A while back, I heard a story that stopped me in my tracks. A mom was in a grocery store when her child started throwing a tantrum. Some guy walked up to the mom and made a rude comment. But then another person saw what happened, spoke up for the mom, and wrote about what happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The best part<\/strong> in the whole story:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “A kid going berserk at a grocery store doesn’t indicate the quality of his parents, anymore than a guy getting pneumonia after he spends six hours naked in the snow indicates the quality of his doctor. Grocery stores are designed to send children into crying fits. All of the sugary food, the bright packaging, the toys, the candy — it’s a minefield. The occasional meltdown is unavoidable, the real test is how you deal with it. This mother handled it like a pro. She was like mom-ninja; she was calm and poised, but stern and in command.<\/em>“<\/p>\nSource<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n When I’ve been in the same situation as that mom, on the receiving end of toddler tantrums? The OPPOSITE of calm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My face gets pink and hot, and I feel like everyone’s watching me while I flounder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And now as I navigate the choppy waters of trying to keep two<\/strong> kids happy while I run endless errands, I need a better strategy than “leave the shopping cart where it is, exit the building as fast as possible, and NEVER GO BACK TO THAT STORE.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n I’m running out of grocery stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bonus:<\/strong> As a bonus for joining my weekly newsletter, get a free cheat sheet<\/a> of five simple ways to survive your child’s next tantrum – plus five things not<\/em> to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n