Surely the answer is to ban the parents who don’t mind their children while they’re having a few swift ones.
parkchanwookiee on
There needs to be more aggressive segregation between normal pubs and family friendly drinking establishments. Put a play park outside like it’s Maccy D’s so I know to stay away
ImmaDoWatIWant on
I’d welcome it, its hard to relax when there’s screaming kids running around.
ramakitty on
It’s interesting that any restaurant or pub that considers creating an exclusively adult (or over x years) space is newsworthy. There seem to be two narratives – either that it’s a sign of social decline, or unnecessary pearl-clutching that is a slippery slope to children being banned from all restaurants.
godoflemmings on
Never done pub work but did in a café and yeah, kids running rampant because parents were too busy gossiping was the worst part of the job *by far.* I can see the argument for this for sure.
Anxious_Equipment144 on
So, they’re not actually banning kids, they’re going to restrict it to 12 years old and over unless the parents can look after their kids. Seems reasonable enough.
IlIIIllIIlIlllII on
I work in early years i assure you these parents do not give a fuck and will take great offence their perfect angels are being accused of such behaviour
heyitjoshua on
The culture in this country will do absolutely anything to avoid blaming parents
JustJavi on
As a father of 2 under 7, I avoid kids friendly pubs when I don’t have mine 🤣
tylerthe-theatre on
I talk about this issue with my friends a lot, pubs arent daycare centres, take your kids to a park, theme parks museums, shrek adventure or whatever. There are plenty of kid themed places, pubs are just for lazy parents that cant get a babysitter if we’re being honest.
Other people shouldn’t be inconvenienced because you dont care to watch your kid.
soundguyjon on
Completely agree with this. Nothing worse than going somewhere to have screaming kids and “parents” not doing a damn thing about it.
As another comment said, we are in a culture that will do anything but blame parents and it needs to change. Want to be a shitty parent? Just stay at home because you’re making everywhere worse for everyone, including ruining things for actual good parents.
Your kid might be the most precious thing to you, but it isn’t an excuse to ruin everyone else’s day.
Ok_Ninja7574 on
Kids shouldn’t be allowed period. Ruin it for everyone.
WhatGoesZzubZzub on
They can’t play out in the street, because they will upset the neighbors
They can’t walk to the park, because the roads are too dangerous
They can’t talk to strangers, because of stranger danger
They can’t buy anything, because they don’t have their own money
They can’t be in the pub with their parents, because they disturb the customers
They can’t use the internet, who knows what they might find there?
There was once a terrible time where children were seen and not heard. Now we can be pleased to say: children are neither seen nor heard!
tony220jdm on
So many bad parents about, don’t you feel embarrsed you kid is being an ass and ruining it for other people
gertrudegrunge on
Our local pubs are inviting kids in on a Saturday night to keep the door open.
dopebob on
These threads are always weird to me. What pubs are you all going in that are full of kids running around? I never see it. Most pubs I go in don’t have any kids in, never mind loads running around.
Surely if you don’t want to be around kids in a pub it would be very easy to find a pub like that.
Almost_human-ish on
I’ll be honest I can’t think if anything weirder than taking young kids to a pub – unless it’s more if a food place than just a pub.
Want to drink alcohol in a pub? Get a fucking childminder FFS.
Substantial_Key4640 on
The lazy sods sit there insisting it’s the job of the ‚village‘ to help them with their children. But God help the village if you tell their feral progeny to stop kicking your chair or screaming into a dog’s face after crawling under the table.
Holty12345 on
I mean…the business can ask anyone to leave whose causing issues so no need to ban but could just remove/refuse service to anyone causing a problem
visitingshortly on
Good. Just have good pubs and family pubs. Make it clear which stretch so family pubs can be avoided.
citizen-spur on
There’s quite a big influx of Hong Kong immigrants here in Kingston.
Big family groups descending on the Wetherspoons, but the kids all seem to be doing home work or colouring-in. Mebbe on phone I guess.
Kids are not the problem.
Regular_Fruit_2907 on
Why can’t parents discipline their own children? What does it take for these parents to understand their kids are brats and have unacceptable behaviour? I honestly understand the licensees an accident and their insurance will go through the roof. They are most likely losing a small fortune in customers that won’t come simply because it’s not a relaxed environment it’s a daycare! It seems the behaviour and curiosity in our culture has tanked the past 20 yrs
Obvious_Yard_1846 on
In the 90s it used to be fairly common for pubs to not allow kids or limit them to the pub garden
DrStumbleDog on
I work retail and far too many parents think its okay to let their kids loose in a premises and treat it like a playground.
Lonely-Lab-4328 on
Serving kids pints of full fat coke will only go one way.
Theonewithcurls on
As a parent to a toddler and a baby, I totally agree; just because they are kids doesn’t mean they can treat things without respect.
johnyma22 on
Not allowing feral anyone in any place is entirely the right of the landlord/lady. Our rule is „my house, my rules“, if the landlord says something, it goes, you treat it like his house.
In our local kids are allowed and a lot of them join in with the adults as they are on first name basis(will join and chat about the footy) but there are kids (and adults) who change the tone when they come in and a good landlord will manage that family giving them their „special“ table (IE sticking them in a corner) and giving the kids a „gift“ (usually some coloring or board games to play with)..
Let’s keep a semblance of perspective here.. Problematic adults are a bigger problem than feral children.
uncle_jaysus on
Surely it’s a great British tradition where parents get lashed while their kids play and socialise and form alliances and enemies and fight and then tell their parents and then make up and then go home having had the best time ever.
That’s my recollection from childhood, anyway. I suppose it’s entirely possible there were tables and tables of miserable childless adults wishing we’d all piss off home. I didn’t notice. Too busy having fun being a child.
scott3387 on
Research into the pub shows they don’t have any play equipment, don’t serve food (recent change but still) and react terribly to children. What do you expect children to do while mommy and daddy knock back pints? Sit there being bored? Of course they are going to entertain themselves with the open space.
Yes they should be told off by the parents when pulling up flowers but to be honest I question why the parents are even taking them in the first place. There’s clearly nothing for children.
Nuthetes on
Most British parents are absolute useless.
You get either the bozo from the estate who doesn’t give a toss and gets aggressive if someone says Hayden and Nevaeh are being a bit of a cunt. Or the Middle-Class, wet behind the ears sap who believes in „gentle parenting“ rather than punishing Ambrose and Persephone when they decide to put a brick through someone’s greenhouse.
Leave A Reply
Du musst angemeldet sein, um einen Kommentar abzugeben.
30 Kommentare
Surely the answer is to ban the parents who don’t mind their children while they’re having a few swift ones.
There needs to be more aggressive segregation between normal pubs and family friendly drinking establishments. Put a play park outside like it’s Maccy D’s so I know to stay away
I’d welcome it, its hard to relax when there’s screaming kids running around.
It’s interesting that any restaurant or pub that considers creating an exclusively adult (or over x years) space is newsworthy. There seem to be two narratives – either that it’s a sign of social decline, or unnecessary pearl-clutching that is a slippery slope to children being banned from all restaurants.
Never done pub work but did in a café and yeah, kids running rampant because parents were too busy gossiping was the worst part of the job *by far.* I can see the argument for this for sure.
So, they’re not actually banning kids, they’re going to restrict it to 12 years old and over unless the parents can look after their kids. Seems reasonable enough.
I work in early years i assure you these parents do not give a fuck and will take great offence their perfect angels are being accused of such behaviour
The culture in this country will do absolutely anything to avoid blaming parents
As a father of 2 under 7, I avoid kids friendly pubs when I don’t have mine 🤣
I talk about this issue with my friends a lot, pubs arent daycare centres, take your kids to a park, theme parks museums, shrek adventure or whatever. There are plenty of kid themed places, pubs are just for lazy parents that cant get a babysitter if we’re being honest.
Other people shouldn’t be inconvenienced because you dont care to watch your kid.
Completely agree with this. Nothing worse than going somewhere to have screaming kids and “parents” not doing a damn thing about it.
As another comment said, we are in a culture that will do anything but blame parents and it needs to change. Want to be a shitty parent? Just stay at home because you’re making everywhere worse for everyone, including ruining things for actual good parents.
Your kid might be the most precious thing to you, but it isn’t an excuse to ruin everyone else’s day.
Kids shouldn’t be allowed period. Ruin it for everyone.
They can’t play out in the street, because they will upset the neighbors
They can’t walk to the park, because the roads are too dangerous
They can’t talk to strangers, because of stranger danger
They can’t buy anything, because they don’t have their own money
They can’t be in the pub with their parents, because they disturb the customers
They can’t use the internet, who knows what they might find there?
There was once a terrible time where children were seen and not heard. Now we can be pleased to say: children are neither seen nor heard!
So many bad parents about, don’t you feel embarrsed you kid is being an ass and ruining it for other people
Our local pubs are inviting kids in on a Saturday night to keep the door open.
These threads are always weird to me. What pubs are you all going in that are full of kids running around? I never see it. Most pubs I go in don’t have any kids in, never mind loads running around.
Surely if you don’t want to be around kids in a pub it would be very easy to find a pub like that.
I’ll be honest I can’t think if anything weirder than taking young kids to a pub – unless it’s more if a food place than just a pub.
Want to drink alcohol in a pub? Get a fucking childminder FFS.
The lazy sods sit there insisting it’s the job of the ‚village‘ to help them with their children. But God help the village if you tell their feral progeny to stop kicking your chair or screaming into a dog’s face after crawling under the table.
I mean…the business can ask anyone to leave whose causing issues so no need to ban but could just remove/refuse service to anyone causing a problem
Good. Just have good pubs and family pubs. Make it clear which stretch so family pubs can be avoided.
There’s quite a big influx of Hong Kong immigrants here in Kingston.
Big family groups descending on the Wetherspoons, but the kids all seem to be doing home work or colouring-in. Mebbe on phone I guess.
Kids are not the problem.
Why can’t parents discipline their own children? What does it take for these parents to understand their kids are brats and have unacceptable behaviour? I honestly understand the licensees an accident and their insurance will go through the roof. They are most likely losing a small fortune in customers that won’t come simply because it’s not a relaxed environment it’s a daycare! It seems the behaviour and curiosity in our culture has tanked the past 20 yrs
In the 90s it used to be fairly common for pubs to not allow kids or limit them to the pub garden
I work retail and far too many parents think its okay to let their kids loose in a premises and treat it like a playground.
Serving kids pints of full fat coke will only go one way.
As a parent to a toddler and a baby, I totally agree; just because they are kids doesn’t mean they can treat things without respect.
Not allowing feral anyone in any place is entirely the right of the landlord/lady. Our rule is „my house, my rules“, if the landlord says something, it goes, you treat it like his house.
In our local kids are allowed and a lot of them join in with the adults as they are on first name basis(will join and chat about the footy) but there are kids (and adults) who change the tone when they come in and a good landlord will manage that family giving them their „special“ table (IE sticking them in a corner) and giving the kids a „gift“ (usually some coloring or board games to play with)..
Let’s keep a semblance of perspective here.. Problematic adults are a bigger problem than feral children.
Surely it’s a great British tradition where parents get lashed while their kids play and socialise and form alliances and enemies and fight and then tell their parents and then make up and then go home having had the best time ever.
That’s my recollection from childhood, anyway. I suppose it’s entirely possible there were tables and tables of miserable childless adults wishing we’d all piss off home. I didn’t notice. Too busy having fun being a child.
Research into the pub shows they don’t have any play equipment, don’t serve food (recent change but still) and react terribly to children. What do you expect children to do while mommy and daddy knock back pints? Sit there being bored? Of course they are going to entertain themselves with the open space.
Yes they should be told off by the parents when pulling up flowers but to be honest I question why the parents are even taking them in the first place. There’s clearly nothing for children.
Most British parents are absolute useless.
You get either the bozo from the estate who doesn’t give a toss and gets aggressive if someone says Hayden and Nevaeh are being a bit of a cunt. Or the Middle-Class, wet behind the ears sap who believes in „gentle parenting“ rather than punishing Ambrose and Persephone when they decide to put a brick through someone’s greenhouse.