Wondering if DS will last through a whole movie?

[skybie]

i still havent sent DD1 because she hates loud noises and i think the sound in the cinema would be too much for her.
not just loud sudden noises, loud music in the car ect

[LizLemon]

My DS1 is 27 months and there's no way he'd sit still. He sounds a bit like yours too, likes it on in the background but will move around doing other things. I'd be inclined to wait.

[Erin_25]

I was also going to mention to be prepared for being scared of the dark room with the very loud noise. My DS has just seen his first movie and now second aged 4.5yrs. The two times before that he ran screaming when we tried. We tried toy story and yogi bear....small town & small cinema and he still couldn't handle it. So we just left it til he was ready & went with other friends to ease him into it.

Each child is different though. Also my DS1 will not sit still to watch a movie at home so was fair chance at that age he wouldn't watch an entire movie. Does he watch movies at home?? we didn't introduce DS1 til movies even at home until after age 3 as he just didn't sit long enough.

all you can do is try I guess.

[~Kim~]

I only took DD this year for the first time at nearly 5. She was terrified of the noise and the dark....but many kids I know have been earlier. I took her to a free movie when she was about his age and she freaked, so we left.
My kids wouldn't sit through movies and be glued to them either, another reason I delayed it.

[feeb]

I wondered same thing but I took boys to see Hop in cinema when DS1 was between 2 and 1/2 and 3 and DS2 was 15 months and they both were mesmerised and loved it the last 15 mins they were a bit restless but otherwise good.