Why do people let their kids sit in the middle of an aisle and play with toys?

Oh my god get over it!! Children like to look and touch new things, it's how they learn and develope. If the parents gave you a dirty look it was probably because you were being rude to begin with.

do u knwo how difficult it is take care of children... i know it... they r unmanageable... and some kids are just born as brats.. nothign the parents do,can change that... dont blame parents for the children being bad...aftr all "good wombs have borne bad sons"

As a kid I was never allowed to play with toys in the aisle either..I think it's silly to let your kids do that. The only reason I can think of, is that parents want to entertain their kids while they are shopping so that they are not walking around pointing out what they want and throwing fits. I never really thought of the fact that as customers we are paying more for products because so much of it gets wrecked, this kind of makes me a bit mad.

I know what you mean that really annoys me to, Some parents have no idea although usually those toys that have been opened and played with will go to reduced bin and sold for a lesser price because of it they are still losing money! There is no way i allow my son to sit there and play with toys, But then again if it says try me or whatever i will let him push the button and see what it does, i dont allow him to take it off the shelve at all unless we are buying it!

I can tell you why! The toy is the ONLY place where you can stop and look while they play! I clean up my kids mess BUT I do let them sit and play. For one thing if they like I know what to buy secondly that is the only time I can really look a the toys that i need to get for my sisters kids SO TRY and understand shopping with 3kids is NOT easy!

touching and picking up the toys and then playing with them on store aisles is really problematic.it not only hikes the store prices, it also creates a big safety hazard also and somebody may fall down.the parents must strictly warn and teach their children not to indulgein such activities.

You are right But then it isnt the child's fault You know a child absorbs what the parents teaches him And if, the person has a bit of ethics he will prolly buy the toy or rather tell the kid not to touch it Even if he does, he wont kick it ! that aint manners I still laugh at so called EDUCAtEd Society of ours, who do such things? What is the difference between them and the illiterates? And then they expect them to be a idol for their kids? that can never happen!

This is precisely why I hate going shopping this time of year. People bring their bratty kids who have no respect. The other day I was trying to find a coat for myself and this mother I guess wouldn't buy a toy for her child so the child stood in the middle of the store and just SCREAMED for like 10 minutes. And the mom would just say "come on let's go we're leaving" but she wouldn't pick the kid up or anything... she just let him stand there and scream. Finally the dad came and grabbed the kid and carried him out of the store. How utterly annoying. I hate spoiled kids who think that they will get anything they want! And I hate that parents don't teach their kids discipline.

I use to work in retail and in the toy dept. It use to make me so upset when this would happen. WHen I was a child I would never gotten away with it. SOmething else that would upset me is that the parents would leave their child(ren) in the toy dept while they would shop. It was a babysitting area I guess they thought. That is very upsetting too not just because they tear open everything but something could happen to them they could have been kidnapped and taken 20 or 30 miles before the parents would ever know.

That's a great question! I am totally against parents letting their brats do this! It's called discipline, which a lot of kids don't have these days!

I hate stuff liket his too. I hate when people give their kids toys or let them run around just so they dont have to bother with them.

It makes me mad too so you're not alone. I don't think that most parents raise their children the way they should anymore. I don't understand why though. Are they too busy or what?

As it gets closer to Christmas and the stores are filling up it's hard enough to get through any toy aisle without having people and their kids playing in the aisles! I think that some parents spend the entire day shopping and trying to get things done that they start to feel guilty that their children have been shuffled from their car seat to the shopping cart or stroller all day long. So when the child starts to fuss or throw fits they let them get out of the cart and play with whatever they get their hands on ... at least they're quiet for awhile and mom and dad have a few minutes of silence. What they don't understand is that this (besides being poor parenting) has adverse effects ... on the children, the parents and as you wisely pointed out the consumer. The child learns that if I throw a fit I can get away with anything and the parents then either have to break the habit that they started in their child or put up with this bad behavior. And the rest of pay for it in higher prices. He's a little tip ... if you're child can't be in the cart all day ... don't take them shopping all day. If you have to take them shopping all day, take breaks. We sometimes go to a mall with a play area for children, this allows them to run around and get some of the wiggles out! I understand why this is so annoying to you. We went to Walmart this weekend and a mother and her son were actually throwing a ball up and down the aisle and not letting anyone pass through. It was stressful enough with all the other aisles packed and it took my best behavior not to bend the mom over my knee for a much needed spanking!

I think the question you pose is a good one, but the reasons as to why people allow their kids to sit in the middle of a store aisle and play with toys are various. First, I think many parents are wanting to do their shopping in relative peace and when faced with a kid that is restless or is having a case of the "I wants," it's a rather "easy" solution to simply let the kid do what he/she wants while mom or dad gets on with the business of shopping. Second, many parents just don't see how inconvenient this sort of behavior is to others; as long as little John or Janey is occupied with the toys and not whining or acting up, if the other customers don't like it, tough cookies. I hate to say it, but rudeness in public seems to replacing baseball as the national pastime...

yes, that gets me too and when mine try and play with them, i make them sit in the inside so they are out the way. parents should watch there kids as there are people not watching where they are going and then the kids get hurt.

because they dont want them to move around

at times when I see the kids being left unattended in the stores, and the kids messing around the whole place and creating a complete nuisance, I feel like spanking not the children by their parents who can be so irresponsible. they don't realize that kind of inconvenience that other people face because of their irresponsible behavior but in case they have to face something similar they really get hyper

Well This is not good for sure.. They need to be nice to everyone as they are parent.. If parent are doing like this then how can they teach their child about good things?

I don't let my kid splay with toys unless I intend on buying them. I am not going to tease my kid ith a toy they can't have. It's not very polite to let your kids play in the aisle. That's why they have toys at home!! Some parents feel that they don't need to watch their children. I see kids running around all the time in stores like it's some type of park. It's a shame how some parents can't control their children but instead let their children control them.

My kids would never even ask to do that. They know the only toys they can play with are the ones out for display (leap pads, kids computers & such). I usually make my girls go in the cart if they are in the store woth me. They know they are not allowed to run around & touch everything. Some parents just don't care. Their kids get worse as they get older because they are not taught to respect property or others.