Shopping

Our son has not shown interest in much, except the iPad! We try to get him to play with some toys, but we have yet to find something he loves – any suggestions welcome as it’s a struggle come birthdays and Christmas! When we go out shopping and to toy shops, we are always asking if he wants anything but he never does.

One thing he does love are books, in particular busy books that come with a set of characters and a map. He isn’t really interested in the maps but loves the characters and matching them to the pages in the book. He used to look at these non stop about a year ago, then lost interest, but he is back to loving them again. So much so that he carries the Cars 3 one about with him everywhere!

We went to Asda at the weekend and as we walked past the books he picked up the Trolls and Paw Patrol busy books and put them in the trolly. I asked him if he wanted them?! He said yes. So I told him that we will use his pocket money that his auntie gave him to pay for them, so he was happy. My dad’s cousin who is 97 and we call auntie, gives him pocket money when she sees him and he never spends it and I end up putting it in his bank, so I wanted him to learn that this is what he can do with his pocket money.

To be honest, it amused me so much the way he just picked the books up and put them in the trolly that he could have had anything he wanted!

He done it again in Tesco. He got mini Stretch Armstrong for his birthday, and in Tesco he saw mini stretch Superman. He picked him up and put him in the trolly. I told him he could buy him with his birthday money, and he said yes.

He has never asked for anything so I am loving that he is showing an interest in things. But if he keeps doing it, I am going to end up skint!!