Do toddler like sitting in the baby chair

Hi lkbooi, when I go to resaurants, I enjoy seeing a couple with kids seated on baby chairs and having fun with their meals. I even feel like getting pregnant the very moment and be in such a scenerio. When I see a kid crying simply because they are seated on baby chair and not on mum's lap then I feel bad. I dont like seeing a baby cry and also I dont like seeing mother burdened with a big baby on her lap, struggling to feed them and her food getting cold on the side. We should train our kids to do things on their own. If the first time you put baby there and it cries try and insist baby sits there, or else it will repeat itself over and over.

Kids are cute and I enjoy looking at them in the restaurant. But I doubt they like to sit on the baby chair. It's quite restricting, and toddlers like to move or crawl around. But for the conveniences of parents, they should be seated properly in such a chair. If I have my own child, I will make sure that the baby chair is stable enough and as what you said, it's clean enough. I think my parents used to put me in a baby chair when they are having meals in the restaurants.

depending on their age..if the baby can sit already then why not letting them sit a baby chair especially when eating in a restaurant..its comfortable in the part of the parents and the baby as well..

hi ikbooi, my baby now is learning to set the baby chair and she likes it..coz she likes going outside..

Like you, we always let the child sit in a high chair from the time that they were able to do so. I have felt it best to get them trained in things as soon as possible.

I believe as long as parents are out together in a restaurant having a meal and a baby chair is provided ,at the eating establishment then the infant should be in it.Once it is clean and hygenic it also provided some piece of mind and aids in conversion,without having to much time to feed baby.The first time my son cried so much ,in a baby chair in a restaurant, However the hostess was very gracious and patient. In a few minutes I almost felt like Matthew was somewhere else,instead of with his parents .

Both of my children used high chairs. I never even thought to put them on my lap to eat. They never fussed while in their chairs. They were very content to sit there and eat, well eat some and mess a lot!

That is a good idea to have a baby chair at the restaurant. And i only find it at McDonalds in Indonesia. The other restaurant not yet consider about it. McDonald too have the playing area for kids. Kids will be happy if we bring them there, because they are so active! only at the mcDonald i found kids been cashing with his mother. LOL

i have a niece in family. actually she was not very comfortable sitting in the bay chair. ratjer she liked to sit on lap or other regular chaitr with us, she also tried taking food like us using the spoons. it helped her as she learned to take hotel food from very early age.

I used to put my daughter in the child chair also and let them eat by themselves unless the chair was dirty also. I would not let them make a mess though. If my child did accidentally make a mess in the chair, we would clean it up ourselves because the restaurant did not make sure to clean it up for the next child to cit in.

i dont have that experience...and i didnt notice there were baby chairs in the restaurants,next time i'll pay attention to this. but if the baby chair is not clean enough,which you can't tell from its surface,can you make sure to put your baby in the chair? i know sometimes babies like bite things at hand,they are curious about everything,is that safe?

I do not have a baby , but if i am the baby , i dislike sitting in the baby chair, because i can not move freely ! Maybe they cry for this reason!

it's a good idea to let toddlers sit on a baby chair. it's a sort of training for them and i also find it cute seeing little kids playing with their food while they're on it ^_^ i think some toddlers cry because they're not used to sitting alone...my sister, when she was a kid had that same problem which she overcame later on =)

Hie lkbooi, so far the toddlers that I come across seemed happy to be on the baby chairs as long there is food to enjoy Guess it's in everybody's culture to use food to soothe and comfort them. I wouldn't mind either using the baby chairs. I think if there is something to catch their attention and things they like , they wouldn't mind to stay put. But it is a good thing that this places are baby/child friendly to promote learning & growth to this toddlers and carers too. An advantage is mishaps spilling of drinks and messiness on the table could be avoided and the parents or carers would enjoy having the meals together. I still remember my mum still keeps a rattan made baby chair at home that was used for my nephew, me and my brothers when we were toddlers. I would consider it as an antique and it is still strong & in good condition after 45 years already. And now too bad my mum uses it a foot stool I have yet to see any restaurants that have a baby chair with rattles/toys....mmmm...perhaps they should look into that. Cheers and have a good day!

I think it is safer for the child to be secured in the chair to eat. It also allows the parent to be more comfortable eating and not have baby hands in their food. If, however, the child is resisting sitting in the chair - screaming and fussing - to the point that is bothering the other patrons of the eating establishment, then perhaps the paret shuldhold the child instead.

Well, I would definitely say that in all restaurants and other certain dining places, like cafeterias or whatever, all babies and children under age of 3 or so must sit in baby chairs. That is for the safety definitely. So if I were going to watch one of my nieces one night, I would bring her with me to Quiznos and I would ask one of the clerks for a baby chair. I would treat her to a small thing of tea. What do you guys think?