Comments on: Taking Toddlers to the Fair, Vol. 2

By: LiteralDan

LiteralDan — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:36:46 +0000

Great, now I won't be able to stop humming the theme to Star Wars.

And it's funny there was a set of pictures with a puppet, because in Luke's intro photo, I was thinking he looked a lot like a mannequin or, more specifically, "My Buddy", that old doll-for-boys they used to have ads for all the time in the 80s.

(Don't worry, Luke's parents, he looks fine and cute, etc. in all the other pictures.)

By: Jessica G.

Jessica G. — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:27:59 +0000

Our daughter screamed in a tortured voice when we tried to get her on a carousel at the mall (age 2), fast forward two years and she was screaming “again!” at Disney World … for Pirates of the Caribbean. My little thrill seeker. She was also very outgoing and personable up through age 2. Is now more shy and reserved. There are no books for these parenting adventures!

By: Pippin

Pippin — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:34:55 +0000

Where does one find/rent/buy a bicycle-riding orangutan?

By: Midge

Midge — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:43:17 +0000

Great photos! We went to the fair two days this week. One day, my 4 y.o., 2 month old and I went on our own. The second day, we were joined by friends who have a 4 y.o. daughter also. The second day was much more fun as the girls ran from ride to ride getting on as many rides as possible. Things are so much more fun with friends than with mom and brother!

I've seen your wife and daughter around also, recognizing your daughter from the blog, but never approached them. What's your preference on this? Privacy or "Hi blog-man!" ??

Thanks for sharing your day at the fair.

By: PsychMamma

PsychMamma — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:39:10 +0000

My favorite pic is the one where they're listening to the talking monkey on the bike. Luke appears to be gripping your daughter's hand and seems very, very concerned. Your daughter looks somewhat playful and like she's ready to strike up a conversation with the furry guy! It all looked like fun! Thanks for sharing the pics and fabulous commentary!

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By: paul tozier

paul tozier — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:58:19 +0000

After the fair last year you posted photos of Little Miss at the 2006 fair and the 2007 fair as a comparison. Please to be doing the same for this year!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:32:05 +0000

Your daughter looks absolutly beautiful in the picture on the plane. I loved all the pictures. It looks like everyone had a fabulous time. Thanks for sharing.

By: Dani

Dani — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:29:56 +0000

Our son is interesting when it comes to rides. he's 2 1/2. He needs to watch them a few times before he'll commit to going on it. Then he'll ride around with the most bored expression ever before declaring that he loves it and never wants off.

He is however, completely terrified of bouncy houses and other blown up toys. We of course learned this after buying him one for Christmas. It was his therapists suggestion to help work on his jumping but he refuses to go anywhere near it. Who knew?

By: anastasiav

anastasiav — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:18:52 +0000

Exposure can help, but for some kids certain fears seem to just be innate. My son is terrified of water in all forms (he'll cling to me like a baby monkey if we walk past a fountain, for example), and has been since he was a tiny, tiny baby. He screams and screams if we put him in the tub.

Its only been very recently that we've started to condition him out of this fear.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:55:02 +0000

My boy, about to turn 5 next month, has loved rides throughout his short little life. I remember him being extremely disappointed at age 3 when he couldn't go on certain rides at the fair because he was not tall enough. When we go to the local Six Flags, he begs to go on the adult roller coasters. We go to fairs on wristband days because he will ride the rides as many times as humanly possible.

But we have friends who have kids don't like rides that much. Going to fairs and such with them are not as fun for my son, because they don't want to go on every ride like he does.

I think some of this is genetic - my husband and I are both big coaster enthusiasts, so we've encouraged him to go on rides since he could walk. My friends, or at least the husband of the pair, are not so into the rides.

We try to expose our kids to as much as possible so they're not afraid of things. I'd much rather have the kid who chases the cat than the one who won't step foot in the house with one.