Originally Posted By CMDad <<Responsible parents remove children (not just infants) if they become a distraction, so if you find yourself in a screaming baby situation blame the parent, not the kid.>> How true! Don't blame the child for acting like a child - blame the parent for not acting like a parent.
Originally Posted By CMDad <<One big advantage to taking the kids early, I think, is that they get used to the characters at a young age and are familiar with them on return visits much more than the 3-4 year old who meets these gigantic, rather intimidating creatures for the first time and totally freaks out.>> Maybe that is why my daughter never liked fur characters? (Until she roomed with one! <G>) At the end of his first trip, however, I found my 2 year old son belly-bumping the three pigs!
Originally Posted By Mr X lol. Yeah, I've seen it a million times actually. Little tikes are generally cool around the characters (after all, EVERYTHING is big and weird and new to them), but after a certain age the kids have a certain set of expectations and even if they LOVE Goofy on TV, seeing this gigantic THING walk up to them sets off a screaming fit (sometimes).
Originally Posted By ImTempest Robin Williams did a very funny segment in "Live at the Met" about taking his 3 year old to Disneyland for the first time. I saw it first before I had a child, and again after. Both times made me laugh until I fell on the floor!
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Some parents will let their infants sit in smelly or wet diapers for ages, scream, go hungry, get over tired and cranky, even when they aren't at WDW. An irresponsible parent is going to be an irresponsible parent no matter where they are. << If the diaper bag saids 10-15 lbs. shouldn't you wait to change it so you get your monies worth?
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden A great tip for all you parents taking babies into the parks, especially if you want to get back to the action; let the dads change the diapers. There are changing tables in all the men's rooms and having changed my daughter in just about every bathroom in the 4 parks you never have to wait for one. I didn't see one other dad changing a diaper the entire week.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***A great tip for all you parents taking babies into the parks, especially if you want to get back to the action; let the dads change the diapers. There are changing tables in all the men's rooms and having changed my daughter in just about every bathroom in the 4 parks you never have to wait for one. I didn't see one other dad changing a diaper the entire week.*** Not a bad idea, and farbeit for me to imply I wouldn't do my fair share, but as for us we always changed Little X together..in the baby care center. It's just so nice in there. Such a break from the rest of the park, so quiet and cute, AND sometimes you even get to see secret characters that nobody else gets to see! (of course, in emergency situations we'd use other facilities (like a Pirates of the Caribbean boat or something), but generally we planned the day around trips to the baby center and it worked out great)
Originally Posted By danyoung >(of course, in emergency situations we'd use other facilities (like a Pirates of the Caribbean boat or something),< Oh please, please tell me you're not one of those parents who will change a baby while actually ON A RIDE like Pirates???
Originally Posted By leobloom There's also the parents in the back row who let their kids pee in the boats. At least that's what happened at Living with the Land...
Originally Posted By vbdad55 One big advantage to taking the kids early, I think, is that they get used to the characters at a young age and are familiar with them on return visits much more than the 3-4 year old who meets these gigantic, rather intimidating creatures for the first time and totally freaks out. So, in conclusion, it is an excellent idea to bring infants to Disney parks. If you don't have one of your own, I suggest borrowing one from a friend. 100% agree with this
Originally Posted By danyoung >Sure, why not?< Assuming you're not kidding, I'll tell you why not. Diapers STINK! It's something you get used to as a parent, but there are a lot of people on any given boat who are not parents and don't want to be exposed to that, especially while they should be concentrating on the ride. Very bad form, X.
Originally Posted By Mr X Dan, I was most definitely kidding. It was sort of an inside joke, a shout out to an LPer who actually DID experience such a thing (poor guy!). So no need for the "bad form" admonishment. I find it hard to believe that noone caught the fact that I was being sarcastic in the first place...considering the fact that I was talking all about good childcare and decent parents and making use of the baby center and all that...I can only assume people just don't absorb the WHOLE of what I write if they come to such a conclusion...I mean, come on...duh!
Originally Posted By danyoung X, I do apologise. But in my defense, I went back and read post 67, and with no smilies or any hint that you were kidding, it looked like you usually used the changing tables, but did indeed deal with emergencies while on Pirates. So bad on me for not catching the joke, but bad on you, sir, for not clueing me in!
Originally Posted By Mr X Comedy in print is a real bitch, what can I say!? (honestly, I figured that after all I wrote, the Pirates thing would have been seen the way I meant it...my bad!) (somehow I thought it would be funny to write "we always carefully use the baby center and are good parents, except for emergencies when we use Pirates of the Caribbean boats...get it!? ) Okay, I suck at sacrasm.
Originally Posted By itsme Infants cry for basically one reason, They need something. They will continue to cry longer if and when the parents don't parent and provide what the infant needs, food, drink, diaper, nap etc. There is no such thing as a bad infant only bad parents.{infants don't know they are being bad} Question to those that think a child should be a certain age as to remember they were there. At what age would you suggest having a birthday party for a child since none of them will remember at the very least the first few? But as a parent you can take pictures and have the long lasting memory of the child excitingly tearing into a piece of cake and making a huge mess much the same as watching the wild eyed amazement of a child seeing a huge castle or one of their favorite stuffed toys come alive right in front of them. As a parent or grandparent you cant put a price on that.
Originally Posted By teddibubbles Ok I can tell you all I want too. but seeing is more beleveing. I allways thought babys where spaced out! so I didn't fix up the baby room. other than the changing area. NEW BORN. granddaughter. the NEXT day. the doctors and told us.. they couldn't beleve the baby is tracking them as they move around.. it was true! she was watching everything! ( I saw this was true. and rushed home to get the babys room done. as I wanted her to see it done! = feel welcome.) This baby would track your every move.. froun is unhappy. coo and jiggle her arms if happy.. FROM NEW BORN! look at these photos . they are the ones showing.. WHY>> we took her to Disneyland. Babys are not all a spaced out person! __________________________________ new born. looking at some people <a href="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b363/teddibubbles/0062-1.jpg" target="_blank">http://i23.photobucket.com/alb...62-1.jpg</a> ___________________________________ A little older.. but look at her looking <a href="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b363/teddibubbles/0072.jpg" target="_blank">http://i23.photobucket.com/alb...0072.jpg</a> ____________________________________ she wanted to look at stuff.. it was so much. we use to go to the store. open magazines and she would study one side. then move her eyes to other page side. then look at us. we would turn the page.. she could do that 9-10 mags. then go nightnight. <a href="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b363/teddibubbles/005.jpg" target="_blank">http://i23.photobucket.com/alb.../005.jpg</a> _________________________________- now then. THIS little beebee. spent all day. NOT ONE CRY!.. she would eat and sleep in the stroller.. we would pick her up for a ride. she would wake up. make a round O with her lips. and turn side to side with her head looking at the ride. with her arms happy. get done with ride.. go to sleep. untill next one! ALL DAY! <a href="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b363/teddibubbles/0032.jpg" target="_blank">http://i23.photobucket.com/alb...0032.jpg</a> <a href="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b363/teddibubbles/0042.jpg" target="_blank">http://i23.photobucket.com/alb...0042.jpg</a> ______________________________ and why would I take a little one.. Here she is a bit bigger. with GRAMGRAM giving her a little taste of her first taste of candy.. she only had a small few taste.. but what are gramgrams for? and people say I spoil her.. ME? <a href="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b363/teddibubbles/0023-2.jpg" target="_blank">http://i23.photobucket.com/alb...23-2.jpg</a> __________________________ so babys are > NOT < as out of it as you think!
Originally Posted By danyoung >(somehow I thought it would be funny to write "we always carefully use the baby center and are good parents, except for emergencies when we use Pirates of the Caribbean boats...get it!? )< I guess not really knowing you, X, it was within the realm of reality that you might really do the above and find nothing wrong with it. Perhaps if you'd said that you normally change your infant in the centers, except for those hot days when you let him wander around naked and poop in the bushes, then I would have seen the joke. In any case, I'll be sure to look for the humor next time!!!
