Even though I'm out of control now, as a child I was quite disciplined. So too my children. Nobody is complaining about you as a child, me as a child, or our particular children, little angels all. Indeed, such complaints are not about well-mannered children, but about ill-mannered ones. Yes, most parents control their children. "Most" still leaves many parents who don't. It is they (them? Grammar help, anyone?) who are the source of the common complaints about unruly children in the PC.

Keep in mind that PCs are supposed to be quiet, restful, productive places that people spend hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars to be members of. It's not like they are sitting in a public park with monkey bars nearby. Expecting quite there is silly. Expecting peace in a PC is not silly. And unruly children prevent it.

That's why people always complain about children. Not so confusing is it, really?

RNE, adding an important proviso, "Parents, please keep in mind that minors—no matter what their age or how well behaved they may be—do NOT belong in the bar area of the PC. This is my rule, not a PC rule—but it should be. The bar is the sole refuge for adults and adult conversation. Don't bother adults with your well-mannered children in the bar and if you aren't polite enough to respect those adults, then keep your kids out for their own benefit: avoiding exposure to adult socializing therein. This common sense is violated by good parents galore. And it is egregious!"