The thing I find most annoying when going into cafes are those people who sit down, sip one coffee for an hour at a table for 4 people, lay there paper out all over the place with an air of owning the place. They give people who have the audacity to have children an air of disgust as they walk in to the place.

Perhaps coffee shops could offer a late night session for those that want to use it as a library, and then be families-only the rest of the day.

Prissy locals without children would kick up a fuss about their rights etc, but what about our right to a family Sunday afternoon?



In all seriousness for those who object to children in cafes etc, I can only see it getting worse. More and more families appear to be moving in, and actually the fact you can take your children to lots of places for lunch etc is seen a bonus and a great thing about the area (for those with young children).

If you want children free cafes, perhaps jump on the overground and head over to Shoreditch or somewhere less family orientated.

I agree with the above posters that children should not be running amok - the pram in shops thing is hard though if it's the only one you have not much you can do, though leaving it as above is clearly not ideal. [/align]