Is letting your children run wild in a supermarket considered normal?
109965
First we need to explore the definition of "normal" as in recent years it has changed . When I was a kid I wasn't allowed to leave my parents side not out of fear of kidnapping as much as  it was a respect issue. Today it's a completely different story. We have far too many freedom children. The do as you please types. It's the new normal.
950315
totally ignore it as if i felt nothing and try to leave wherever i am...a little kid like 5  or 6 i hope!  if it was a kid who was 10 or 11 i would definetly run in the other direction, if it was a little kid i wouldn't think anything of it.....kids are odd, aren't they?
26524
I don't think it's socially acceptable, then again it depends on the circle you run around in including the age group. Hope that helps\nCheers\nM7
1090351
Gracious, that is not even a penny in the pot next to my husband.  Or Brothers for that matter.  How about putting on female lingerie, female thongs, and yes even bras in Walmart and chasing you around like that.  Even though it is on the outside of their clothes they find it hilarious.  Thank Goodness it is not a everyday occurrence.  How about them passing gas and blaming it on you or the kids and someone passes out after passing you in the isle.  Gross Huh.
325181
they say, one guest for every year your child is, i.e. 3 for your daughter, and playing games, with cake/ice cream, and more play, usually lasting one hour, is about all their attention spans can deal with.\nChuck e cheese, (with that creepy rat) is like sensory overlaod, even for a 7 yr. old.\nKeep it simple. and remember, \nNO CLOWNS!
375047
Check with local/state laws.\nSome places have a minimum age under which a child cannot go door to door without parent supervision.
423763
I completely agree with you! I can see where you are coming from, there are just some places that aren't appropriate for children! I can see taking a couple or few kids out, but don't take all 6 of them! For christ sake! Other people are trying to buy groceries or whatever too!
548439
Many parent's idea of what "normal" is means to come alongside what they see on tv or what other parents they know are doing. It's fun to give your kids things, of course, but that doesn't make it best for them. Parents I know think pampered is normal and their own childhoods were terrible. They forget "terrible" used to BE normal, and people were the better for it.
1028371
Safe? Maybe, but not definitely, and not tasty at all.\nIt's not OK for the food bank to do that. But the trouble with charity organizations is that they have the defense that you don't have to accept it. \nWhether or not to report to the Food Safety people is up to you. THink about whether people would be better or worse off if the bank's not replaced or closes.
934982
I think it is ridiculous and I will not have my children going around like that. When I was very young we were quite poor and I definitely want better for my kids than that. If you act like you are from the hood, you are either going to end up in the hood(or a trailer park) or your going to stay there.
756348
I COULDN"T BELIEVE IT!! I had the same thing at my house this year.  REPULSIVE.  Gosh, you know, the more I think of it, the angrier I get.  How rude, go buy your own candy, PIG!!  Anyway, I guess you just don't give it and say with a smile...."Just for the kids this year!"  Maybe they will be embarrassed into submission.....I doubt it, but LORD, I feel your pain!!
745096
I am from Australia and find it the same over here. I personally think it is wrong. As long as the nudity and sexual behaviour isn't trashy I don't mind it. I'd far prefer my kids see a naked person (after all it's only natural) than see someone be violent to another. I don't know how our society came to the conclusion that violence is OK. Sad.
559483
This question depends on how long you are going to be inside the store, how old the children are, what kind of a neighborhood it is, and how large the gas station is. I have known couples to leave their children in the car with the doors locked and windows up at a smaller, large windowed gas station in a semi-alright neighborhood and be fine with it morally and emotionally. However, I have known some people to leave their children in the car windows down and doors unlocked in a semi-bad neighborhood and the car and children where taken. This all depends on the full extent of the situation. Me personally I would only leave them in the car if I knew the neighborhood, could see the car no matter where I was in the store, locked the doors and put all windows up, the children where of an older age where they somewhat knew better than to try to get out or let strangers in, also the car would be moved up to the store instead of leaving it at the pump, and only if I was only in for a few minutes to get drinks and pay for the gas. This all depends on you and how you feel of your decision.
53267
Hey, the kid is from my own 'material', why not? I take it a step further even...if we are somewhere and the kids got a runny nose, if nothing else is available, they'll have to use my shirt! It's on the inside, so noone has to look at it, and I usually wear long shirts, so it doesn't have to touch me...but that's when they are little, when they get older that's just gross!
361489
Wow, where do you live?  Hehe.  Um, I don't know what you can tell your kids other than you really think they should find alternatives to hanging out in dark, secluded areas.  You should know that if they are old enough to go out and do things like that, that if you forbid them to do something, if they have a rebellious nature, they may do what they want - against your wishes and better judgement.  \n\nMaybe instead of trying to preach to them you could provide them with an alternative like your driveway, or backyard to hang out in and do whatever it is that they're doing in these spooky places.  It's never too late to teach your kids about entertaining people in the home.  That's something we don't do enough of in our culture anymore, as far as I'm concerned.  (That isn't to say bad things couldn't happen in the home either, but at least then they would be in a more controlled environment, and you [if you were there] could see who was coming and going...)\n\nOther than that, I don't know what else to tell you other than maybe to give them a curfew which doesn't permit these types of activities.  \n\nGood luck.
285295
As a mother of two, I don't find this acceptable at all. If it were my child there would be some problems. I have an autistic son and he is very sensitive(I am also very protective of him). There are so many other positive ways to get a child to behave. It sounds like she just done whatever would work. It is very wrong to put down any child. It can cause psychological issues later in life. It may also cause children to look at him differently. It may cause him to not want to go to school, especially if he doesn't have friends, now he might feel like his teacher doesn't like him either.\nIf this was my child I would go directly to the teacher and have a meeting with her and the principal to correct the situation. I would also file a complaint with the school board so they would be aware incase this problem would ever arise again with my child or any other. That way they would know she has repeated the behavior and not changed. I would also request that she go for training on "How to positively correct a child". I know they have these type of classes because when I worked in a day care the entire staff was required to go.\nI hope someone done something for this child's sake and the children she will have in the future.
989935
That was not the place for something like that. If I were shopping in your store I would have reported you. I work for a supermarket as well. You crossed the line. \n++++++++++++++++++++++++++