{"id":1699,"date":"2016-06-23T11:06:52","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T16:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askdoctorg.com\/?p=1699"},"modified":"2021-05-10T13:59:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T18:59:55","slug":"theme-park-meltdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askdoctorg.com\/theme-park-meltdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastering the Theme Park Meltdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Summer is finally here! The kids are off school&nbsp;and they are looking forward to a summer filled with fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Summertime is a great opportunity to travel with your family and one of the most popular destinations for family fun is the theme park! A theme park can be a lot of fun but it also can be a long, tiring, (and sometimes) hot day for the kids.&nbsp;Mix that long day with overstimulation and it\u2019s a recipe for a meltdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, how do you handle it when your kid loses their mind at the theme park? Do you call it a day and go home or do you just ride out the tantrum?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best defense is to stop the meltdown before it begins, but if you can\u2019t, you can be prepared for when it happens.\u00a0Watch the below video where I share with you my own theme park meltdown experience with 7 kids and give some tips on how to handle it when it does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"How to Handle a Theme park Meltdown - Deborah Gilboa, MD Parenting and Youth Development Expert\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sJg5eHYp550?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have any important parenting related questions? 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