Age Verification

[JadeDarkstar]

OK I was not going to say anything. However now this has just gone to far. I think the Mods need to lock this post.

This form is not a place to talk about parenting styles. WE chose what to do for our kids. NOT you and not the Government.
When you have kids treat them how you want but you have no right to speak for any other parent here. You are not a parent. You do not know what it is like day in day out.

Back to the real topic. I am glade you will buy full priced tickets. Check getawaytoday out it is one of the best places for tickets and has a lot of deals. I know some one else also told you that too. I am just repeating how good they are.

 

[starshine514]

I guess parenting is just different now. I've heard so many stories from my mom who has taught elementary school over be last 30+ years. Parents nowadays are too protective, too coddling, too "soft".

Every kid has an allergy or is on the "spectrum" in some regard or is medicated. It seems ridiculous. But I digress. My mom made one meal for the family and you had to eat it. That's the way it is. If this was practiced more by parents, maybe we wouldn't have these issues. This is a first world issue. You can wax poetic all you want about how they're just picky eaters. But it's your job as a parent to mold them. It's your job to get them to eat what they should be eating. I highly doubt kids in countless other countries (western or otherwise) are eating chicken nuggets and Mac n cheese all the dang time. All these McDonald's commercials certainly don't help and the obesity epidemic in this country. Or the fact that so many parents both work and don't have energy or time to make a healthy wholesome meal.

You can give me all the **** you want for not having kids but even so, I'm around a lot of kids a lot of the time. I have observed the differences. It starts with the parents.

Seriously? Coddling causes allergies? So, I should just ignore the fact that egg and dairy make it so my 1-year old can't breathe? I'm just being a "soft" parent and I need to tell her to buck up and eat whatever is served (which she would gladly do, because she's one (so, everything goes straight to her mouth because she doesn't realize that the wrong thing could kill her))?

 

[Gisele]

'Next up.....

On Day's of Our So Called Life......

Will Kaleb the new amish hottie hookup with the Andersen's daughter Miriam?Will she tell him that she is already spoken for? But that she just simply can't stand Mr Johannes Meeks? Because he is an odious not to mention odoriforious troll of a man, who hordes gold.
That's why Miriam's parents promised her to him. That and his DVC time share in the Bahamas. Will she run off with Kaleb? Will they elope? Will they even have a chance to kiss? What about his girlfriend in the big city? Does she know he might be two timer her? Or does Doretha just not realize that he is not interested in her anymore? Will Kaleb's favorite cow Bessie Beatriz McKnight ever return from her romp with the bull Tornado next door?

Stay tuned my fine friends for up coming episodes of Day's of Our So Called Life.

 

[NannyBeBe]

I agree that the conversation has digressed, as most conversations do. It has been an interesting one and I am sure some of us have learned from it. The moderators will probably lock it, which will be sad because we will never know what happens on Days of Our So-Called Life. (Thanks for the laughs, Gisele.)

 

[whoever]

Interesting thread. I'll throw this one out there for some additional debate.

Scenario: Child will be turning 3 during the visit. Do you personally (as in you who's reading this) try to pass the child off as 2 for the entire trip, or buy the 3-10 ticket?

The ages are somewhat based upon heights and number of attractions the child can enjoy (I believe that is how the pricing was originally set). What would YOU do?

 

[Sydnie]

That's not comparable at all. Disneyland's policy is that a child is the age s/he is on the first day of the visit for his/her entire stay. A child who turns three during the trip is by Disneyland's own policy, free.

 

[Malcon10t]

A few trips ago, I got to witness a parent trying to pass off a child as under 10. We were at Storyteller's for breakfast (buffet only now.) A family of 4 (mom, dad, teen daughter, preteen son) was called to be seated. The hostess asked dad how many under 10. Dad says 1 implying the son. Teen daughter is horrified. "Dad, he is 11. Don't lie! If we can't afford to pay for breakfast, let's go back up to our room! I can't believe you are doing this!" Dad looks at hostess sheepishly and says "None."

To the OP, they frequently ask the child at the gate their age and at restaurants. They do it in a positive manner so the kids are usually proud to say their age. My granddaughter is a very tall child. At 2.5 years, when they asked her age, she told them she was 6. While looking at her, you might have thought she was 4 (tall enough for 40" rides at 2.5), once she opened her mouth, you knew she was 2.

Counter service, you can get toddler/kids meals easily. At table service, they usually ask the child their age. Even my adult daughter will order kids meals (yes, I coddled her (sarcasm) and she is autistic and has food issues.) They do the double double. Table service usually has a better selection of kids meals. For example, Cafe Orleans offers salmon and buttered noodles or a chicken breast and noodles. At Carnation Cafe for lunch/dinner, there is baked chicken with mashed and gravy. When I take my granddaughter, if we are eating counter service, often I will just get a second plate and split an adult meal. She is a fairly large eater. She just turned 4. Or we do get the mac and cheese and we augment with part of the adult meal.

 

[mr.bungle]

Seriously? Coddling causes allergies? So, I should just ignore the fact that egg and dairy make it so my 1-year old can't breathe? I'm just being a "soft" parent and I need to tell her to buck up and eat whatever is served (which she would gladly do, because she's one (so, everything goes straight to her mouth because she doesn't realize that the wrong thing could kill her))?

No. The two aren't mutually exclusive. I may not have articulated as I put thoughts to text. I was merely noting the increase in helicopter parenting and coddling. Has nothing to do with food allergies. I may be an *******, but I'm not stupid.

 

[mr.bungle]

OK I was not going to say anything. However now this has just gone to far. I think the Mods need to lock this post.

This form is not a place to talk about parenting styles. WE chose what to do for our kids. NOT you and not the Government.
When you have kids treat them how you want but you have no right to speak for any other parent here. You are not a parent. You do not know what it is like day in day out.

Back to the real topic. I am glade you will buy full priced tickets. Check getawaytoday out it is one of the best places for tickets and has a lot of deals. I know some one else also told you that too. I am just repeating how good they are.

It looks like getawaytoday doesn't have 1 day tickets. But thank you for the tip.

Also, last night I went to a restaurant and was carded when I ordered a drink. At first I tried to tell the waitress I was 21 but that isn't my actual age. I'm much older. Was that morally wrong?

 

[Gisele]

 

[RobDoc]

Since this thread has drifted far from the original topic and now has nothing to do with Disney, let's move it to the Community Board where everyone there can participate in the discussion.

Enjoy!

 

[tina.tina]

I guess parenting is just different now. I've heard so many stories from my mom who has taught elementary school over be last 30+ years. Parents nowadays are too protective, too coddling, too "soft".

Every kid has an allergy or is on the "spectrum" in some regard or is medicated. It seems ridiculous. But I digress. My mom made one meal for the family and you had to eat it. That's the way it is. If this was practiced more by parents, maybe we wouldn't have these issues. This is a first world issue. You can wax poetic all you want about how they're just picky eaters. But it's your job as a parent to mold them. It's your job to get them to eat what they should be eating. I highly doubt kids in countless other countries (western or otherwise) are eating chicken nuggets and Mac n cheese all the dang time. All these McDonald's commercials certainly don't help and the obesity epidemic in this country. Or the fact that so many parents both work and don't have energy or time to make a healthy wholesome meal.

You can give me all the **** you want for not having kids but even so, I'm around a lot of kids a lot of the time. I have observed the differences. It starts with the parents.

Well, since this thread apparently isn't being locked yet, I would like to sincerely say that I wish there were a "DISlike" button. I have wished that for other posts, but this is one of the most offensive.

 

[Jaime4004]

Definitely agree with you there. We were making special food for our kids for a while at dinner time. They were refusing to eat the food I cooked for my husband and myself, and I fell into that "I'd rather them eat something than go to bed hungry" nonsense, so I would make them "kid food." I stopped doing that about a year ago. That's so dumb!!! First of all, the "kid food" wasn't very healthy or nutritious. Secondly, life's hard, then you die. Get over it. You go to someone else's house, do you think their mom is going to cook something special for you? Nope. I'm a foster/adoptive mom, so I fell into my habit of cooking special meals with the best of intentions- I just wanted my kids to gain some weight and feel full since they really hadn't known that feeling before. But it backfired on me, and I was just creating brats. I meant well, honestly, but it wasn't a good idea.

Now they eat what we eat, and my kids try new things all the time. They used to refuse green beans, now they devour them. They used to hate spicy things and cry when I would make anything with even the slightest kick. Now they love it but go through more water at meal times. They've adapted and are eating better, and I'm proud of them for that. I honestly prefer it when we go to a restaurant and the kids' menu items don't include chicken nuggets. It forces my 6 year old in particular to try something new.

It's great that that worked for you. I have the same philosophy of not making separate meals. They eat what we eat. However, the picky two generally just choose to skip the meal (including restaurants if they don't like anything) while the non picky one continues to eat normally... What works for some does not work for all...

 

[Pamlur]

This thread has thrown me back a bunch of years! We celebrated oldest granddaughter's 10th birthday at WDW, so she could have gotten in for the child's price. But we were buying the dining plan and she ate more like an adult (grilled salmon, etc) so I declared her an adult and paid for her. Wouldn't you know, she mostly ate off the child's menu?

Also, I was afraid she would be mortified if somebody questioned her age AFTER her actual birthday and we had to explain. She was very shy at that point of her life.

 

[DisneyLuver2013]

This was obviously intended to be a troll thread. I wouldn't engage with it any longer.

 

[Planogirl]

I think that more kids are coddled nowadays too. The sound of helicopter blades is deafening at times. However I don't see what this has to do with allergies and being on the spectrum. That has increased too but I don't see a relationship.

 

[sam_gordon]

I'll jump in...

OP, think back to the first couple pages of the thread when you were getting upset because others were "judging" your decision making.
Now, think about how others are feeling as you're judging their parenting decisions. I don't care how much you're talking about "the norm" and no single person, it comes off as judgmental.

I'll leave it at that.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

I have a 4 year old that size and have actually had arguments with people about whether or not I should pay for her ticket this summer. I keep saying "That's not the lesson I want to give my kids." But it really gets annoying when people act like there's something wrong with me for insisting on being honest.

I'm right with you. I worked for a number of years at a place that 3 different ticket prices (child, junior, adult), and I cannot begin to tell you how may "large" under 3 year olds there are in the world, and some pretty mature (moustache growing "boys" and "girls" that were more developed than I am) "juniors".

Our daughter is also quite small, always has been. And I never tried to get her in anywhere by passing her as younger than she was.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Ahhh look at that shiny silver thing. No. Don't bite the hook. Don't bite the hook. Must not bite the hook.

ZIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNGGGGGG. OH NO MOMMMMIE!!!!!! Trolled before her time.

 

[Anastasi]

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