KaitlinsMom
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- Joined
- Sep 10, 2002
One our first (and only) Disney Cruise - our then 4 year was really acting up almost as soon as she got on the ship~! She was driving me and my husband crazy! It was really out of character for her - We live by Disneyland, so it's not like Disney and all it's wonder is all that new to her. So we went to the buffet to eat, and she didn't want to eat, so we sat down - then she did want to eat - then she wanted to sit a another table - etc........
I finally looked at the family sitting next to us and made a comment to the mom, something like "oh what a long day this has been already!" She looked at me with a smile and said "you know, this ship can be overwhelming for little ones for the first time - Never seeing a boat this big and then being on one - tends to be overwhelming"
Then I thought - GOSH - she's right - So I took a totally different attitude with my 4 year old then - Starting explaining all about the ship (I was before, I just would do more detail)We showed her all around and pointed things out to her - It helped her adjust a great deal - answered all her questions (OK, well most anyways) Basically, just gave her time to adjust
Just wanted to point this out to any parents that might be clueless like me!
I finally looked at the family sitting next to us and made a comment to the mom, something like "oh what a long day this has been already!" She looked at me with a smile and said "you know, this ship can be overwhelming for little ones for the first time - Never seeing a boat this big and then being on one - tends to be overwhelming"
Then I thought - GOSH - she's right - So I took a totally different attitude with my 4 year old then - Starting explaining all about the ship (I was before, I just would do more detail)We showed her all around and pointed things out to her - It helped her adjust a great deal - answered all her questions (OK, well most anyways) Basically, just gave her time to adjust
Just wanted to point this out to any parents that might be clueless like me!