Badly Behaved Children in Stores – Thoughts

Here is a topic of discussion; I use this story just as inspiration. Violence is obviously never the answer when confrontations occur but in essence this story involves an unruly child shopping with their parent. It is something we've all had to deal with in one way or another.

I have never told a parent to quiet their child down, it doesn’t mean I don’t find tantrums annoying but having children myself, I know it can be a difficult to get errands done and keep your kid happy or at the very least behaving.

Luckily at the same time I’ve never been told my kid was out of line or causing problems. Quite honestly, my kids have done really well out in public. That being said, I can recall a time or two when either myself or Lynn have taken one of our children out to the car and sat with them during a meal at a restaurant but I can count those instances on one hand.

The key to keeping your child calm when out doing errands in my experience is to be quick and change scenery often. Don’t be pokey, move aisle to aisle and get what you need done and get out. Most grocery stores hand out cookies to toddlers and young children that too can keep them quiet for a few aisles. If nothing worked, I’d buy what I have in the cart or basket and get home.

No kid is perfect and no kid is completely horrible and they all have their moments.

Now where I want to say something is when the parent is yelling at the child to calm down. It drives me bonkers. I always think when a parent is yelling at their son or daughter, if they're that ballsy in public, what's it like at home.

What are your thoughts about screaming kids at the store?