tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897669976484410300.post8529179109137567174..comments2023-10-07T05:46:57.030-07:00Comments on Frugal Divorced Liz: Happy grocery shopping with kids!Frugal Divorced Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14200000535981070100noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897669976484410300.post-90701246442791032802010-02-01T06:13:48.696-08:002010-02-01T06:13:48.696-08:00A friend of mine, who I think is a great parent, g...A friend of mine, who I think is a great parent, gets her kids to help. Each kid gets part of the list and is "responsible" for making sure those things are bought. The 3 yo is probably too young but the others might like it. <br /><br />My grandfather used to use shopping as a math quiz, expecting us to keep a running total as we shopped. No calculators allowed! (Not that we could get cheap calculators back then.) Before the advent of scanners, I could add the sums as fast as the checker could punch them intothe register.WilliamBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5897669976484410300.post-35791231320097238142010-01-28T07:37:05.327-08:002010-01-28T07:37:05.327-08:00Those are great tips! I know we used to drive my m...Those are great tips! I know we used to drive my mom nuts in the grocery store unless she planned ahead. I think her general rules were to 1) make sure we'd already eaten (or had snacks with us), 2) make sure we'd had naps, if we were young enough to still be taking them, and 3) bribe us! Lol--it was kind of like you "extra item" thing...she'd buy us each a 25 cent sheet of stickers if we were good.Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16264419866877407201noreply@blogger.com