There are some truly shocking parents out there who really let their kids run amok. I don't directly comment on well behaved children, but I do notice the ones who behave well, and the parents who seem to love being round their kids as it's not the norm to see these days.  I saw a woman with a young boy the other day on the tram, and they were having an interesting chat about different breeds of dogs. The other people with kids on the tram were ignoring their kids and pinging about on their mobile phones, and it really struck me how this woman seemed so into just talking to the child she was with, and it was just striking to me, the difference between them and the other people with kids around me. And yeah, most of the useless parents I see are fat.