Excellent points, all. May I add, as a mom of two grown boys, that I truly appreciate and enjoy well-behaved children when my hubster and I are out and about. A couple of tips I would give parents: 1.Kids under the age of...20(!) shouldn&#39;t be out after 9pm. They should be asleep. In their own bed. Not at the grocery store - or anywhere that I am, for that matter.<br />2.Can you answer your child BEFORE the 44th time they say, &quot;Mom!&quot; 3.Seriously, &quot;I&#39;m NOT going to tell you again!&quot; repeated 80 times while I am behind you at the checkout is annoying. Very annoying. And I&#39;m not going to tell you again. Sincerely, Tex Montana