Does anyone else's toddler do this?? - Stand up in the cart!

Maddy'sMommy wrote: It has gotten to the point that we avoid taking her to the store with us. She will not sit in the cart. As soon as you put her in it, she tried to stand or screams!! Me and my dh have to hold her the entire time we shop. I will not go by myself with her anymore, which is inconvenient at times. Does anyone else's toddler do this? Any ideas to keep her seated. Thanks.

AlexsPajamaMama replied: Alex used to do that all the time too!
I started letting him sit in the big part of the cart where all the food goes.......that got to be a PITA because he would get into stuff and try to open things.
Now he actually likes to sit in the front part, I think because he got so used to sitting in the big part.

I think its a phase they go through, I know its a real pain...but it will get easier.

coasterqueen replied: Kylie has done this on ocassion and she gets a warning and if she continues to do it I take her out of the car. If she throws a fit she throws a fit. She seems to be doing it more with her sister in the cart so she can tease her. I really have no ideas though, sorry.

mammag replied: Is she able to get out of the buckle? We will sometimes put Keegan in a stroller if we are both going because it is a little more secure. Hopefully she'll stop soon.

1lilpeanut2love replied: Kaylee does this too! Only a few times she has done it though. We tell her "NO." Also, I would buckle her in! Also, we sometimes take a stroller to the store. She sits in the stroller longer than in a cart!! HTH. We also sometimes carry her around too!! LOL

Kaitlin'smom replied: Once and I put an end to it. She will get bucled in if they work. or I try to get the 'fun' carts I honestly think she did not like riding backwards. Now its no problem.

boyohboyohboy replied: Do you have a cart in the store that resembles a car or truck that has helped us, although occasionally now he tries to climb out the door when I am pushing!

I leave the kids home and go without them

BAC'sMom replied: No, he stays in the cart I use the seatbelt.

Maddy'sMommy replied: She can sometimes get out of the buckle.But if she can't she screams and I get nasty looks from other people so I take her out. I am glad to hear she is not the only one who does this b/c I always see othe toddlers in the stores about her age being so calm and good and I wondered.

1lilpeanut2love replied:
I wouldn't worry about those other parents. Each and every child is different. Screaming and crying is part of toddler hood!! LOL!!

My2Beauties replied:
I was going to say the same thing, Hanna refuses to sit in any other cart unless it's a "car" cart!

luvbug00 replied: ITA screaming is natural. if the other people don't like it they can shop elsewhere but the little one will get used to it if you are consistant. good luck!

My3LilMonkeys replied: Does she walk yet? She may be a little young for this but around the time Brooke started screaming/standing up was about the time we started letting her walk in stores. It did take a little time for her to understand the limits and proper behaviors but she never rides anymore.

Brias3 replied: No ideas here either. The first time any of them tried it, it was out of the cart and carried by me (which was no fun so only lasted about two minutes). I always tell them I'll go and get the stroller out of the car if they can't sit in the cart and that usually curtails the standing too

Brias3 replied: Also, might your store have those little cars attached to the carts? Mason will happily sit in one of those while I shop. They're super bulky and kind of a pain but worth him staying put.

A&A'smommy replied: try a floppy seat it might make it more exciting and comfortable?? Alyssa never really did that so I don't know..

mummy2girls replied: Jenna did that and nothing worked to keep her seated until she fell out and then that was it she never stood up again. I was at the store with her( toys r us) and she was in the front. No belts...paraniod for sure! I leaned down to look at something on a bottom shelf and then all of a sudden i felt her fall on me and she hit her head on the ground. I rushed her to the er and they ran tests and luckily she was ok.

Im not sure what to suggest because nothign worked for jenna. and i dont want to say let him fall out to learn because you know that is bad parenting advice!

Maddy'sMommy replied: I have tried the floppy seat... that didn't work. I have not tried the fun car carts, I will have to see if they have them. I do most of the shopping at Walmart, so I am not sure if they have them or not.

Maybe just letting her scream and making her sit there will work, it is just hard b/c she gets really worked up and even will throw up.

She can walk... but she would be into everything. She does not really know limits yet.

Thanks for the suggestions!

ilovemybaby replied: Abby sits in the front where I can strap her in.

ian'smommy replied: We didn't have much of a problem with him standing in the seat but he ALWAYS wanted to be in the basket where we put everything. So one day we let him in there and told him he had to sit. Well, it didn't take but a plit second, but my husband and I looked away at the same time, and in that time, he stood up and fell out of the cart head first. I was hysterical as he screamed. His feet went up over his head and he laid on his back, but LANDED on his head. I thank God that he didn't break his neck or split his head open. He just had a bump, but oh my! Talk about giving a mother a heart attack. We didn't ever put him in the basket again. It only took a second. I will never do that again. From then on he sat in teh seat whether he liked it or not or he walked holding our hands. I was getting looks from people in the store that were saying, what kind of a mother are you? I felt terrible. Now when I see little ones in the basket, my heartbeat speeds up just a little because it brings that experience back and I hate to think that it could happen to them too. My only other suggestion is to use a stroller but that makes it hard to get groceries unless you have someone else along.