Children / young adults in pubs

[msmith501]

Just been sent this link by a friend after an evening in a pub (not our local) where a group of young women got noisily merry (pissed) whilst the rest of the pub had the job of babysitting their offspring who were in other rooms, climbing over furniture, shooting foam pistols and basically being very very loud. In one instance a child collided with a small table and knocked a whole round of drinks over and in another, a smaller child (still using a dummy) pulled its dummy out and dunked it in someone's drink. The final straw was a small dog kindly leaving a present. I'm totally fine with children being brought into pubs as it's another chance for them to interact, learn how to get along and not be apart from their parents on a night out BUT I'm also for the parents demonstrating a bit of responsibility. What do you think? Link below:

www.msn.com/en-gb/foodanddrink/foodnews/pub-branded-ridiculous-for-strict-new-rules-where-children-cant-roam-free/ar-AADsj5I?ocid=spartandhp

Children can be in pubs having a bar meal and well supervised, up to say 6-7pm, after which they should leave. Adults should be a allowed to speak as adults do, and carry drinks in a pub without having to consider children.

They also shouldn't be allowed in during big sporting events where pubs get really crowded.

Why would the children want to be there anyway? It's all just for the parent's benefit.

Tonight dh, dd and I went for a walk and ended up in a local pub at 9pm. Dd is in y6. We went to the pub garden while dh got the drinks. There was a girl completely on her own. Dd told me she was in her school and in year 2. Her mum works in the school office. The pub garden is actually far from the pub and actually can't be seen from there. Dh brought our drinks and we chatted to the little girl for at least fifteen minutes without any adult checking on her. They were in the main pub and couldn't have seen her. It was a 9pm: AIBU to think that's awful?

My local has had posters up for years stating children must be properly supervised at all times. Mine are 10 and 15 so sit and join in with our conversation these days, when they were smaller we brought colouring or travel board games and they sat at the table with us.

I don't take them to big chain child friendly places because of the way other children behave there, they all manage (with some reminding) to sit at tables and eat nicely at school so there is no excuse for children to be running round, shouting etc in pubs. Toddlers obviously will mess around a bit but then it's up to their parents to be supervising them properly.

MissEliza I'd have said something to the landlord or landlady. Completely inappropriate to leave a 7 year old alone in a beer garden.