Hatboxer
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Sep 21, 2019
Hi all! Long time lurker, first time poster here. I’ve really appreciated the tips in this family forum. My question to all of you is: how do you handle your kid wanting a million toys and souvenirs at disney? Do you give them an allowance of sorts to spend how they choose, allow them one or two special things, or just give up and buy them what they’re asking for within reason?
Some background on my experience: my older kid, now 6, is obsessed with gift shops. He loves “things” in general. On his first Disney world trip, I bought him a couple things but it got pretty annoying to keep negotiating with him on what he could/couldn’t have. Then the next short trip, to Disneyland, I told him I’d get him one thing each day that we were there (only two days / two things). I thought that would nip it in the bud but then it became a fixation for him to the point that all he thought about was what he’d get that day. I guess what bothers me the most is the fixation on stuff more so than the actual cost of it.
We are headed back to WDW soon, so I want to figure out a way to set his expectations going in. Little brother is now old enough to want equality in “stuff” so I’m trying to think of a better way to handle.
Thanks for any advice!
Some background on my experience: my older kid, now 6, is obsessed with gift shops. He loves “things” in general. On his first Disney world trip, I bought him a couple things but it got pretty annoying to keep negotiating with him on what he could/couldn’t have. Then the next short trip, to Disneyland, I told him I’d get him one thing each day that we were there (only two days / two things). I thought that would nip it in the bud but then it became a fixation for him to the point that all he thought about was what he’d get that day. I guess what bothers me the most is the fixation on stuff more so than the actual cost of it.
We are headed back to WDW soon, so I want to figure out a way to set his expectations going in. Little brother is now old enough to want equality in “stuff” so I’m trying to think of a better way to handle.
Thanks for any advice!