(Dan Tri) - The incident of a 2-year-old boy "lightly defecating" in a drinking cup at a restaurant in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, has caused controversy among the public in the country of a billion people.
The boy's mother took the initiative to let her son "take a small bathroom break" into a drinking cup on the dining table, because the mother thought her son could not hold it any longer. The boy was with his mother and two other adults. When the boy said he wanted to go to the bathroom, an adult sitting at the same table offered to run and get the restaurant's trash can so the boy could pee in it.
However, the baby's mother said: "Just let the baby pee straight into the cup. The baby can't hold it anymore." The incident happened in front of many other diners sitting at the surrounding tables. Some of the restaurant's waiters also witnessed this incident.
Taking young children out to eat is a "difficult" experience for many parents (Illustration: OA).
However, no staff intervened to handle the incident. When the surrounding people looked on and commented, the boy's mother said: "We're sorry, but he really couldn't hold it in any longer so he had to pee in the cup."
A woman surnamed Tang was a customer at the restaurant at the time of the incident. She felt very upset. She thought that the restaurant staff needed to intervene to handle the situation because the mother's actions were too uncivilized, negatively affecting the dining experience of other customers.
Ms. Tang asked the restaurant to apologize to the customers or take steps to make the diners feel more comfortable. But the restaurant owner refused to comply with Ms. Tang's request, calling her a "messy, troublemaker."
After the argument with the restaurant staff, Ms. Tang paid her table's bill and left. She then reported the incident to the local authorities, who launched an investigation.
When working with the authorities, the restaurant admitted that the incident as Ms. Tang reported had occurred, however, they threw away the cup containing the urine immediately after the incident occurred.
The restaurant also contacted Ms. Tang to meet for reconciliation purposes. At the meeting, the restaurant owner formally apologized to Ms. Tang and asked to refund the meal she had paid for, and offered to compensate her 1,000 yuan for causing her a negative dining experience.
Ms. Tang only accepted an apology and a refund because she herself could not enjoy the food after what she witnessed, and otherwise refused compensation.
The incident has become a controversial topic on Chinese social media, with many blaming the child’s mother. Her actions have negatively affected the dining experience of other diners and have also caused trouble for the restaurant.
How do parents help their children recognize the need to go to the toilet?
Parents should train their children early on to recognize their own toilet needs (Illustration: OA).
Knowing when to go to the toilet is a skill that parents need to teach their children to avoid awkward and embarrassing situations, especially in public places. Here are some helpful tips to help parents teach their young children how to recognize the need to go to the toilet.
Recognizing the need to go to the toilet is a difficult skill for young children. Here are some tips to help your child practice:
- Set a toilet timer : Every 30-45 minutes or a certain period of time, parents guide their children to the toilet once to form a habit. This helps children gradually get used to knowing when they need to go to the toilet.
- Describe the feeling of needing to go to the toilet : Tell your child what it feels like to need to go to the toilet, for example, the stomach will feel a little tight. Placing your hand on the stomach to check also helps parents and children to better recognize, for example, if the stomach feels tight, it may be time to go to the toilet.
- Appropriate dialogue : Each child will have a different level of reaction after being guided by parents on how to recognize the need to go to the toilet. This is because children have many limitations in their ability to understand language and concepts. Therefore, parents should find a suitable way to talk to their children, to help them understand and cooperate with their parents easily on this issue.
- Simplify clothing : When taking children out for long periods of time, parents should dress them in clothes that are easy to remove when they need to go to the bathroom.
- Regular reminders : When outside, parents should also set a timer to go off every 30 minutes. Parents will remember to regularly check to see if their child needs to go to the toilet, or remind their child to go to the toilet on their own. Setting a regular alarm will help parents avoid situations where their child forgets to go to the toilet because they are too busy playing.
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