Losing Control In a Waffle House Hat

In his book Scream-Free Parenting, family therapist Hal Runkel recounts a visit to the Waffle House with his family that went horribly awry. It was a Saturday morning and the place was busy beyond belief. The Runkel family’s server, bless her heart, gave some crayons and paper hats to try and mollify the increasingly hangry kids. 

Once the food finally came to the table, though, Runkel’s two-year-old son, Brandon, simply wouldn’t be…