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Originally Posted by sara1998
Unless you're a parent, you have no idea how hard it really is. On the flip side, your children should be taught how to behave in public. So, first things first. My child acts wonderfully in the grocery store. She is no saint, mind you, she's had her ass beat in the Meijer bathroom a time or two. But, she hates to go grocery shopping. I try to include her as much as possible. She loves to push the cart. In my opinion, a mother with 3 children could benefit from a TV in the shopping cart, but her children don't. Incorperate them into your shopping. It can be as easy as I Spy. Or, one could push the cart, the other can look for the peaunt butter, and the other could check the items off the list. When you're a parent, you have to be somewhat creative. TV in the cart lacks creativity for the parents and the children. I don't shun television, I have a DVD player in my truck for the long rides, but really? In a grocery store? Give me a break.
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I agree with you. I would take my three children shopping every week to the commissary and PX. They are now in their 20's but back in the 80's and 90's I did most of the shopping since my hubby was in the military and on duty alot or out in the field. I agree that children can learn to behave in public and parents have to teach them at home how to behave first. Starts at the dinner table. My kids always had bedtime at 8 or 8:30pm. When they got older, the bedtime would change. If they misbehaved, they were sent to the corner and had to apologize afterwards. Before going grocery shopping, I always made a list and my kids would help me decide what we would have for meals. They got to choose one special cereal for that week or special dessert. I always let the girls who were older count, pick out apples and oranges. It was a good way to teach my three year old how to count and learn colors. Parents have to be creative. Since we lived overseas for six years our children visited alot of castles in Germany and about six countries while we were there. We went on Volkmarches as a family on the weekends. They are on their own now but still love to travel and keep active.