Its not okay is it? sitting/ standing in the shopping part of the trolley?

[Feminine]

I'm sure this has been done many times.

I'm thinking about it today though

If your child is too big to want or can't fit in the seat part you don't then let them climb in the other part of the trolley?

Filthy dirty feet where I'll put my food.

Standing up (dangerous)

I'm not being unreasonable to suggest that its the seat, or walk right?

I saw this with several families yesterday...it got up my nose

Oh and I know there are germs everywhere... this makes it worse

Whatever gets you through!!

I was in Tesco today and a child in the food part of a big trolley (in school uniform so too big for seat) had tipped a trolley over, also chucking her younger sister out. Thankfully it looked like they were both ok

Just wanted to add, I would only put dd in a deep trolley, back up against the tallest end and if she dared stand up she would be straight out.

feminine Reins??? Vile things. Should be banned. Children need to be told "Hold my hand and walk nicely or you will be locked in a dog cage and not allowed to see the light of day again." What would you do if you didnt have the reins? Lazy parenting!!! Im just playing.

Reins, pushchairs, 10 minutes in a trolley to avoid an epic meltdown, a teensy bit of bribery. Sometimes i let DC2 play with toys that are for 3 years and over, hes only 2 but I defy anyone to take Buzz Lightyear off him. We all do what we've got to do.

Sorry if this has been said but why on earth do people not online shop?! My children are little enough for the seats in the trolley at 2 years old and 3.5 months (well he needs one of the special baby seated ones) but they would drive me insane in a supermarket! The cost of delivery is no more than the bus fare to the supermarket and back anyway and it saves a whole load of hassle!

I like t browse and see what I fancy.

Also some of the substitutions have been bonkers, relaxing bath creme instead of bathroom cleaning moose. Carpet cleaner instead of hardwood floor cleaner etc etc. I know you can refuse them but that still doesn't get me what I need. there is always something missing so I have to go to the shops anyway. They done choose the best bananas, unbruised apples etc and some of the pictures just aren't clear and I am bad a knowing weights so end up with 2 spuds to feed a family of six of five thousand carrots.

I seriously never thought of this as being a problem - my dcs (4and 2) think it's fun, and a shop is easier. It is sad that I am being judged for trying to make a shopping trip easier. And HAHAHAHA at the suggestion of only ever going shopping when partner is at home to look after the children....gotta love an ideal world.

fun police.... How on earth does it affect anyone else, who presumably would be the first to complain at a child running around a supermarket? (Btw, before I get jumped on, mine don't as a rule on the occasion they get to walk, but they are children, and impulsive especially when tired, and I cannot guarantee that they won't take off. No, I will not apologise for being a bad parent because I'm not).

And sitting in a deep trolley is way safer than on a child seat without a strap (which our Aldi does not provide on their trolleys. Oops, another parenting fail as I presumably should be bringing my own).

I will never, ever forget a "reins" thread by a lovely, lovely MNetter who had lost her child and asked people not to condemn them as it would have saved them. it totally changed my opinion.

reins - reins - last time I had anything relating to reins was during kinky sex with ex-boyfriend!!! TMI for MN

I one of mine in the shopping bit, one in the seat and one walks. Simple yet effective.

I hate all this, 'my mum had to get on with it in the 70s'. It's not the 70s anymore! It's such a stupid argument, life moves on, society moves on!

I once saw a just sitting squidgy baby - about 5months or so, sat wobbling in the shallow trolley connected to a wheelchair.

The wheelchair user was an older lady but was not alone, there were 3 other adults in the party.

I had to lose sight of them quickly because it was making me feel very nervous and queasy to witness.

If I'm going shopping with DS (3.5) I usually just grab a basket and hold his hand.

If I need a trolley he holds onto that or goes in front of me (between me and the trolley)and helps push.

Mostly I wait 'til the weekend and go with DH and he takes him to look at the toys.

Ds is almost 8 and goes in the trolley, he has ADHD and SPD and if he is in there he is contained, I don't like doing it he is bloody heavy to push for a start and there is little to no room for shopping and what will fit in ds will paw over, I also don't enjoy the judgy looks I get as ds looks 'normal' im learning to not care about others opinions though

I hate all this, 'my mum had to get on with it in the 70s'. It's not the 70s anymore! It's such a stupid argument

Why, its an arguement that hasnt changed. My 2 are two years apart born in the 90s and never ever rode in the shopping basket because it was as unsafe then as it is now in 2013. They knew it was not an option. At least nowadays you can get your shopping delivered and you dont have to take your child to the shops. If your child is so badly behaved that you need to contain them in a trolley its hardly going to be a pleasant experience in the first place.

I have seen toddlers wobbling in the shallow trolley as their parents swing it around not taking a blind bit of notice of their child nearly being pitched out. little children standing up nearly falling out. I also know a parent from another forum many years ago whose child did pitch out and ended up in a&e with a head injury. In the US there are 23,000 trips to A&E caused by shopping trolley accidents.

I couldn't give a crap who lets their child sit/stand in the trolley.

It strikes me as a very odd thing to get one's knickers in a twist about, and I judge on a lot of things.

The funniest thing I ever saw in supermarket was a couple walking around pushing a pushchair and a trolly only the children were sat in the trolly and the pushchair was loaded with all the shopping! It was so bizarre!

I once saw a poor wee soul in a buggy where his mum was using the hood to sir her very full basket on. the hood was buckling and he was leaning almost out of the buggy to avoid it.

study into shopping cart related injuries

I cannot get angry or irritated by families doing this, whatever makes shopping easier

Sitting in the trolley doesn't bother me nearly as much as standing on the chassis. Dangerous and knackers the wheels.

Oh , how nice.

Folk are still commenting!

"We all did it in the 1970s and we survived" is a really poor argument. The children who didn't survive aren't around to post on an internet forum. And I can't imagine what their parents went through. Our environment is getting safer, and, within reason, that is a good idea.

That is the point though isn't it breathe parents didn't let their kids ride in the food bit then.

I honestly think people are much more inclined to do as they please these days...not truly thinking of others.

Its so bloody obvious what that section is for. Actually after the revelations on this thread, I'm surprised more haven't confessed to forcing their kids in the smaller 'bread/flower' portion!