Do you allow your children to stand up in the booths when out to eat?

NO. It's inappropriate table manners and if they slip or fall they could hit themselves hard on the edge of a table or flip a chair over standing on it.

My husband and I have been out to eat with our toddler son (turning 2) and he knows to sit on his bottom in his seat and to eat his food using a fork or spoon. I wouldn't let him stand up on the restaraunt furniture (or any furniture while he eats) any more than I would let him crawl on the floor and run around in a restaraunt. It's just rude plain and simple.

Nope, because booths are for sitting and not for standing. It's just not acceptable behavior.

However, if their shoes happen to touch the seat while their in the booster seat, I don't have a problem with that.

It's the same as sitting on the ground? I really don't care. If people have a problem with sitting on something that someone's (clean) shoes have been on, they have real problems and shouldn't be eating in a restaurant.

I do not have children.

If I did, the answer would be a strict and immediate no. You sit, you eat. Don't stand up in the booth, or run around, or crumble crackers on the floor, or drop silverware, or squeal out loud.

I do understand that the brain is an active information processor, so bringing some type of mini video device for the child (ie ipod, game boy, etc.) would be acceptable up to a certain age for the child to enjoy quietly. But don't have your children misbehave in a public place like that. (Although I have argued before that witnessing such brattiness by teenagers would be an effective teen pregnancy deterrent.)

No, I don't let my children stand up in booths. First, it's very dangerous, and I would not want them to fall back and get hurt. Second, you have to teach your children table manners and that it's rude to stand on chairs. Lastly, I wouldn't want to be having a perfectly good meal and then have a little child stand up like a barbarian. Also, if they stand on the booth, they could look at another booth and just stare at you while you are eating. It's not fun at all.

Manners have been forgotten with are fast food society. We sit down, feet forward, arms off the table, we use napkins and utensils. Children ask to leave the table and take their dishes with them. I'm not a tyrant, when we have pizza sleepovers, everyone crowds around the pizza box on the floor while Hanna Blah-tana signs. My point is teach the rules first and the exceptions later. It's sooo much easier that way!!!

Children should learn to sit in a booster seat a restaurant. They need to be taught age appropriate manners. They should not be allowed to sit on the table or scream. Well wouldn't that be nice?

my 4 year old daughter never does this, i have no idea why she doesn't, but she just likes to sit there and read the menu the whole time. but her cousin loves standing and jumping. normally we don't let him stand up, just because it can be a distraction to those around us eating, or it can leave marks or water on the seat. also, it's not very good table manners. now if you're at mcdonalds or something like that, than that's fine, seeing as how lots of kids are there doing that.

My little lady knows she sits or we leave. That being said she is allowed to kneel, but only to better reach the table if a booster seat is unavailable or won't work in the particular booth. I also make sure I have things in my purse to keep her entertained.

I don't have kids at this point in time, but what i can tell you is that when i have them and i go out to eat i will not allow them to stand on the booths. It's a little distracting for the other customers, and kids can be really noisy and disturbing. Although, kids will be kids.

No

1) because they dont need to be standing on anything other than the floor

2) the defiantly dont need to be standing at the dinner table.

3) they could fall and get hurt

4) bad table manners.