Stress-Free Shopping With Baby
Shopping with an older baby or toddler
Once babies hit seven or eight months, their attention spans dwindle and shopping can become more difficult. Things can become even more challenging a few months later when your toddler starts walking. "I always had a bottle, blanket and pacifier handy," says Nancy Jambazian, mother to three-year-old Quincy.
Jambazian would also hang dangling toys from a portable infant car seat to help occupy her son. Once he got a little older, she decided to tire him out first. "Malls with indoor playgrounds are great," says Jambazian. She always plays first to tire out her son, then finds he's content to let her do her shopping. If there isn't a playground, the toy section of a store will also do the trick.
