“Learning Lessons while Shopping of Child Behavior”

May 16th “Learning Lessons while Shopping of Child Behavior”

Listen and learn!

Do you keep your ears and eyes open when shopping at “Wal-mart” stores? You should really watch people when you are in a large area of people – there are lessons to learn.

At this particular time – afternoon – a family, father, mother, and three sons ages 15 to 21 – all well dressed. They moved through the store and if they were not so very quiet and well behaved – even I, would not have noticed. But something caught my ear. “Snap Snap” or you might say “Click Click” – when you rub your thumb and middle finger together making a noticeable noise!

Out of the ordinary noises catch my ear and I have to look and listen further for what is going on? Observe and learn for what is to be expected? You might just say that I am nosy!

When the “Father” snapped his fingers, his three sons, immediately – turned toward him watching for his fingers to do the talking! His pointer finger – selected the son’s attention he wanted – he would point to something and then move his wrist toward himself or to the basket to put said item in. Everything so mechanical!

He would talk in a very soft voice to the “Mother” of the family – but when doing so was very close to her ear. So, now… I was finished with my shopping and so was this other family… that I was observing for quite some time… now…that this family was finished with their shopping and also looking for a lane to check out in, old nosy me… I follow them into the same lane.

They spoke with the cashier, gave their credit card information, and as the cashier was bagging merchandise – the “Father” with a quick “snap or click” and a point to one son and a quick point to another with wrist pointing to the basket – the sons knew what to do, they finished the bagging and putting the filled bags into the basket, with precise “clockwork” action, just as if they were in the Military?”

You know this training started as soon as these boys began to walk, it was just so natural – I’ll bet these boys were never in the store as small children crying for everything that they wanted – and or were crying louder when they were not getting it. When there is a strong “Father figure” in the family you can move mountains with little or no effort!