Reply #35: Hey, now! We don't do those things.

[FlaGranny]

We all have our own grandchildren who visit regularly. When I see a kid screaming in a store, I usually just smile knowingly. Kids just love to carry on the minute you get them in public. Even the usually good kids will do it occasionally. They're smart enough to know they can get your goat in the store. There are two options about the store and kids. Either leave them home or ignore their bad behavior. They'll outgrow their bad behavior faster if you chose the second option because they do learn that it doesn't get them what they want.

My youngest loved trucks. When I took him to the store, he got lots and lots of trucks, because he couldn't pronounce the word "truck." He used the "F" sound instead of the "tr" sound, "I wanta _uck." When I took him with me, we made an absolute B-line to the trucks. Yes, he was too little to know what he was saying. Looking back on it, I'm glad I wasn't arrested for child abuse.