Bringing your children shopping...
@ladymoonstone143 (1507)
United States
February 9, 2007 9:55pm CST
It is quite frustrating nowadays to go to a store with my toddler because there are times that she wants something and can't understand that we can't get it. I end up getting out of the store and not buying anything at all. How do you deal with these situation yourself?
1 response
@embattledsparkle (1072)
• United States
10 Feb 07
I have three kids, 7, 5 and 2. When I go shopping with all of them, I want to check myself into a mental hospital (not literally of course) because it's sooooooo stressful sometimes! By themselves, they aren't as bad, except for my youngest, he still gets bored really quickly. I'm lucky that I can leave one or two with my Mom while I go shopping at the grocery store.
It's hard to explain to a toddler why you can't get something. My oldest two know that we don't have the money for a lot of things but they still ask. I just gently remind them that we can't buy everything that they want.
@ladymoonstone143 (1507)
• United States
10 Feb 07
Thanks for the response. I keep on telling my daughter that we don't have money for everything she wanted. But you know at this age, she is like a parrot. Many times we go to a store, she will point on something and carry a one way conversation by herself...ex: Look it is a Dora doll. It is so pretty but we don't have money to buy that, right Mommy? This is in a loud voice. First time, it is embarrassing but later on, I tell her you are right...I don't care if the people around me snicker as long as my toddler got an idea what no money means..lol.
@embattledsparkle (1072)
• United States
13 Feb 07
My kids do that too. "Oh that looks neat. I wish we could get it. We don't have the money though." and I'll agree that it's embarrassing but what can you do, they're right. I try not to say it all the time that we don't have the money for every toy they want but they remember it from the times I do tell them.
