we try to get a booth, then the kid can crawl/toddle back and forth while everyone else eats. Though it helps to brings toys/aim for quiet time.
it only sortof gets easier when they are older. With 4 from 1yr-7yr I think you just trade problems.
I haven't found a restaurant meal relaxing in years! (about 7 of them)
...don't shoot the straw paper, catch the spoon when it falls off your nose, no fork sculptures, no we are not ordering oysters if you don't like them, neither does anyone else, if you are going to eat all of daddy's salmon then next time order it yourself, please stop banging on the table, stop stealing your brothers food (to the one year old)
The secret to a peaceful (ish) meal is to direct the conversation before you start the tirade of 'No'. (what colors are in the lights? Tell me about that art on the wall? What shapes can you find on the table? can you find a right angle?
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