Help!! 2 year old and food shopping.?

Question

Hi everyone,

My two year old goes food shopping with me and I usually bring certain toys and coloring books to keep her busy. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. She starts standing up in the cart and wants me to carry her and I would put her back in the cart and of course she will start screaming. I always put on the safety belt but she starts with her screaming that she wants it off.

Is there something that I can do for her to stay put while I shop?

Thank you.

Thank you. I went food shopping today and I let her shake some of the items. I put her in one of those kiddie carts (big and hard to maneuver but worth it). My six year old went with her. My only problem was during check out, she wanted to stand up.

Thank you all very much. :)

Answer 1

{{{BIG HUGS TO YOU}}}

I posted a similar question not too long ago! Here are some tips that truly have worked the past few shopping trips:

Go shopping early morning while your daughter is awake & alert, after breakfast. Not close to lunch or nap time. If she is no longer willing to sit in the seat, have her sit in the basket of the cart. Have her stack canned food or something. It might require you to drag a 2nd cart, but it's worth it! If you are going during a hungry time, usually the bakery will give a cookie, or the deli might give a slice of cheese. Instead of YOU tossing everything into the cart, offer it to your daughter to put in for you. "Here's the mac & cheese-put it in the cart!" My son has become a big helper now, especially in the produce aisle. He used to shriek becasue he wanted to eat everything! Now he counts out the apples, oranges, bananas. And he gets to put it in the cart for me. I repeat every single food item. "Here's cat food" "Here's plastic forks", and so on. Obviously for heavy items I tell him it's too heavy. I have been carrying aroudn a sheet of stickers in my purse lately and every aisle we go up and down with good behavior he gets a sticker on his hand or shirt.

Good luck to you!

Answer 2

Try to be prepared with your shopping list so that you can get in and out as quickly as possible. Also give her items to hold onto in the cart. I always fournd that a roll or paper towels or a package of toilet paper worked well.

Talk to her before you go into the store, let her know that you expect her to behave and give her a consequenc she will understand if you don't. Do not expect this to work.....the first time. Repeated lessons will teach her.

If she really throws a fit, take her out of the cart get her into the car and head home - without the groceries. (Apologize to the staff on way out.)

Make the safety belt a no option rule - if she does not wear the belt, she does not get to ride in the cart.

Answer 3

Before you go shopping, have her make a list. (you can cut pictures of foods you usually buy out of magazines and paste them o a sheet of paper) As you are shopping, make sure she helps you find the items, checks them over and helps put them in the cart. It is also a good way to practice colors, words and different smells!! Not only does this keep her mind busy, but she will feel like she is playing an important role by helping mommy shop.

Answer 4

Shopping with a young one can be quite an experience. I have a son, and we get the special kid cart that is shaped like a car. We also get a piece of cheese to start off the trip. I also try to keep my list short and get his help with finding things. If I do big shopping, I do it when my husband can take him or before I pick him up from school.

Answer 5

While you are pushing the cart play with her, let her help you pick out food, make silly faces and noises, keep her entertained, give her a teething or favorite toy to hold onto, then you can push whille she's entertained and shop, teach her different fruits in produce, snacks , open a box of arrowroot cookies, andf let her snack.. Giood Luck:)

Answer 6

Give her food items that cant be crushed and/or some food to eat. Also try to do your shopping fast and tell how proud of her youare and she is such a good girl. Once I even pointed to a sign in the store and I told my 2 yr old Oh look that sign says we cannot cry in this store.We better hurry up before they yell at us. That made us co conspirators and we made it out of the store with no fuss.

Answer 7

Bribe, bribe, bribe! Strap her in the front as soon as you walk in, no exceptions. Don't wait for her to act up before you give her something. Reward her good behavior. If you go consistantly every week, you can wean her off constant rewards in a few weeks, maybe a month or so.

My experience is keeping a 3 year old with autism quiet while shopping.

Answer 8

My 2 year old daughter stays in the cart, and I give her different food items to hold and ask her to be my helper. She's never tried to get out or had a tantrum in the store.

Answer 9

My youngest likes to hold the list. She can only hold the list if she stays in the cart where I can see it too. Make sure you are shopping when she is not tired or hungry.

Answer 10

sounds like my son. perfect thank you to shelter it. I made him my procuring helper. He has to assist me get the products i choose from the save. i visit tell him what we choose. If he can attain it, he will grab the object in placed it in the carriage. IF he won't be able to attain the object, i visit furnish it to him and he places it in the carriage. by skill of place it I advise throw it. So eggs are off limits. Breads are ok yet I make confident I %. him up so he can place up magnificent so it would not weigh down. of path I constantly might desire to offer him compliment and tell him how fortunate i'm to have one among those great helper. I additionally do the grocery procuring two times in the process the week. This time i do no longer might desire to spend as long in the save. it is likewise much less to hold in the residing house at one time.