"In the middle of my grocery shopping yesterday, I was alarmed by a child’s ear-piercing gurgling scream of terror coming from one aisle over. It worried me enough to rush to investigate, thinking some kid had fallen from a shopping cart or, worse, was being attacked by a pack of rabid badgers (hey, you never know). With phone in hand, ready to dial 911, I ran around the corner into the cereal aisle. Well, like they say, if you hear hoofbeats, don’t think zebras. It was what you’d expect. A toddler wanted the box of chocolatey candy-coated sugar puff cereal, and mom was opting for the much healthier Cheerios. It had been awhile since I’d experienced a grocery store meltdown, so it took me by surprise. My own children were above such things. No, they had their meltdowns at Toys R Us, like any respectable toddler should. The grocery store incident reminded me of one time, however, when my daughter went off script and had a bunch of people worried"/Idaho Dad. More here.

Question: How did you handle the situation when your young children would melt down in public?