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Adventures of a Parenting Expert at Disney (Part 2)

Adventures of a Parenting Expert at Disney (Part 2)

The waiting and lines at Disney cause all to have to go through this process time and again.  However, at Disney, unlike the marshmallow test, after the wait you get much more than just two marshmallows. Everyone gets their imagination expanded and their hearts filled with joy.  It was interesting for me to witness this constant restraint, sometimes in failure and sometimes in success, of the many children and adults at the parks.   In the spirit of writing about the solution rather than the problem, here is how I think parents can handle this Disney test of patience and impulse control.

Adventures of a Parenting Expert at Disney (Part 1)

Adventures of a Parenting Expert at Disney (Part 1)

I waited until my children were six and nine to take a trip to Disney.  The older one had been able to go to Magic Kingdom on a school trip, but the youngest had never been. If I'm perfectly honest, thinking of going to a Disney park was both terrifying and exciting. I found it terrifying because I imagined seeing all sorts of parenting practices that would upset my trip; exciting because for school age children the Disney parks are absolutely magical.  Both of these reasons kept me away and pushed me toward the parks simultaneously.