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[twistpeach.livejournal.com]

Hello Arisia,

I will be bringing my three-year-old son to Arisia for the first time. I excitedly signed him up for Turtle Track and can't wait to see him engage in all the neat programs. I was wondering if folks had any advice for how to handle the day, pitfalls to watch out for, and what is good practice for little children while at this particular con beyond the FAQs.

I've been to Arisia for a few years and feel a little clueless about how to balance my traditional Arisia activities with my excitement to include my son and facilitate him having an awesome experience. Any tricks of the trade to skating this transition like a champ? I hope my son and I will attend Arisia together for many years because we both have a great time.

p.s. I just opened up a thread about parenting. Please be forgiving and thoughtful in the comments. Non-parents, please be deferential. Parenting is hard.

Comments

There is a panel about this

[sweetmmeblue.livejournal.com]

Hopefully they will take our feedback and not put it on Sunday at the end of the con.

You have gotten some great advice here. Last thing I'd recommend is that when the post comes out that you can see the panels before the convention look and see what you really want to be able to get to and make sure you have arrangements to make that happen.

Hope it goes well. Arisia really is a great con to bring kids to.