OF THE WORK
WEEK.
STAY COOL OUT THERE.
>>> HITTING GROCERY STORE ISN'T
A FAVORITE FOR SOME PARENTS.
>> NO.
BUT THERE ARE SIMPLE HACKS THAT
CAN MAKE LIFE EASIER.
HOUSTON LIFE REPORTER AND
FABULOUS MOM DEE BROWN IS HERE
TO EXPLAIN.
I KNOW EVERY DAY WITH A TODDLER
COULD BE A GOOD DAY OR BAD DAY.
>> UNPREDICTABLE BUT TO BE
CANDID, WHEN I GO GROCERY
SHOPPING I LIKE TO GOALONE.
KEN CAN TAKE THEM AND HE CAN
HANDLE IT.
>> AT 20 MONTHS OLD HE IS GOING
TO BE GRABBING STUFF.
>> I HAD TO WALK DOWN THE
MIDDLE PORTION BECAUSE HE WILL
SHUL F.
EARLY.
HE DOES COME TO ME.
I PREFER TO LEAVE HIM HOME.
>> I WAS OUT WITH MY SISTER.
I HAVE FOUR OF THEM.
>> ADORABLE.
WE WERE AT COSTCO.
I SNAPPED A PHOTO.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS SO HILARIOUS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT.
ALL FOUR ARE IN.
>> MY GOSH.
>> SHE IS READING A BOOK.
SORT OF LOOKING AT SOCKS WITH
MY SISTER AND SAMANTHA.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY DO IT.
>> MY SISTER EMPLOYS ALL KIND
OF WAYS TO KEEP THE KIDS
OCCUPIED.
YOU WILL SHOW US STRATEGIES AND
COOL DEVICES TO KEEP OUR KIDS
UNDER CONTROL.
>> EXACTLY.
WE WILL START FIRST.
ACTUALLY THE POOL NOODLE.
I CUT IT.
I PUT IT DOWN THE MIDDLE OVER
THE FRONT SO THEY --THIS WILL
PROTECT THE BABY FROM HITTING.
LET ME TELL YOU, KEN IS MY
HUSBAND.
DILLON WILL START BITING THE
BAR.
>> LIKE DON'T DO THAT.
DON'T DO THAT.
>> GERMY.
>> SO DISGUSTING.
BUT THEY CAN BANG THEIR HEAD IF
THEY ARE PLAYING.
I USUALLY LIKE TO KEEP ONE ON
TO PROTECT THEM.
ON.
THIS IS SOMETHING I GOT LIKE
WHEN DILLON WAS BORN.
>>
>> IT IS REVERSIBLE SO YOU CAN
KEEP THEM OCCUPIED.
HELPS TO KEEP LIKE WIPING IT
DOWN.
>> THEN PUT IT IN THE WASH.
>> YES.
>> MAKES FOR A MORE COMFORTABLE
RIDE.
>> IT IS SUPER CUTE.
>> WHERE DID YOU FIND THIS?
>> TARGET.
PAID NO MORE THAN $20.
I GOT IT WHEN DILLON WAS BORN
AND IT IS PERFECT.
ENTERTAINED.
HAVE TRICKS?
>> A COUPLE THINGS IS NUMBER
ONE YOU CAN DO FLASH CARDS.
THEY ARE ALWAYS GREAT.
LIKE FOR ME DILLON IS AT THE
AGE WHERE HE RECOGNIZES
DIFFERENT COLORS SO THESE CARDS
WE HAVE, YOU HAVE DIFFERENT
FRUITS THAT IDENTIFY THE COLOR.
THAT IS A GOOD THING.
WE SEE THE VIDEO HERE.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR
KID IS NOT OCCUPIED.
>> GREAT ENTERTAINMENT.
FOODS.
WE LIKE THE FLASH CARDS AND
DIFFERENT THINGS BUT I WANT TO
MENTION SNACKS.
WANT TO KEEP YOUR KID OCCUPIED
WITH HEALTHY SNACKS.
A COUPLE THINGS YOU COULD DO, I
ACTUALLY MADE THIS NECKLACE
CHEERIOS.
I LINED IT UP.
IF YOU DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE
DOING THE NECKLACE YOU DO A
BRACELET SO YOU CAN PUT ON THE
KID'S WRIST.
>> HOW DO YOU GET IT ON?
ISN'T THAT HARD TO THREAD?
>> NO.
THE HOLE IS JUST BIG ENOUGH SO
YOU CAN SLIDE IT THROUGH.
IF YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE I
RECOMMEND THESE SNACK BABIES.
DILLON IS GOOD ABOUT THIS.
HE DOESN'T DROP OR SPILL IT.
HE CAN CONTROL IT.
>> THAT IS SO COOL.
>> SO GOLDFISH AND THINGS LIKE
THAT FOR HIM TO ENJOY.
>> OKAY.
HOW DO YOU PREVENT YOUR CHILD
FROM GRABBING STUFF OFF THE
SHELF?
THAT IS THE OTHER ISSUE.
AND BAD STUFF.
>> FOR ME, MY STRATEGY WHEN I
GO, I MAKE A LIST.
I'M IN THERE IN AND OUT WITHIN
30 MINUTES.
I LIKE TO STAY OUTSIDE THE
PARAMETER OF THE GROCERY STORE
MIDDLE.
SOLY GO THROUGH THE PRODUCE
SECTION, FLORAL.
GET MY FLOWERS, DAIRY, THE MAIN
SPOTS BUT STAY AWAY FROM THE
SUGARY STUFF.
MY HUSBAND, IFWE NEED GRAHAM
CRACKERS, HE WILL GO BACK AND
GET IT AT A LATER TIME.
>> YOU PUT A TIME LIMIT ON THIS
GROCERY RUN?
15, 20 MINUTES?
>> 30 MINUTES THAT, IS HOW I AM.
CLOTHES.
I LIKE TO GET IN ANOUT.
IT REALLY WORKS FOR ME.
>> YOU GO IN WITH A LIST?
I WRITE EVERYTHING DOWN.
I HAVE IT OUT.
>> HERE IS THE THING.
WHAT I WILL DO, BECAUSE I CAN'T
CARRY A BOOK, I WILL TAKE A
PICTURE WITH MY PHONE AND PULL
IT UP AND LOOK AT THE LIST FROM
THERE.
>> I HAVE TO ASK YOU, YOU HAVE
>> YES.
>> WHAT IS THAT ABOUT?
>> THIS LAUNDRY BASKET, I WILL
PULL IT OUT SLOWLY.
THIS IS PERFECT FOR PUTTING IN
THE TRUNK OF YOUR CAR.
ONCE YOU GET ALL OF YOUR BAGS
FROM THE GROCERY STORE, YOU PUT
THEM HERE.
THAT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST
THING I FIGHT WITH.
>> LOAD YOUR GROCERY?
>> PICK THIS UP.
WHEN I USED TO GROCERY STORE
WITH DILLON, I STAYED HOME WITH
HIM FOR A YEAR.
I USED TO ALWAYS DREAD TAKING
IN GROCERIES.
HE WAS SO TINY BECAUSE I HAD TO
GO BACK AND FORTH.
THE THIS HELPS ME GET THINGS IN
ON ONE TRIP ONLY.
THAT IS WHETHER YOU HAVE A KID
OR NOT.
THAT IS A STRATEGY THAT FORCES
YOU TO CARRY EVERYTHING IN AT
ONE TIME.
OLDER?
DILLON IS ABOUT 20 MONTHS.
IS IT GOOD TO GIVE ASSIGNMENTS?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS YOUNGER
MY MOTHER USED TO MAKE ME STACK
THEM ORGANIZE THEM.
SO IT WAS LITTLE THINGS LIKE
THAT.
YOU KNOW, PUT THE ITEMS THAT
BELONG TOGETHER.
GROUP THEM OR STACK THEM NEATLY.
I THINK THAT IS WHY I'M SUCH A
GRAEK ABOUT ORGANIZING STUFF
NOW.
>> LIKE THE ALPHABET GAME.
WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE
ROAD?
>> EXACTLY.
CAN DO THAT IN THE BASKET.
GREAT IDEAS.
THANK YOU.
WE THANK KROGER.
KATHERINE WHO HAULED THE