According to holistic psychologist Peter Loffredo dining with kids at La Villa, the nice—and noisy—Italian restaurant on Fifth Avenue is perfectly appropriate. But eating with the kids at Provini, the new Italian bistro for grown-ups with a fabulous wine list recently opened by the owners of Bar Toto and Bar Tono is a resounding NO. Here's why:
"La Villa is exactly the kind of place that's great for kids,
and a parent who isn't narcissistic would be much more inclined, if
they wanted to introduce a post-toddler child to the dining out
experience, to go to that kind of place rather than a clearly
adult-oriented restaurant.
and a parent who isn't narcissistic would be much more inclined, if
they wanted to introduce a post-toddler child to the dining out
experience, to go to that kind of place rather than a clearly
adult-oriented restaurant.
"Kids, at each stage of their development,
are naturally inclined to want to learn new skills and have new
experiences. It's unfortunate that adults, because of their own unmet
emotional needs and their identifications, projections and
transferences, force their desires for experiences onto their kids at
inappropriate ages."