17 month old driving me insane!

[mgm]

my daughter is a bit of a whinger too . until recently she hated being in her pram, but is now happy to alternate between being wheeled and walking next to me. your dd is obviously a bit young for that - but maybe you can make outings more appealing for her by letting her wheel a toy pram or take a favourite doll? at the supermarket i have a little bag my daughter carries and i give her a few things to put in it - that sometimes helps. if you get really desperate you can always shop online - my son used to hate the supermarket and for a while i stopped going completely because i got so fed up with the nagging for toys and sweets. anyway, good luck!

[littlelara]

Ooh! I saw a lady in the supermarket the other day and her littlie had one of those toy shopping trolleys; she was having a blast!
Failing that, I would get into online supermarket shopping and maybe reserve outings for places like the park where she can just run her little legs off.
HTH, good luck

[~Kim~]

nah you aren't alone, it's the age.
This is my second 'bolter' and I've learned better than to let him walk on his own at the shops. My DD was the same. He is either in the stroller (I know it's a pain for quick trips but it's contained and I'm not struggling with a wriggling kid while I'm trying to do other things) or in a trolley. He doesn't sit in the seat well so usually doing the groceries I have both kids and all the groceries.....we get lots of stuff squashed but hey
Also in my bag are; a couple of small toys each, a notebook and pen/cil each (really bad when only one gets one), a mini magnadoodle and a bottle of bubbles...if nothing else I entertain the other shoppers while they're doing they're shopping.
I'm prone to opening food that I'm buying while we're shopping so they have something to eat. I also often sing....I know - who the heck is that crazy lady.
I have learned that letting it get to me solves nothing at all, only makes me angry and really doesn't resolve the issue. I deal with the issue once with a 'not today babe' and that's it we keep walking. When it's getting really bad I make an effort to use an upbeat singsongy type voice to keep everything light. I rarely offer rewards or bribes cos that backfires sooner or later (I learned with DD).
Little people are just like animals (no horrible connection here I promise) - they can read us better than we can read them and they feed off our energy.

Oh and think nothing of the people that stare - they have nothing better to look at - what they think of you means nothing in your life so please hun don't let that be an added stress.

I really do know how hard it is.

[Olive]

it is an age thing!

try putting yourself in her shoes! and hour at the shops is boring for her, my 17 month old would be whinging too, i wouldnt expect her to last an hour in a stoller and sit happily.
short trips would be better for her, i know its not all about her but tbh it is to a degree!