re: Would this bother you? (Tantrums)

Quoting TheNuge:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Olivia Foxworth:</b>" I work in a grocery store, I see kids ... [snip!] ... me. I like when people talk to my kids when I'm there as I think it helps her with social skills and interacting with adults."

I do too but there's a time and place for it. If one of my kids is throwing a fit, they're either hungry or tired. Unless it's my third but I'm beginning to think she may be SN. Anyways, I don't mind people talking to them when they aren't cranky and throwing a fit.

Quoting Fatty McRunnerPants:" It bothers the smurf out of me, honestly. For two reasons: If my son is throwing a fit it has to do with ... [snip!] ... or try to calm them. Your job is to get me out of the store quickly, helping me parent my children is way above your pay grade."

I see where you're coming from. I work in a retail pharmacy and if I see a child who looks to be over the age of 5 or so having a tantrum I tend to think they may just be SN. I don't want make the situation worse so I don't say anything. I really just don't say anything anyways, I'm not the parent, so it's not my place.

Quoting Fatty McRunnerPants:" It bothers the smurf out of me, honestly. For two reasons: If my son is throwing a fit it has to do with ... [snip!] ... or try to calm them. Your job is to get me out of the store quickly, helping me parent my children is way above your pay grade."

I suppose it would depend on the cashier, but if i encountered a kid having a fit PLUS a parent having a hard time, I MIGHT try to help if i thought the help had a good chance of working. Sometimes a distraction provides the "break in the action" that truly helps. If i was an employee, it just might make a difference in getting the parent out of the store faster and with less tumult.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Olivia Foxworth:</b>" I work in a grocery store, I see kids throwing fits all the time. If a kid comes through my line screaming ... [snip!] ... nice" and they just kind of stared at me and hid behind mom!! LOL Would it bug you if the cashier did this with your kids? "</blockquote>




No it wouldn't bother me. Sometimes kids respond better when someone besides the parent tries to help.

No it wouldnt bother me, unless the cashier was rude and mean towards my child

It wouldn't bother me really, but I don't like it.

I generally know what works with my kids, and what doesn't. When people who don't know my kids try to jump in I guess it can bother me. It's like when a baby is crying and I have five people tell me it's because they're probably hungry. No, it's not.

Likewise, I have a child who is VERY needy. He's better now, but for a while there he could barely go to the store without huge fits. He didn't talk yet and he was difficult as HELL. If a cashier started trying to talk to him he'd just get even more upset, so it wouldn't help.

I guess I feel like when kids are having meltdowns is NOT the time to try and be friendly. generally I want the cashier to go as fast as possible because I'm dealing with the tantrum.