When you go shopping, do you always put you child in a shopping cart? Has your   

I'm relieved that your daughter was not injured badly after experiencing what she did. My son didn't care too much to sit in the cart just like your son. So I gave up and carried him on my back using a baby carrier that is made to carry children on the back. I can't remember the name of it but it was made by Graco when I ues to go shopping.

I agree, children are quick and so are babies who can move around. Both my children have fallen off the bed when they were babies. I had turned around and it semed it was only for a second and before I knew it they were on the floor. Luckily all they got were a bruise on their heads.

I wish I could have carried them in something like that but at that point they were simply to big for it, especially my son. He is two but the size of a four year old. People think we are lying when we say he is only two. Doesn't help that he learned how to talk fairly early and is very articulate by now. It was funny, when he was born the doctor was utterly surprised at how big he was. The poor guy thought I was simply overweight and didn't believe me when I said that this child is much heavier and bigger than the other two, lol.

Anyhow, yes, things can happen quickly and I can only be thankful that kids are quite resilient.

My son was quite big too, but I don't think as big as your son. He is quite big compared to the majority of kids his age (10) here in my country. I always have to buy his clothes from the men's section.

That's great your son started talking early.

I'm small made and although my son weighed only 3.5 kilos when he was born, I really had a hard time delivering him although he was born just 3 hours after I got my pains. My doctor was surprised that he came out so soon. The same happened when I gave birth to my eldest (my daughter).

I felt bad too for the child but I was really angry at the mother and I made sure that I told her about it. I remember when my daughter was a toddler, I bought her one of those toy shopping carts and she would push it around whenever we went shopping. But unlike your daughter, she use to sometimes topple stuff over. Fortunately it wasn't anything that was breakable or else I would have had to pay for it.

oh yeah. i always tell her to be extra careful to avoid breaking any stuff at the grocery. problem is...if i didnt bring enough money and she broke a lot of bottles...i dont have any money to pay for it. now that's scary

My gosh that's terrible. That father is a real stinker. Yesterday was the first time after many years I saw something like that happen to a child while shopping. Just like you, I will never forget the sound when the child hit the ground. I'll also never forgot the way that baby cried. It was horrible.

That's great you hold onto your baby whenever you need to turn your eyes away from him. I think that's one great way of making sure a child does not tip over from the cart.

Oh and to think, due to the injuries these kids could have problems in the future. I always have a hand on because I've heard stories too of kids being picked up right out of carts when parents turn away. Too scary for me.