i will just add to my comments and say i don't think all parents need it ALL the time. i sincerely believe that mum (or dad) going to the shops solo with kidlets has more of a "need" for it than mum and dad going together. that extra set of hands and eyes makes it heaps easier to cope kwim? i'm not saying we'll never use the parents car park when DH and I are together after Gremlin arrives - but i'm guessing i'll be more wanting to use it when i'm by myself...

and if all else fails, i'll take mum shopping - she has a disabled tag...