Measuring Children

[lovebug33]

When they measure kids, do they put a stick on top of their head? Just trying to figure this out. My daughter has sensory processing disorder and I can see this freaking her out and our day being over. Thought if I could practice with her, it might desensitize her. If she flips out, there is no other way, huh? We will just have to not go on the ride, I guess.

 

[Geemo]

When they measure kids, do they put a stick on top of their head? Just trying to figure this out. My daughter has sensory processing disorder and I can see this freaking her out and our day being over. Thought if I could practice with her, it might desensitize her. If she flips out, there is no other way, huh? We will just have to not go on the ride, I guess.

Go to this link...
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=disneyland+measuring+sticks&FORM=HDRSC2

You can see a few pictures of children standing under or next to the height guides for the various rides.

 

[lovebug33]

Thanks! Although the guy eating a churro almost made me have to go to El Pollo Loco in my Mickey Mouse shirt. Lol!

 

[Nicolette11785]

Maybe you can go to City Hall and explain to them about your daughter. Maybe they can measure her once and give you a card or wristband or something that says what her height is and that it was verified at city hall. That way, they would not have to measure her every time.

 

[Aladora]

Maybe you can go to City Hall and explain to them about your daughter. Maybe they can measure her once and give you a card or wristband or something that says what her height is and that it was verified at city hall. That way, they would not have to measure her every time.

Unfortunately they do not have anything set up to do something like this. The big issue is that parents could take the wrist band from the child who is tall enough and slip it on the wrist of one who is not.

To the OP, I would definitely practice with your daughter, maybe even make your own measuring stick and have her practice with it. Let her know that she will likely be measured twice at some attractions of it looks as though she may be too short and if any of the CMs give her the thumbs down then she will not be allowed to ride, even if she had been okayed at a earlier point in the line.

The best time to go to rides where height might be an issue is earlier in the day since we are at our tallest then.

There have been a ton of discussions about this over in the disAbilities section, if you pop in there and ask about it, you might get some other ideas.

 

[nannyz]

Maybe you could first take her on everything that she is obviously tall enough for and thus would not be measured; then go for the ones that are questionable. And maybe before you do, she could watch other kids being measured.

 

[lovebug33]

Forgot to state she is only 32 inches tall. So she will only measure up for the cars and the tow mater ride, so it's not that huge of an issue. Didn't think of the disabilities board!

 

[nikkislaght]

My son has sensory processing also... he wears a hat to avoid people touching his head.
I am the only one allowed to touch his hair... not even his father..
part of his OT is to desensitize him to peole or things touching his hair.. perhaps if your daughter does OT you could tell them and they could do some work on it before your trip.

They use the messuring posts at D/L so sometimes its just a matter of leaning up against it and seeing how tall the child is...

my son said that they do make him take his hat off when messuring him... and it doesnt really bother him as its very quick..

 

[lovebug33]

Thanks! I think that is a good idea to have her ot do it with her. And maybe some of the other people at the center who don't know her.

 

[Gisele]

What kind of spoon do you use to measure children with? I don't recall seeing that in my local kitchen wares department.





Lol

 

[01spirit750]

Definitely practice at home. THink about what the kids see, walking up with the height stick sticking out at you, at just about eye level height. Your natural response it to duck down.

My daughter would alway duck down when walking upto the height stick.

When my daughter was young we practiced at home.

I would walk her up to one side of the height stick, turn her around facing towards me and then I would have her step to the side and under the height stick. This prevent the natural response of ducking down. I always would tell here to stand straight and tall.