My 6 yr old told us tonight that she does not want to talk about our Disney trip anymore because it makes her sad that it's so far away. I felt so bad!! We really aren't saturating her with it, but we talk about how it's getting closer and how much fun it's going to be and about the rides every once in a while.
I don't know if she's just playing head games with us or if we have really been over the top about this!!
For the record, we promised her she could go to Disney when she was 5 yrs old sometime around when she was a little over 4 yrs old. Then the twins came so we asked if she could be patient until after the twins were born. She has been waiting a LONG time for this trip.
How do I make her understand it's not that far away?? We have already tried a countdown calendar but she's not really interested. I was thinking of something akin to an advent calendar for the two weeks before we go.
I know she'll be ok once we go, it's just the waiting that is hard on her. What do you all do to help kids pass the time waiting? I have the Disboards!!
I don't know if she's just playing head games with us or if we have really been over the top about this!!
For the record, we promised her she could go to Disney when she was 5 yrs old sometime around when she was a little over 4 yrs old. Then the twins came so we asked if she could be patient until after the twins were born. She has been waiting a LONG time for this trip.
How do I make her understand it's not that far away?? We have already tried a countdown calendar but she's not really interested. I was thinking of something akin to an advent calendar for the two weeks before we go.
I know she'll be ok once we go, it's just the waiting that is hard on her. What do you all do to help kids pass the time waiting? I have the Disboards!!