As an aside, when my two eldest wandered off on their own (they were playing in the playing bit of the children's section, I was mere feet away with my back to them, that apparently made me invisible, they went to catch me up) IKEA staff were absolutely excellent.
Very calmly and discreetly they distributed the children's description to all staff by radio. Security staff were sent to all doors to check/stall any child trying to leave the building. More staff swept the entire store front to back and back to front until they found two sad little boys on a bench looking puzzled.
"Are you DS2?" asked the security guard.
Then they told the children that I was "still in the children's area" and walked back with them, not once taking their arm or touching their back or head or anything at all. We had huge hugs and that was the end of it. I doubt any other customer had any idea that anything was happening. They also said it happens all the time. The whole thing had taken maybe six or seven minutes start to finish.
It was frustrating that all the years of "IF YOU GET LOST STAND STILL OR SIT DOWN AND SHOUT MUMMY MUMMY MUMMY" had been completely discarded in favour of "if you get lost, go for a little wander" but ho hum.
They were only walking round with me because the creche was full. First and last time we've gone and not used it.
[years off my life emoticon]
It's awkward at the moment because DS3 (2) is also a bolter but too heavy and too good at climbing for the trolley seat, but also too young for the creche. We try to outnumber him 