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I see both sides of this- my side--- when I am done daycare and I go to the store and a child is acting up it just makes me crazy- I am leaving the house to refresh, have been with kiddo's all day and I don't want to turn back on to that enviroment. I want peace 
My child goes into a fit like that- we leave. Child learns quick that the behavior is not tolerated. Baby is different. Babies do need that consistency- thats all they have. I don't like the bright lights of stores, they mess with my anxiety, imagine what it is like being a baby in a carseat and being aimed to look up at that. I agree they need to be able to take the plunge at some point. Some babies are just not at that point and that is ok. They will be in due time. I agree it is the parents job. I don't do field trips for two reasons mostly 1) The liability and 2) I feel it should be the parents that do these things with their kids first. and prob the third reason would be, it can be challenging enough to just be at home, add a ton more of outside influences to them and it can be a recipe for a disaster. Kids often act out when they are in new situations, places. Just me and how I work.
I mostly agree with you Blackcat except for the part of calling the parents to come get the kiddo.
I don't like a kid that acts up when I am out and about but I also understand and try to have patience for as long as I can or remove myself-
My child goes into a fit like that- we leave. Child learns quick that the behavior is not tolerated. Baby is different. Babies do need that consistency- thats all they have. I don't like the bright lights of stores, they mess with my anxiety, imagine what it is like being a baby in a carseat and being aimed to look up at that. I agree they need to be able to take the plunge at some point. Some babies are just not at that point and that is ok. They will be in due time. I agree it is the parents job. I don't do field trips for two reasons mostly 1) The liability and 2) I feel it should be the parents that do these things with their kids first. and prob the third reason would be, it can be challenging enough to just be at home, add a ton more of outside influences to them and it can be a recipe for a disaster. Kids often act out when they are in new situations, places. Just me and how I work.
I mostly agree with you Blackcat except for the part of calling the parents to come get the kiddo.
I don't like a kid that acts up when I am out and about but I also understand and try to have patience for as long as I can or remove myself-
....I personally would never call a parent to come pick up their child under these types of circumstances, I was just giving her an option, thinking that needing the Tylenol for her dd was something she absolutely HAD to have at that moment. I too, thought about even suggesting getting it ahead of time, after care or even asking a friend or relative to run the errand instead.
Suggesting the option of calling the parent was also part of my "give the issue back to who it belongs to" theory. I think if this little guy has such a tough time being anywhere but his comfort zone, it is important then that the parents try to help him outgrow the issue or find a provider who does not take the children out of said comfort zone. KWIM.
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