My son ONCE threw a tantrum in a store. He was 4 at the time, and had never done it before. He wanted a toy and I had said no. I simply, without saying a word, picked him up, squirming and kicking, and left the store without my purchases, put him in the car and home we went. I wasn't driving for very long when he said I'm sorry Mom, I won't do it again, can we go back? Of course I said no and explained why, which brought about some whimpering, but he never did that again. Ever.
No it's not! When they're walking they can handle a smack on the hiney! GEESH! I'm not suggesting you BEAT the toddler!
“My son ONCE threw a tantrum in a store. He was 4 at the time, and had never done it before. He wanted a toy and I had said no. I simply, without saying a word, picked him up, squirming and kicking, and left the store without my purchases, put him in the car and home we went.”
Here we differ too. I will not let a CHILD determine my schedule like that. They will be disciplined in private somewhere in the store or if need be in the car for privacy and I will accomplish what I needed to do. I wouldn't embarrass myself like that. I'd rather THEY were embarrassed. It worked!
“I wasn't driving for very long when he said I'm sorry Mom, I won't do it again, can we go back? Of course I said no and explained why, which brought about some whimpering, but he never did that again. Ever.”
I'm glad things worked out for you.
I just don't let KIDS run me around. They know I mean what I say and follow through. I don't give idle threats. It worked for us without inconveniencing us too. We were very fortunate to have friends that are like minded with little ones at the time. They were incredible examples and we learned allot from them. The kids are turning out fine. Whereas other kids ... not so well ... they were the ones we AVOIDED. We didn't let our kids play with them. We were cordial to the "caregiver" or mom but that was about it. We didn't want their humanistic upbringing.