Cinema - 3.5 year old?

Lunar_Eclipse

daska wrote: »

It certainly isn't as simple as expecting them to sit still.

Yes, I fully agree.

I know there are children who can't do these things for medical or physical reasons, but as with most things, parental expectations also play a key role.

Interestingly, I overheard a mum in a supermarket yesterday, tell their son that he couldn't have a particular game (an educational pairs based card game) because he wouldn't be able to play it, since he was 5 and the game was labelled as suitable for 6+. It's very possible this was an excuse to not purchase, but it's also possible that this person expects him to be incapable. Whether she is right or not isn't really the point: she is vocalising expectations, whether she realised it or not. Typing this, I realise how potentially dangerous expectations are, either way.

Janepig

My DS is 6 and I never thought he'd sit still at the cinema as he has the attention span of a gnat and is "busy" to say the least, but he's been a revelation at the cinema since the age of about 3. He doesn't move a muscle while the film is on, and every film he's ever seen he comes out of the cinema and says "can we see that again"? We tend to limit ourselves to kids club films though, I don't find that they are that "old", they're usually pre-DVD films anyway.

Jx

barbiedoll

I took DS to see a Noddy show at the local theatre when he was just 3 and he loved it. I took fruit and a drink for him, neither of which he touched as he was entranced by the show. The only problem was that he didn't like the dark so he sat on my lap all the way through!

sassyblue

Our DS never went until he was about 4. Up until then he was a whingy bum and never sat still long enough.

balletshoes

idea wrote: »

Hello,

My little girl is nearly three and a half. The other day one of my friends was talking about taking their child of the same age to the cinema and it got me thinking. I've not taken my DD to the cinema yet as I'm not sure she could sit still for an hour and a half and it's expensive thing to do if she wants to leave half way though!

So I wanted to ask if anyone else has taken their children to the cinema at this age? It would be something else on the 'things to do when it's miserable outside list!'

All experiences welcomed!

yes, my daughter was about the same age as yours when I first took her to the cinema (to see Shrek 2). She behaved beautifully, she did start fidgeting a little about 15 minutes before the end of the movie but she enjoyed it, and we still regularly go to the cinema together.

gregg1

After posting on this thread the other day I went to see Skyfall yesterday in the daytime. A guy came in with two kids, youngest could not have been more than two and the eldest about three or four. They played up from five minutes in until the end. What a bloody ridiculous film to take young kiddies to see. Apart from the violence, it would be obvious to anyone that there was absolutey nothing to hold their attention. By all means take youngsters to the cinema but pick your film wisely, although I don't think anyone on here would dream of taking kids that young to a Bond film (would they?).

Sayaka

How were such young children allowed into a 12A film?! I mean I know an adult can accompany then, but a 2 year old?!?!

suki1964

Now how different things can be..


I went to see Skyfall today - matinee at half term:eek: and yes there were kids as young as 4 there

I was sating to hubby OMG why bring kiddies in - we wont hear the film

And they sat as good as gold


Ive paid Leicester Sq prices to see a film in silence, today I paid 4 quid in my local cinema and had just as a good experience ( although me neck and back are killing me cos the chairs were naff :rotfl: )

gregg1

Sayaka wrote: »

How were such young children allowed into a 12A film?! I mean I know an adult can accompany then, but a 2 year old?!?!

We were shocked they were allowed in. Thank God the Bond girls distracted me;)(although actually, the Bond girls are pretty rubbish in this one, but the film is good and the acting excellent. Also a bit of a shock at the end we were not expecting):eek:

suki1964

gregg1 wrote: »

We were shocked they were allowed in. Thank God the Bond girls distracted me;)(although actually, the Bond girls are pretty rubbish in this one, but the film is good and the acting excellent. Also a bit of a shock at the end we were not expecting):eek:

I cried