AntsMommy
01-17-2007, 02:08 PM
My son is 4 and we have not taken him to the movies yet. I am thinking of taking him to see SpiderMan 3 when it comes out. Have any of you taken your sweeties to the theater and they sat through the whole movie or most of it?
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maggie78
01-17-2007, 03:02 PM
i have taken lucas to the movies a few times. he will be 4 next month. i take him to see movies i think he will enjoy, cartoons and spiderman 2 which he loved. he doesnt sit still. he will walk around, or run, and is not very quiet, my husband and i take turns walking out with him for a few min while he calms down. we try to avoid the evening crowd and go in the afternoons.
OneKrackedMom
01-17-2007, 03:24 PM
I haven't braved the movie theater yet, but my son won't watch a whole movie at home. However, I do have one suggestion.....if your child has issues with sound bothering him, because mine does, and we did this for him to enjoy fireworks, go to the sporting goods section of Walmart or K-mart or some such store and get the type of ear protection that they use when they shoot guns. It will muffle out most of the noise and help them to concentrate on just the show or the fire works, it doesn't mute out all sound, just the really loud sound, it really helped our son overcome his fear of fireworks, and it also helped out several of the kids in his class at school, I donated them to the class when we didn't need them anymore, and they use them all the time! They even went and bought more. They use them when they take the kids out shopping, bowling, skating, all sorts of things, it helps the kids to tune out the sensory overload problem and they focus on the fun or learning. Just a little tip. :)
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ladybuggy02
01-17-2007, 05:41 PM
:wave: hi we go to the theater but we do have the ear protectors that cover over the ears he is 8 ...we take them in the van always that way we don't get "stuck" out and about with out them....make sure you try them on him first so that he likes them to...also my son likes to talk about the movie dureing the movie with people lol:dizzy: but with the ear protectors it is possable for us other wise we can't even go in it scares him....
Ladybuggy
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AntsMommy
01-18-2007, 03:29 AM
I wanted to wait for a good age to take him to the movies and enjoy a movie. My Anthony only sits through movies he really likes. He loves spiderman and so do I. :) He doesn't mind loud noises. We have taken him to the fireworks every year since he was born. He loves the lights and the big booms. There are some things that bother him. I don't know why but he does't like when my mom, husband, mother-in-law and I sing. I think he relates our singing to putting him to bed. He tells us to stop singing. At school he is fine singing with the kids and teachers. The ear protection sounds like a great idea. I know that sometimes he goes through phases. When he was 3 he started hating spongebob. He used to lick his fingers and put them in his ears to seal them. Good think he doesn't do that anymore.
melanie1974
01-18-2007, 04:36 AM
we have taken our 3 1/2 year old son since before he could walk - why should I restrict my sons movements because of a lable. He goes everwhere and does everything the same as our 6 year old (not on the spectrum) and if people have a problem they can shove it. I would suggest you look a timings though, we normally go in the early afternoon on a saturday as we dont have long to wait for tickets and he isnt too tired. Just for information he started skiing this season and loves it, so dont think that you cant do things because he is different, start thinking positive and try as many new things as you can fit in!
iluvhim
01-19-2007, 02:29 AM
Yes I have taken my 5 yo son to the show what I found to be the best is that our theatre has the seats with space in front of them that way you are not sitting right on top of someone also that way he can get up and move around without disturbing anyone else. If your theatre is not that way you can sit in the handicapp seat they are designed with room in front of them. I also agree with the earphones they have saved us on more than one occasion. My jonathan loves spiderman also so we are excited for it to come out. We went to see superman but that is really not his favorite. I hope that you all get to enjoy the movie.