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| Felixstowe cafe warns parents over children's tantrums | Felixstowe cafe warns parents over children's tantrums |
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| A cafe owner has said she will speak to children having a tantrum if "parents are too scared to discipline their children". | A cafe owner has said she will speak to children having a tantrum if "parents are too scared to discipline their children". |
| South Kiosk in Felixstowe posted on Facebook it would give parents "five lenient minutes to ask the child to stop screaming" before stepping in. | South Kiosk in Felixstowe posted on Facebook it would give parents "five lenient minutes to ask the child to stop screaming" before stepping in. |
| It received hundreds of comments and has since deleted its page. | It received hundreds of comments and has since deleted its page. |
| Owner Kim Christofi said she was child friendly but some parents "left me with no option but to have a quiet word". | Owner Kim Christofi said she was child friendly but some parents "left me with no option but to have a quiet word". |
| 'Part of development' | 'Part of development' |
| The seafront outdoor cafe is frequented by families and is next to Martello Park, which has a children's play area. | |
| It had a five-star rating on Facebook based on reviews left on its page, but this had plummeted to two stars within hours of Ms Cristofi's post on Sunday morning. | It had a five-star rating on Facebook based on reviews left on its page, but this had plummeted to two stars within hours of Ms Cristofi's post on Sunday morning. |
| For more stories, visit the BBC Suffolk Live page | For more stories, visit the BBC Suffolk Live page |
| The post was shared more than 500 times and had some 600 comments, many of which said it was not the cafe's place to discipline children. | The post was shared more than 500 times and had some 600 comments, many of which said it was not the cafe's place to discipline children. |
| "I would never bring my child with special needs anywhere near here," said one. | "I would never bring my child with special needs anywhere near here," said one. |
| "Having a tantrum is part of their development," said one mother, "the parents may be ignoring the child for a reason and I strongly suggest you just let them get on with it." | "Having a tantrum is part of their development," said one mother, "the parents may be ignoring the child for a reason and I strongly suggest you just let them get on with it." |
| Another comment said: "Good status to put up before school holidays - NOT!!!" | Another comment said: "Good status to put up before school holidays - NOT!!!" |
| 'Hysterical tantrum' | 'Hysterical tantrum' |
| Ms Cristofi said she had no regrets about the post, which she believed had been misunderstood. | Ms Cristofi said she had no regrets about the post, which she believed had been misunderstood. |
| "Children are very much at the heart of our business," she said. | "Children are very much at the heart of our business," she said. |
| Describing a typical incident, she said: "You'll get a family arrive and for some reason the child will start screaming, throwing a hysterical tantrum. | Describing a typical incident, she said: "You'll get a family arrive and for some reason the child will start screaming, throwing a hysterical tantrum. |
| "We hope the parent will step in, but in the latest incident that didn't happen and the child was really embarrassing herself. | "We hope the parent will step in, but in the latest incident that didn't happen and the child was really embarrassing herself. |
| "The parents left me no option but to have a quiet word. We ask them 'would they stop screaming, would they like a drink and colouring book?'" | "The parents left me no option but to have a quiet word. We ask them 'would they stop screaming, would they like a drink and colouring book?'" |
| She added that other customers look to her do something and often thank her once the offending family has left. | She added that other customers look to her do something and often thank her once the offending family has left. |
| "I'm specifically talking about really unruly children, destructive behaviour - smashing up the toy box, knocking down the chairs." | "I'm specifically talking about really unruly children, destructive behaviour - smashing up the toy box, knocking down the chairs." |
| Some listeners to Radio Suffolk came out in support of the cafe. | |
| "If the parents are chatting away and ignoring it, I don't think it's unreasonable for someone else to have a word," said one. | "If the parents are chatting away and ignoring it, I don't think it's unreasonable for someone else to have a word," said one. |
| Others said they felt she should speak to the parents, not the child. | Others said they felt she should speak to the parents, not the child. |
| "Children with autism can have meltdowns which can look like tantrums, but nothing is going to stop that child, least of all some stranger telling them off." | "Children with autism can have meltdowns which can look like tantrums, but nothing is going to stop that child, least of all some stranger telling them off." |