{"id":1827,"date":"2015-10-26T13:42:04","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T18:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askdoctorg.com\/?p=1827"},"modified":"2021-05-10T14:01:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T19:01:06","slug":"grocery-store-meltdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askdoctorg.com\/grocery-store-meltdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastering the Meltdown: The Grocery Store Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You aren\u2019t a parent until you have had to deal with a meltdown at the grocery store. We have all been there, myself included. Sometimes it can come out of nowhere and other times the meltdown is born from the perfect storm of tired, hungry and cranky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you dread taking your kids to the store for this very reason, watch this video. There are tips on how to manage expectations and have a successful and meltdown-free shopping trip. I also have some tips on how to handle the situation during the meltdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of all, Don\u2019t worry! You aren\u2019t the first parent in the universe to have a kid that loses it in the grocery store. Ask any grocery store manager and you will feel a whole lot better!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Mastering The Grocery Store Meltdown\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hvBnbD_TnI4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Can I ask a favor? Would you \u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/askdocg\/\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to my YouTube channel<\/a>\u00a0where I share more parenting tips like this. I would love if you would join me on\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AskDoctorG\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AskDocG\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, too.\u00a0Stop by and say hi!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You aren\u2019t a parent until you have had to deal with a meltdown at the grocery store. We have all been there, myself included. Sometimes it can come out of nowhere and other times the meltdown is born from the perfect storm of tired, hungry and cranky. 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