jle323
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Aug 23, 2004
Hey everyone!
I'm looking for some advice on how to deal with my 8 year old son at Disney. He absolutely adores it there, like me, and I think he gets overly excited from all the build up to the trip. Last year when we went the first 3 days were awful. Our first evening we ate at HDDR and he refused to eat anything and asked when we were leaving the whole time. I expect him to get grumpy after spending too much time in the heat and excitement, but even the first day he woke up in a bad mood before we even had a chance to do anything. He kept having meltdowns at the parks, and I left with him to go back to the room multiple times, leaving DH and my 11 year old at the park. It was so bad that I told DH we wouldn't be coming back until they were older. But by the 4th day of the trip, he was back to his normal funny, happy self and we had a great time. I'm worried the same thing may happen this year so I'm looking for some advice on how to prevent or deal with it when it happens. It was so unexpected and out of character for him. I'm trying to be prepared. Thank you!
I'm looking for some advice on how to deal with my 8 year old son at Disney. He absolutely adores it there, like me, and I think he gets overly excited from all the build up to the trip. Last year when we went the first 3 days were awful. Our first evening we ate at HDDR and he refused to eat anything and asked when we were leaving the whole time. I expect him to get grumpy after spending too much time in the heat and excitement, but even the first day he woke up in a bad mood before we even had a chance to do anything. He kept having meltdowns at the parks, and I left with him to go back to the room multiple times, leaving DH and my 11 year old at the park. It was so bad that I told DH we wouldn't be coming back until they were older. But by the 4th day of the trip, he was back to his normal funny, happy self and we had a great time. I'm worried the same thing may happen this year so I'm looking for some advice on how to prevent or deal with it when it happens. It was so unexpected and out of character for him. I'm trying to be prepared. Thank you!