WE all know that taking the kids out for a meal isn’t always the easiest of tasks.
But one mum-of-three has been left outraged after seeing another parent shamed and asked to leave a cafe because her toddler was ‘screaming.’
The Aussie mum, Laura Edwards, has since slammed the cafe located in Queensland after claiming she watched a family-of-four removed from the establishment because their children were crying.
However, the cafe has now hit back at Laura’s allegations and revealed the children were screaming and ‘throwing things’ for 15 whole minutes before the family were eventually ‘apologetically’ asked to leave the premises.
Speaking to MailOnline, Laura said the parents had tried to calm their children, aged two and three years old, down before being kicked out.
“It is sad and shows we have a long way to go from children being seen and not heard and understanding the research into the brain development of children,” she told the outlet.
Talking about the cafe staff member who asked the family to leave, Laura said: “He could have asked them if they needed any help or asked one of the parents to take the crying toddlers for a walk but he just kicked them out.”
Townsville Bulletin report that Laura filmed the incident to protest the cafes decision but the cafe reported their actions were affecting other customers.
Co-owner of Adele’s Cafe, Adrian Dall’oste, has since issued his response on the matter.
He claimed that the ordeal first started when the children reacted badly after being told they had to share a gelato between them, and went on to spent 15 minutes throwing a tantrum.
Naturally, other customers were uncomfortable with the scene.
He told the outlet he was ‘confused’ by Laura’s involvement in the matter, as ‘it did not concern her’.
Adrian also noted that Laura had arrived after he asked the family to leave.
“One of the children swiped decorations from the counter and threw a steel flask on the tile floor,” he said.
“While leaving the children were screaming loudly, and the family sat outside at one of our tables.
“For approximately 15 minutes the children were crying and screaming, disturbing the other clientele trying to enjoy their meals and the ambience of the cafe.”
He added: “The crying and screaming was constant and loud.”
The co-owner of the cafe also alleged that the father of the two children shouted at him after he ‘apologetically asked them to leave’.
“I walked back into the cafe to avoid any more confrontation as they became quite vocal,” he added.
In Laura’s video, she called the cafe’s decision ‘absolutely disgusting’.
Recalling the situation she went on: “It wasn’t a meltdown or tantrum, my kids make more noise than these kids do, it was just a grizzly kid needing some help to sort through his emotions at the time.
“The parents were sitting down with them, they weren’t running riot.
“As the guy went back inside I went over to the family and I said, ‘Excuse me, are you getting kicked out because your kid’s crying?’
“He said, ‘Yeah, they just told us to leave because of it’, and they seemed a bit shocked and upset and both kids at this stage, both of them were crying.”
She then claimed she had an argument with the staff, during which they allegedly told Laura their cafe was ‘not a creche’.
“I think sometimes you do get looked down upon when having kids, especially if they’re having tantrums and stuff, but their brains aren’t fully developed at that age, and they need help to process those emotions,” she added.
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