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Attachment parenting, a phrase coined by pediatrician William Sears,[1] is a parenting philosophy based on the principles of the attachment theory in developmental psychology. According to attachment theory, the child forms a strong emotional bond with caregivers during childhood with lifelong consequences. Sensitive and emotionally available parenting helps the child to form a secure attachment style which fosters a child's socio-emotional development and well being.
Attachment parents seek to understand the biological and psychological needs of the children, and to avoid unrealistic expectations of child behavior. In setting boundaries and limits that are appropriate to the age of the child, attachment parenting takes into account the physical and psychological stage of development that the child is currently experiencing. In this way, parents may seek to avoid frustration that occurs when they expect things beyond the child's capability.
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In other words, by taking your 2 year old to a classy restaurant and expecting he or she to behave, you're a fucking idiot. Children want to explore, it's natural. Pisses me off when I've been in a restaurant and see a parent spanking the shit out their kid because they won't "behave".
In other words, by taking your 2 year old to a classy restaurant and expecting he or she to behave, you're a fucking idiot. Children want to explore, it's natural. Pisses me off when I've been in a restaurant and see a parent spanking the shit out their kid because they won't "behave".
The us is on the way down......... everyone knows it on some level (well maybe not everyone).
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At the risk of thread hijacking, I think kids don't behave in restaurants because they don't sit down for dinner every day with their parents. Most parents I know in the UK feed their kids early, then have a meal after they're in bed, so the kids don't learn how to behave at a "grown up" meal.
We've always sat down together at 6pm for food as a family, and she eats whatever we eat. As a result, whenever we go to restaurants, people come up and ask how the hell my kid is so well-behaved (she's 2.5 now, but this has been since about 8 months of age).
Of course, if she's there with other toddlers, it's a different ballgame. You can't stop them running around like lunatics. Then we just go before it gets busy, go to restaurants run by Italians or other cultures who like kids, and leave a 25-30% tip.