My darling GD is 5, nearly 6. She is bright, clever, articulate but definitely knows her own mind and can be very determined and self willed. Her DPs ( my DD and SiL) are great parents. They are always doing things with their 2 DC, taking them out and giving them experiences. They also have full on NHS jobs and are really tired. The problem is that so many of the places they take them have the dreaded gift shop attached and it is often on the way out. This has become a real battle ground between my DD and DGD . It has spoilt many a day out for them as my DGD is not averse to throwing a real tantrum and having a total melt down if she can't have what she wants, which is invariably yet another cuddly toy (she has hundreds!). My DD is equally determined and self willed and reluctant to give way. And of course, by the end of any day out both mother and child are over tired and grumpy. Making "deals" before entering the dreaded shops , "you can have anything except a cuddly toy" don't seem to work. Have any of you found a way of running the gift shop gauntlet successfully?
Passports not in the drawer I always keep them in. Turning the place upside down.