handle the restaurant setting. There would not need to be a rule if people would use common sense, but then, common sense is not necessarily very common.
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