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Eating out with baby

Finding it tricky going out to coffee shops, restaurants etc and feeding my baby. Now
He is being weaned and eating more solids we’re either bringing something with us or ordering off the menu if suitable. At home he’ll sit in his high chair well and eat. When out it’s getting to be impossible. He doesn’t sit in the high chair properly and mostly trys to spin himself so he can watch around the room or stare at people, which at the minute is considered cute but there will come a time we have to discourage it. As he is pulling his legs up into the chair to move its putting him at possible risk of falling out (he is watched the whole time so no way he ever could). He’ll eat a bit of food but no where near as much as when he eats at home. I know it sounds silly to suggest at this age but I’m seriously wondering if he will eventually have a diagnosis of ADHD as his behaviours show signs and it runs in our families. I don’t know what we do though if ever we go out somewhere or how we can encourage him to sit properly and focus on us or his food instead as at the moment it’s not working!