Beatrice and Restaurant Manners

Not quite facing forward, but close enough.

Beatrice still has terrible table manners, even compared to other children her age.  Not only is this embarrassing when we're eating out, but it also means that both our kitchen and her clothing are a huge mess after every meal.  As an incentive to improve, we've been taking B out to special "fancy" restaurant meals where she can practice better table manners.

Today we took her to a French restaurant* where she received the following grades:

1. Be polite and friendly to all restaurant employees and other customers. A
2. Speak quietly. A-
3. Leave your seating area neat and clean (no spilled or dropped food, etc.) B+
4. Remain seated in your chair, facing forward. C
5. Eat foods with appropriate utensils (ie., not with your hands). D

Her favorite parts of the meal were "considering food options" and "french fries."

* She has been desperate to try escargot, which she considers the ultimate "fancy" food, but unfortunately they didn't have any today.  Maybe next time.