More Mouse: Splitting from Your Kids in Walt Disney World

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Splitting from Your Kids in Walt Disney World by Margie Binder

Margie Binder provides ideas for allowing your pre-teen or teen their first experiences away from Mom and Dad at Walt Disney World.

Read it here!

[Goodnplenty]

What a very interesting article to read. I was reminded of my first time to walk MK alone around the age of 12. (back in the 70's). Things were very different back then and yet from the article I can see that some things never change. Our plan B was to go to City Hall if anything went wrong. That was the 1 and only option for us back then, which actually made things simpler. What's ironic is that I can vividly remember buying my lunch and taking the tray way back into the restaurant to sit at a quiet table in the back, only to round the corner and run into my brother who was already sitting there. About 10 minutes later, my sister showed up. I laugh when I think about that now. At the time we were amazed and yet delighted that we were all enjoying the park alone, and yet ended up together. We had a great time swapping stories as we ate. "What did you do?" Funny how those things work out.

[LtPowers]

Things were very different back then and yet from the article I can see that some things never change.

What, exactly, was different "back then"?


Powers &8^]

[betsyrina]

I remember so clearly when I was about 10 or 11 that I was allowed to bring a friend to Disneyland for our annual trip, and that we got to spend some time alone. I knew the park pretty well, and I was so proud and felt so grown up. I loved that my parents trusted me.

This year at WDW with my son (mom and son solo trip), I allowed him (almost 10) to go down to the food court to get drinks in our refillable mugs a few times. I also let him play with a friend (someone he met at the resort) in the arcade for a while. I followed much of your advice. It's good for kids to get some freedom in very safe places so they learn that they can handle it and that their parents trust them.