[jps359]

If I had a dollar for every time I've seen a kid at a restaurant playing on their IPad while the family eats...

[artursapek]

It's a depressing trend isn't it?

[natch]

So terrible... what would you do, not allow children to have fun?

[liotier]

I teach that the meal is the moment when fun can be had through social interaction. I entirely ban communication and entertainment device at the meal table. But then I'm French, so I don't know what the custom generally is in the USA - from my experience there I understand that the daily family meals are not considered such a sacred ritual but I only have anecdotal samples.

[natch]

Thanks for the perspective; nicely put.

[mozumder]

If you can't raise kids that can tolerate boredom, you're doing something wrong.

[macintux]

I much prefer it when the kids are running around the restaurant engaging other customers.