dealing with difficult children

I am just wondering what everyone's typical protocol is regarding these situations. I am super patient with parents and children in my studio, but sometimes they let the children run rampant through the studio and then when they stop them their are a ton of tears and bad behavior.

I find usually if I leave the room (usually I am grabbing back up snacks and such) I ask the mom or dad to engage in play on the paper and basically establish a "playtime" like at home. Usually that works. However the last two (2yrs) kidlets it just didn't work.

I know young kids are tough and you never know what you are going to get. I do try lots of tactics, but I am curious as to what everyone else does.

lol, I can't be the only person who has ever dealt with this!

Separate room for stand-bys and parents.
A TV in that room with cartoons locks them down.
You can watch them with a glazed look on their faces as they trance in the basking blue light.

NZDoug wrote in post #5468361
Separate room for stand-bys and parents.
A TV in that room with cartoons locks them down.
You can watch them with a glazed look on their faces as they trance in the basking blue light.

oh...okay

should I have the parents go to another room next door?

Yeah I know your not the only one Morlia. This is the reason my wife doesn't want to work in a studio anymore. It seems like they are just fine and then they get in the studio, shut down and don't want any part of it. She likes dealing with them on their own time.