Frau Farbissina
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I just have to ask: How many children do you have?
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Independent 2 year old
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I just have to ask: How many children do you have?
erinshaneb
Member
First let me start out with...I'm sorry bcuz I am sure that I am gonna "inflame" someone with a couple of things I am about to say..
We went last year with my daughter who was 4 and my son was 9 months..he crawled and would walk with help holding his hands..nothing compared to our trip i am planning this September..We thought about the "leashes" and decided I didn't want to deal with it..we are taking a few preventatives and you can see that here:
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=761760
Now, how do I say this nicely ? Many people can get on here and "tell" you what you should do for your kids, but they are YOUR kids and only you know what works..I have many friends that can't fathom how I handle my son and can't believe I would take him to WDW w/o duct tape, a leash and so on (that's a joke for super sensitive people..lol)...let me explain a little
my son will be 18 months in 2 days..he weighs 28 lbs and about 35 inches tall..he's very strong, I have a hard time holding him if he's throwing a tantrum (wondering how he got so big?? lol..hubby is 6'5 and 240)....he's VERY independant and NOT afraid of anything (most kids this age aren't, I know)..So I have started working with him about listening to mommy, stopping, paying attention, holding hands and such..but he's 18 months old and the world is out there to be conquered..lol...what makes it worse ? I have spent the last 6 months "trying to get him well"..he suffered from ear infections so we had tubes put in his ears..after that he kept getting "sick" (at least according to the doctors) and they had him on 10 different medications at one time until I put my foot down and said ENOUGH..we went back to the ENT and found out there isn't a THING wrong with him, but a weaker immune system that makes him more susceptible to colds..he will outgrow it..anyway I say this bcuz it seems that since I have taken him off the meds he is MORE gung ho..like he spent the last 6 months in a drug induced fog and wants to make up for lost time, and still we have chosen to not use a leash..I know my son, I know what will keep him happy during a trip and what will make it "worse", but seem better..(the lack of leash is more bcuz I don't want to deal with hubby and my father 'bout him being on a leash)..if you child will use one, you feel comfortable, and like the idea, then for for it...it's your vacation, you know what works, just like I know my son will hate it and I just have to stay on my toes with him (how do you think I have lost over 80lbs since he was born..lol)...Happy Vacation
We went last year with my daughter who was 4 and my son was 9 months..he crawled and would walk with help holding his hands..nothing compared to our trip i am planning this September..We thought about the "leashes" and decided I didn't want to deal with it..we are taking a few preventatives and you can see that here:
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=761760
Now, how do I say this nicely ? Many people can get on here and "tell" you what you should do for your kids, but they are YOUR kids and only you know what works..I have many friends that can't fathom how I handle my son and can't believe I would take him to WDW w/o duct tape, a leash and so on (that's a joke for super sensitive people..lol)...let me explain a little
my son will be 18 months in 2 days..he weighs 28 lbs and about 35 inches tall..he's very strong, I have a hard time holding him if he's throwing a tantrum (wondering how he got so big?? lol..hubby is 6'5 and 240)....he's VERY independant and NOT afraid of anything (most kids this age aren't, I know)..So I have started working with him about listening to mommy, stopping, paying attention, holding hands and such..but he's 18 months old and the world is out there to be conquered..lol...what makes it worse ? I have spent the last 6 months "trying to get him well"..he suffered from ear infections so we had tubes put in his ears..after that he kept getting "sick" (at least according to the doctors) and they had him on 10 different medications at one time until I put my foot down and said ENOUGH..we went back to the ENT and found out there isn't a THING wrong with him, but a weaker immune system that makes him more susceptible to colds..he will outgrow it..anyway I say this bcuz it seems that since I have taken him off the meds he is MORE gung ho..like he spent the last 6 months in a drug induced fog and wants to make up for lost time, and still we have chosen to not use a leash..I know my son, I know what will keep him happy during a trip and what will make it "worse", but seem better..(the lack of leash is more bcuz I don't want to deal with hubby and my father 'bout him being on a leash)..if you child will use one, you feel comfortable, and like the idea, then for for it...it's your vacation, you know what works, just like I know my son will hate it and I just have to stay on my toes with him (how do you think I have lost over 80lbs since he was born..lol)...Happy Vacation
meeskamickey
Active Member
I agree with other posters in saying that you ultimatly have to decide what works best for your family and what you feel comfortable with. We recently took our almost 2 year old to Disney (turned 2 the week we got back). She is very independent. We would allow her to walk around with us when there wasn't a lot of people traffic around. Once we got somewhere that was busy, she would be put into her stroller. We wouldn't buckle her into it unless she was trying to get out of it. Most of the time she would sit in the stroller and not complain because she didn't want to be strapped in. This method worked well for us the whole trip.