Re: We tried anyway/Going to Stores

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In a message dated 11/11/01 7:05:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,

Bosocks1@... writes:

> Has to be K-Mart...we can go to Publix and he'll calm down. I can go to

> Lowes and he'll calm down. We can even take him to McD's for his

> favorite...burgers and fries and he'll calm down, but when we are done,

> inevitably he'll say, " go to K-Mart? "

>

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Speaking of stores...how does everyone's kids do when they don't get to buy

something when they go to the store? Conor has to buy something everytime we

go somewhere so I only bring him when I intend to let him get something.

Even at the milkstore he has to play the crane game. I don't really mind,

but it does make going shopping a nightmare because we become more focused on

what he is going to buy rather than why I was going there to begin with.

went through this too...and only now can he really understand not

getting something everytime, without a major meltdown.

Pam

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We do good, now. Going to the grocery store used to feel like staring

down the barrel of a .45; you were just waiting for the " BANG!!!!! "

Trips to the store are perfect these days, thanks to dad being a hard-

ass (no concessions to tantrums...heh) and mom being a harder-ass (no

concessions to anything). We've got a very defined pattern, big

surprise, that we follow. And it always includes buying chocolate

milk, so they wait patiently until that moment arrives (at the end of

the trip).

Sometimes a long wait in the checkout line can get a bit tense...but

that's what the box of crackers you bought are for...lol.

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> how does everyone's kids do when they don't get to buy

> something when they go to the store?

>

>

> Pam: either you buy him something or he doesn't go with.

>

> Kerri

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> Speaking of stores...how does everyone's kids do when they don't get to

buy

> something when they go to the store?

Boone doesn't ask for anything. He .likes to hold things, but always hands

them back. Usually to trade for something else to hold. He always acts

suspicious when I do buy him something -- like I wasn't supposed to remove

it from the store. I guess I'm lucky (so far).

Sissi

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is pretty good in stores, doesnt really ask for stuff. If he

wants something from the store he usually asks to buy it and then we

go to the store. One day, after we had breakfast, he insisted we go

to rite-aid to buy a toothbrush (has a real obsession with them).

Once we got in there, he had a meltdown because he wanted to take it

out of the package before we paid for it.

Thea

> In a message dated 11/11/01 7:05:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> Bosocks1@a... writes:

>

>

> > Has to be K-Mart...we can go to Publix and he'll calm down. I

can go to

> > Lowes and he'll calm down. We can even take him to McD's for his

> > favorite...burgers and fries and he'll calm down, but when we are

done,

> > inevitably he'll say, " go to K-Mart? "

> >

> >

>

> Speaking of stores...how does everyone's kids do when they don't

get to buy

> something when they go to the store? Conor has to buy something

everytime we

> go somewhere so I only bring him when I intend to let him get

something.

> Even at the milkstore he has to play the crane game. I don't

really mind,

> but it does make going shopping a nightmare because we become more

focused on

> what he is going to buy rather than why I was going there to begin

with.

> went through this too...and only now can he really

understand not

> getting something everytime, without a major meltdown.

>

> Pam

> Mom to and Conor

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Pam,

Most of the time, they don't want to " buy " anything.

But I have to be careful around books and Sesame Street Toys. If, by

chance, they spot something that they do want................. it's a done

deal. There is getting out of that store in one piece unless they have it.

Everything else, they just examine, and usually give back to me, if not

chuck it away from them.

That sure sounds like one big-time shopper you have on your handS!

Grace

Re: We tried anyway/Going to Stores

> In a message dated 11/11/01 7:05:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> Bosocks1@... writes:

>

>

> > Has to be K-Mart...we can go to Publix and he'll calm down. I can go to

> > Lowes and he'll calm down. We can even take him to McD's for his

> > favorite...burgers and fries and he'll calm down, but when we are done,

> > inevitably he'll say, " go to K-Mart? "

> >

> >

>

> Speaking of stores...how does everyone's kids do when they don't get to

buy

> something when they go to the store? Conor has to buy something everytime

we

> go somewhere so I only bring him when I intend to let him get something.

> Even at the milkstore he has to play the crane game. I don't really mind,

> but it does make going shopping a nightmare because we become more focused

on

> what he is going to buy rather than why I was going there to begin with.

> went through this too...and only now can he really understand not

> getting something everytime, without a major meltdown.

>

> Pam

> Mom to and Conor

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In a message dated 11/14/01 10:10:01 AM Eastern Standard Time,

ajhelmuth@... writes:

> If I take Kep to the store, I must make sure that I have enough money to buy

> at least one video. The last time I put my foot down, he screamed until he

> threw up all over himself, the cart, and the old lady standing next to him.

>

> Not worth the stress.

>

>

Thanks for all the responses...

Pam

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> Does he still demand the lunch sized chip bags???

Putter is in a newly flexible stage where he will eat all kinds of potato

chips. In fact, he is practically NT. After all he got the same score on

the NT test as you!

Salli