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Supermarkets and high blood pressure

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mummy2aisha · 16/05/2011 16:03

I dread my supermarket trip it always ends in tears without fail how do you keep your toddler busy and happy while shopping i love to get some good ideas from others.

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winnybella · 16/05/2011 16:04

Put him in a little seat in the trolley?
Take him in a stroller?
Bribe with some healthy yet tasty snack at the beginning?

winnybella · 16/05/2011 16:05

Actually, my DD enjoys shopping and half the time will help filling the basket. But if I do a big shop it's one of the above.

philbee · 16/05/2011 16:08

I came here to post this exact question! We had a trip to shopping centre today, made it to return things to one shop but never got to the supermarket at all as my DD was screaming on the floor. I only needed a few bits, but will have to wait and try again tomorrow.

I mostly do it online and it gets delivered, but I am worried that she is totally not shop-socialised. I have about five minutes to get something done in a shop and then the destruction starts.

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mummy2aisha · 16/05/2011 16:14

I know what you mean philbee I never get to concentrate and buy the things I need.

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Mollymax · 16/05/2011 16:15

Online shopping is the way to go.

Sirzy · 16/05/2011 16:17

Distraction works a treat with ds. I often buy a magazine as we start and he happily looks at that while I shop! Or just talking to him/playing silly games as we go round if it's a quick nip in

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mummy2aisha · 16/05/2011 16:25

I will remember to take some fruit a hard book as she would rip a magazine up and a shopping list before I go so I can get out quick

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Octaviapink · 16/05/2011 20:08

Online shopping all the way! Otherwise a quick pop into the cornershop in the buggy but not for more than five minutes!

Mummyloveskisses · 16/05/2011 22:00

How old are we talking? My DD is 3.4yrs and since around 2.6yrs I have been using this method

When I write my shopping list I give her a pen and pad and tell her to write hers.... I tell her a few things I know I need and that she would be familiar with... she ''writes'' them down.

I make sure I bring her a snack and drink... these are the 2 things most likely to cause a meltdown.

She ALWAYS goes in the trolley.... I bribe her with a ride on a machine outside :)

She has her list in her hand and then I tell her what the next thing to look for is, this keeps her mind busy and she doesn't get bored. If it is a long shop and she does get bored I either sing songs with her or play eye spy.

My DS2 is 14 months and his meltdowns are easier to avoid his are make sure I have a drink and snack for him and a couple of toys including a buggy book that can attach to the trolley :)

AngelDog · 16/05/2011 22:31

Reins and a supply of bananas / oat biscuits / cream crackers, although DS is only 16 months.

stottiecake · 16/05/2011 22:59

This is what has worked for us -

Allowing him to be out of the trolley - he walks along side or runs a little way ahead. A bit tricky but doable.
In the early days if he disagreed and tantrumed about not getting his way I warned him and followed through and we left the shop immediately (a bit embarrasing!!) He has only done this twice.
I sometimes make him a shopping list with pictures of what we need.
More recently a 69p car at the beginning of the shop seems to keep him happy...

ds is 2.6

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