bad behavior !

[mamy75]

I need help or a good advice! i have a 6 yrs girl and a 2 yrs boy i'm desperate because i do not know what to do with my son every time we go to a restaurant he is running all the time playing around over the tables with the chairs ,salt, climbing booth, bothering people or just runing and screaming like in a playground, when he is really hungry he eats well but after he finish he start running and playing. It is really a shame im all the time eating in parts or eating as fast as i can to leave the place becuase the people is always looking at us, or becuase his bad behavior is unconfortable for others besides of his noise, it is really desperate for me because i can not do anything in public, just leave MAD and starving.
His behavior is cause of a lot of problems between my husband and I
I just feel i can't no more.
Always after a dinner in a restaurant we get a fight a home.
i m tired of been running after him in restaurants all the time.
It is ashame to say it but i do not want to go out with my son to any public place to eat, not even the Mc donals.
Can somebody help me.

[cay8099]

Does he only act this way at a restaraunt, or does he do this at home too? If he is hyperactive all the time, you may want to get the opinion of his pediatrition. If he only does it when eating out he may only be excited about being out in a new place. Try doing something with him before going out that will spend some of that extra energy. Go to the park, or play tag in the back yard; something that will make him run so all the energy doesn't land on other people when you sit down to eat. Another idea is to take a coloring book and crayons, or a book to read to him before the meal comes. Do you order his meal first so that he is done eating by the time you get your meal? I see many parents do this and get upset when their child doesn't behave when they are finished. When he's finished eating he's ready to go, so order his meal when you order yours, that way your eating together, and he isn't bouncing off the walls waiting for you to get done. My son used to act up in restaraunts, but he's 5 now and he is much better behaved when we eat out; so be reassured that it's only a phase.

[soncol]

I have an 18mo old and I bring snacks and slowly feed her while we wait for food and then give her meal as we are eating too. When she is done before us, I give her a couple of graham cookies as a dessert and a toy to play with. She doesn't like to sit for long either, but by spreading her food out for the entire time we are there, she does pretty well. I also try to play little games and sing little songs to keep her occupied.