Not all restaurants clean their high chairs thoroughly, so you may want to take along some antibacterial wipes to use on the chair before you put your child into it—especially if he has not yet mastered eating off a plate. Be aware that it’s not just the tray you need to clean—the child who used the chair last will probably have smeared her dinner in all the places your child finds to put his! Some parents also take along their baby’s own roll-up placemat so that they can be confident he is eating off a clean surface
