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Some kids will behave with just a verbal cue. For the better or worse, most won't. That's one of the reason some restaurants have a play area, to deal with that tension.

> Disciplining children (even just verbally) seems to be something nobody wants to do anymore

"Parents these days" ?

Sometimes parenting the kid means precisely not giving a response to their annoying and noisy behavior.

This third option is not fool proof.

No amount of being told to be quiet to a 1-2 year old will do the Jo .

> The options aren’t iPad or uncontrollable noise

Absolutely. Visit France; see many well-behaved and well-dressed children eating with their parents at cafes and restaurants. It's almost like they respect that this is actually their parents' treat time - that they've been taught that they are not the centre of the universe.

You don’t have children.