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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Polly Hudson

Fellow parents! Jan Leeming is right – our kids need to be trained to behave in public

A young boy is seen leaning over and shouting at a young girl as they sit in a restaurant with colourful drinks in front of them.
‘What people lose sight of is that when a kid is causing a scene in a public place, nobody wishes they would shut up more fervently than their parents.’ Photograph: Posed by models; lisegagne/Getty Images

Jan Leeming, the 80s newsreader, has found herself unexpectedly back in the limelight without even having to do Strictly. Instead, she seems to have unwittingly starred in a non-televised episode of Supernanny, dishing out advice to parents about how to raise their children. Or how not to, to be more precise.

Last week, Leeming complained on social media that a friend’s birthday lunch at The Pig at Bridge Place, near Canterbury, was “slightly spoiled by a screaming child”. She explained: “One tot was a real menace, allowed to walk around and often screaming … parents oblivious to other clients.”

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