Develop the Eyeball. Works pretty well on other people's unruly children
too -skills for life :-)
Roberta in D

"Dannielle" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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But what was the repercussions if you DID misbehave? Little ones that
are too small to be left in the car but are misbehaving and crying and
annoying everyone...what did your parents do with that child?

I always hear the stories of "Oh, we didn't dare!" but I never hear of
what the parents would do for punishment. My DD is 2, and although
most of the time she behaves fairly well, there are times where I just
want to shove a sock in her mouth! I do remove her from the store so
as not to annoy other shoppers, and I do try everything I can order to
assure a nice quiet shopping trip. When I go to the smaller LQS's, I
try to bring DH or go while DD is home with DH. I have had to take
her, and trust me, even though my stroller is one of those major huge
ones, I try to go when I know it is not going to be busy, and anyone
that gets near me I automatically tell them to just let me know if I am
in their way and I will move. Without the stroller, however, I am
afraid that DD would get frustrated and start wandering and causing
issues.

Dannielle


Butterflywings wrote:
My Mother would take ALL 8 of us shopping with her...our hands were IN
OUR
POCKETS or we sat in the car if we didn't(sometimes dad was there waiting
with us, sometimes we were on our own) until she was done. Period....end
of
discussion.

We learned at an EARLY AGE that yelling, running, touching was NOT
ALLOWED.
No way No how or we stayed home the next time and the ONLY THING we got
was
to partake in the groceries. How mom remembered which one(s) of us
stayed
home was beyond me as she went shopping every other weekend. Children
were
SEEN and NOT heard. ONE look from Mom or Dad was enuf to stop us right
then
and there. Greatest compliment we received was from shopkeepers/clerks
that
asked to wait on us---even called one fella, Uncle Milt--(shoe salesman)
Had
one store where the owner would give EACH of us a candy bar just before
we
left---you better believe we were beyond angels in his store and he sold
everything from tractors to groceries.

When we got older, we stayed home to do 'chores' (usually staying with
the
baby, too) and dad worked in the fields and would come in at lunchtime
and
'help' us make lunch--we did it--he made sure we didn't get hurt. (He
taught
me how to peel potatoes with a paring knife and to this day I can't use a
peeler on them : )

Children WILL learn if they are taught proper manners starting at an
early
age.

Butterfly (who is NOT afraid to tell the parents that their child(ren)
are
well mannered in front of that child(ren)

"Cats" wrote in message
...
My mother was not a quilter, but was a sewer. I can
remember being taken into innumerable fabric stores, and
knowing from a very early age that I was to wait quietly for
my mother to complete her shopping - no touching, no
running, no yelling. My younger sister and I always
accompanied her when she shopped. I don't think it hurt
either of us to learn the appropriate standard of behaviour
for public places at a very early age. And the shop keepers
were NEVER expected to provide entertainment or supervision
for us.

We loved going around with her, and while good behaviour was
expected we usually got an icecream or similar for being
good.

I sometimes have sewers come here with grandchildren in tow.
Once in a while this is unavoidable (family drama, etc) but
I politely discourage this as a regular thing because this
is not an area set up for children and I cannot be
responsible for their safety around sharp and pointy things.
The OH&S/liability issues for adults are bad enough.
Everything in life should not be geared around the possible
effects of an uncontrolled toddler/child.

Sorry if this makes me a grouch but I don't feel that shops
should have to provide a child entertainment area in order
to stay in business, and I don't enjoy having to fight the
HUGE strollers in use today in narrow aisles when I am
shopping. I have enough mobility issues of my own.

Off my soap box and off to have a morning cuppa with Oscar
the Grouch LOL

--

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"Irrational Number" wrote in message
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: joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska wrote:
:
: *Bringing unruly children into the store and letting
them roam, crawl,
: yell, etc.
:
: If I may interject... is it so bad to bring
: unruly children into a store? I mean, does
: the fact that children roam, crawl, and yell
: make them unruly? I do not mean to be
: facetious (or maybe I am just being defensive),
: but we often go to our LQS as a whole family.
: DH sits on the floor and tries to keep the two
: kids under control. But, kids crawl and roam.
: Sometimes they yell. We do not permit them to
: touch the fabric, walls, displays, anything.
:
: If we could not bring children in, then I'm
: relegated to only ordering fabric online. Or
: DH has to stay outside with the kids, and that's
: not always the best place to be.
:
: Obviously, there ought to be some standard for
: basic politeness, such as regarding cell phones,
: making outrageous return demands, etc. However,
: isn't there any room so that children, while
: being children, would still be allowed to go
: into a little store without raising eyebrows?
:
: -- Anita --