Ya, shopping with one, and a little one, is much easier. I know I also generally had more time to donthe shopping rather than trying to squeeze it between school, piano, swimming, homework and dinner... Easier to engage them when you can go at their pace, for my kids anyway. But regardless of how you like to shop - you are much better telling a child what you DO want them to do than what to stop. I find "stop! Kiss for mummy" much more effective in stopping my toddler from hitting me than "stop! don't hit me".