Is your weekly shopping trip with the kids an absolute chore ! or are you happy to take them along?
Lots of moms don't have any choice in the matter, if they don't own a car it can be sheer agony waiting at bus stops then struggling on and off buses with kids and a pushchair.
Gone are the days when a helping hand was offered, and if the bus is full, no gallant young man will jump up and offer his seat to the harassed mom.
Next step is the supermarket, a haven of joy to the youngsters. Low shelves full of goodies, long aisle, fantastic for kids to run up and down creating havock, even the most obedient child can't resist the lure of this playground.
How often do you get home and find a few extras in your shopping bags that you hadn't noticed going through the checkout, usually things that you might never use, or of course the odd bar of chocolate or packet of sweets.
If you are on a budget this can be very annoying as many families have to count their pennies.
Have you noticed how many supermarkets have these automated bob the builder cars and other amusements for kids, its a tug of war most times to drag them away, usually crying because you can't afford the money it takes to let them go on.
Many large supermarkets have a creche or playroom, BUT if you have two or three kids the cost may be beyond you.
Wouldn't it be great if they could forget about making money for a while and provide these commodities for free. Imagine how their sales would soar if moms and dads knew they could do kids free shopping at no extra cost, other supermarkets wouldn't get a look in unless they followed suit.
Do those top dogs that sit back raking in the money realise that it is families that bring in their bacon. and if they just gave a thought to the harassed moms and what it would mean to them to have somewhere free to park their children whilst shopping, how much happier every one would be.
Even one or two days a week kids free shopping would a boon to many families.
Bliss, happy parents, and happy kids.
Sylvia White is the author and owner of http://www.sylviawh.co.uk
Make Money Online Job Opportunity Websites(c)
bathroom cleaning service Northbrook ..Dear Sir, It was with some interest that I read... Read More
"Not another meeting!"That tends to be the reaction from many... Read More
By not planning for the future we guarantee that we... Read More
What do you mean average? Not good? Just doing good... Read More
At the ADHD Information Library we are big believers that... Read More
Some people can concentrate on an assignment, to the exclusion... Read More
Every children in the world whishes to have toys and... Read More
Q: Our son has been in honors classes all through... Read More
We were sitting in the family room. My kids had... Read More
Fall marks the beginning of many new things both for... Read More
We need a grass roots campaign targeted towards parents to... Read More
"It takes a village to raise a child" is more... Read More
What a dreamer I am when thinking about parenthood. Most... Read More
What is a parenting problem?Parenting is a tough job, we... Read More
What are we teaching our children about money? Hopefully something!I... Read More
Do you think you really know your child? I don't... Read More
I recall somewhere in the recesses of my aging brain... Read More
This article on parenting is by a practicing relationship counsellor/therapist,... Read More
No matter how old your children are, you have an... Read More
Kids today no longer live the kind of privileged lives... Read More
My son recently had his third birthday party and it... Read More
Do your children have a McChildhood? Do they experience the... Read More
If you are a member of a stepfamily, you know... Read More
Criticism is punitiveOur children judge themselves on the opinions we... Read More
The least flexible character in all of the stories of... Read More
insured cleaning company Wilmette ..The children of Baby Boomers, the Echo Generation, are entering... Read More
Not nearly as often as it should. Most child abuse... Read More
Isn't it ironic that a country whose constitution allows for... Read More
I hear from many parents that their child is stressed... Read More
Although it might seem pretty corny to a lot of... Read More
When my firstborn arrived into this serene and peaceful household,... Read More
Many of us have grown up drinking caffeinated diet sodas... Read More
I really like all natural remedy for Attention Deficit Disorder... Read More
I remember when my daughter was born. Visions of her... Read More
What's in a name? Er?well, everything, really! Of course your... Read More
Travel is a common theme in my life -- probably... Read More
The Internet is one of the greatest inventions of all... Read More
1) It's not my (pot, beer, cigarettes, etc.), I'm just... Read More
Do you think you really know your child? I don't... Read More
Blink. That's all we did, blink, and summer is ending... Read More
If I had a dollar for every time I persuaded... Read More
Economist John Kenneth Galbraith has said that more people die... Read More
How well do you really know your child?There is so... Read More
Many parents struggle to know which foods are healthy for... Read More
Just a couple of years ago Annie helped her parents... Read More
College is one of the largest expenses through the course... Read More
Learning obedience is an important part of child development. This... Read More
When was the last time you and your kids rolled... Read More
There are moments in a parent's or grandparent's life, when... Read More
We all know that using cloth nappies is best for... Read More
Parenting |