I actually, now that I've thought about it, have decided not to tell my son he has to stay beside me "because I don't trust him". I really wanted to nip that in the bud, that laughing and running when it's time to go. When he was younger it was "walk, be carried, or be dragged out over my shoulder.". Haven't had to drag him over my shoulder in quite a while. Tic tacs are a great motivator at all times. Did not have them on me or thing about it but i do use them practcally always for the carseat wars (nonexistant) and for easy shopping. That's why it's a good thing to be able to talk these things out, even if it's in a chatroom. It helps to talk out what you really mean to do.
I do use the "tomato staking" the "time ins" the, what else have I heard it called, when I keep him close to me when he's not behaving so well. There's reason to talk it to death on top of it.
