squirrelgirl said:What about an older child? My son will have just turned 13 when we cruise. Now that he is older and no longer eligible for Club/Lab, I am concerned. He has some developmental delays. We always had peace of mind with the system in place in the Club/Lab...and he did great. But he is not ready to roam, and while I can certainly tell him what is expected, we need to have a bit more control given his issues.
Can we ask that he is still required to sign in and cannot leave without a parent?
What about an older child? My son will have just turned 13 when we cruise. Now that he is older and no longer eligible for Club/Lab, I am concerned. He has some developmental delays. We always had peace of mind with the system in place in the Club/Lab...and he did great. But he is not ready to roam, and while I can certainly tell him what is expected, we need to have a bit more control given his issues.
Can we ask that he is still required to sign in and cannot leave without a parent?
Thanks for the feedback. I will contact DCL directly to see what options might be available. We certainly would prefer the Lab due to the extra controls in place. But since he is now older, this is going to be a challenge.
What about an older child? My son will have just turned 13 when we cruise. Now that he is older and no longer eligible for Club/Lab, I am concerned. He has some developmental delays. We always had peace of mind with the system in place in the Club/Lab...and he did great. But he is not ready to roam, and while I can certainly tell him what is expected, we need to have a bit more control given his issues.
Can we ask that he is still required to sign in and cannot leave without a parent?
Thanks for the feedback. I will contact DCL directly to see what options might be available. We certainly would prefer the Lab due to the extra controls in place. But since he is now older, this is going to be a challenge.
lanejudy said:You mentioned developmental delays... how well does your DS follow your family rules? If you made a rule with him that he had to ask the CM at Edge to call you when he wishes to leave, would he do that? Or that he MUST return to your stateroom if he leaves the Edge? Or you could pre-arrange that you would "pick him up" at a certain time (depending on which ship, I believe access to the Edge is restricted by KTTW card) - maybe meeting him by the elevator? My DD is very "by the rules" whether they are our family rules or more formal public rules, so those options would work for us, not sure if that's helpful for you.
Enjoy your cruise!
I can sympathize with the pp. This is our first cruise and I am very relieved that my special needs twins (age 11) cannot sign themselves out of the club. I am wondering... If I don't take them to the Edge, will they find out about that place from others? I am sure my ds would love the video game area (EDge right?) but he gets "stuck" so easily that I could see fits if he found out that was a "choice" for him. My 11 year olds are about at the level of 6/7 for common sense. I would love to have a rule follower but...
I can sympathize with the pp. This is our first cruise and I am very relieved that my special needs twins (age 11) cannot sign themselves out of the club. I am wondering... If I don't take them to the Edge, will they find out about that place from others? I am sure my ds would love the video game area (EDge right?) but he gets "stuck" so easily that I could see fits if he found out that was a "choice" for him. My 11 year olds are about at the level of 6/7 for common sense. I would love to have a rule follower but...