Toddler running away in the Supermarket

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My 2 and a half year old keeps running away from me in the Supermarket. He will shop with me, pushing the trolley and picking up items really well but then he will just start running away. When I stay stop, he will turn back and smile then run more quickly.

He never does this anywhere else and always walks well on the street. I lost him for several minutes today and I found him 5 aisles away. It has scared me deeply.

Any advice? Also does anyone know of a cartoon that I could show him about not running away in shops?

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Or if the pram is big you can put the basket down in the bottom bit where bags can go?
I can't even envisage how big your pushchair is that it can hold a whole basket. I want a new buggy!!!!!

Taranta you have described my Ds to a tee. For some reason I thought he would be able to reason more at this age and do as I ask for a few seconds but no he's getting worse

In the trolley seat. Non negotiable. My dd is a nightmare in the supermarket.

Or in push chair with the little pull along trolley (Lidl and Aldi do them and they are much easier) or basket, I assume if you only have the pram and no car then you’re not doing a massive shop each time.

dontbesillyhenry solidarity fist bump coming your way. My DS is an extraordinarily stubborn little shit to boot. He’s almost worked up enough thumb pressure to unclick the harness on the buggy (and the fricking car seat!) it’ll be fresh hell when that happens...

Yep! It's vile most days however he doesn't play up for his old fashioned old school childminder but he really pushes me to the limit

I'm not really sure any video regarding safety/behaviour would sink in at that age.
Apart from reprimanding everytime there's not much you can do if he cant lose walking priveledges e.g put him back in pram if he continues to run. I personally don't think it's worth the risk, your so lucky he didn't knock something on top of himself, walk out into car park or get snatched. I would wait until he's a bit older to do this.
For now maybe you could either stick buggy in those trolley slots (by cafes usually) and put him in the trolley. Another option is what I do. I push the buggy with one hand and borrow one of those wheely things that they use to collect the baskets and drag it behind me, I saw someone else do it once letting their toddler push and it was genius...makes my life soo much easier when I'm doing a small shop. If you do try that maybe get him to push but strap him to it to slow him down lol.
Ask the manager if you're shy...it shouldn't be a problem.

I needed this thread today, OP!!

My DD2.5 threw a big wobbly in Sainsbury's today and ran away. I very much enjoyed the shrieking as I wrestled her back into the buggy. Demon

I had a season with DD where she would plank if I tried to get her in the trolley seat and she would run off without. In the end I resorted to picking her up like a rugby ball and taking her out of the store. Hard work.

Strap them in the trolley, give them a snack, ignore tantrums, keep it a short shop and never release them, mines a sprinter too.

Also there's a Morrisons near us that has some toddler-car trollies which sometimes entertains her for 15/20 minutes before she starts sticking arms and legs out the sides.

Awwww little gets arnt they god i remember stressing so much when my little boy used to have me ripping my hair out but there kids an i learnt that the more i said no or chased him the more he ran off coz they think your playing. However, I talked to my boy about ‘stranger danger’ its a phase but it is worrying as well i do sugest rains they worked wonders.

Mine used to wear reins and was happy to wear them up to about 20 months, then she just decided she didn't want them anymore and now lies on the floor as soon as you put them on or just swings on them, it's worse than when she's free so I've put them away now.

DS was a terrible bolter at 2.5. I was heavily pregnant at this time, and he caught me off balance once while on the reins and almost pulled me onto my knees. Little sod. It was such a stressful time, each visit had to be planned meticulously so that we were doing the least amount of walking possible. Shopping centres and supermarkets were the worst, online shopping helped hugely. He also used to like lying down and refusing to move, I’d see other kids toddling nicely next to their parent while mine would be a wriggling squawking nightmare.

It largely passed by the time he was about 3 (he’s nearly 4 now) and he’s very good in shops although in parks he doesn’t always listen and runs off way ahead of us. He has a mini micro scooter and he’s actually much safer and more sensible on that!