 | this is a tough age. i believe that they are trying to get some control. first of all, you have to be prepared to leave the store so if this is happening a lot take him to the store on a kind of dry run, when you don't really need to get things done. then you can leave with him and it won't really matter. what i did with my son and still do is try to give him some sense of control. we try taking turns when shopping. i tell him if he sits in the cartwhile mom has her turn then if he behaves he can have a turn. then i would let him out to walk around the store a little bit while i followed him. i am a stay at home mom so i have a little bit more time to spend at the store. if you can't do that, try to let him get involved by giving him a list and having him help you (so can sneak the stuff back if he gets it wrong) i used to be stressed and in a hurry at the grocery store and i think they pick up on that, now i don't go if i feel that way. as for other parents judging you if you child has a fit, all kids have fits in public i think i tend to be horrified when i see the parents give in, i can tune out a temper tantrum pretty well by now. i once saw a child hit his mom in the store and say, i am not leaving until you buy me something and she did. yikes. oh, by the way, if my son did not behave then he did not get his turn to shop and this only had to happen once for him to know i was serious.
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