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Question: What age is appropriate to take a child to see their first movie at a movie theater?

By: Gopi Patel, MSE.d Special Educator

I think it’s less about age and more depends on how much your child enjoys a movie or TV.

Can your child sit for more than 15 -20 minutes for tv/movie or does he loose focus after the first 5 minutes? Also, I would ask myself is my child scared of the dark.

You can try taking your child to the movies but also have a realistic expectation of maybe leaving the movie theater early or even after a half-an-hour.

A few tricks that may hold a child out longer…

• Get a small snack at the beginning.
• Have a few spare-snacks and take out ‘the reserves’ in the middle of the movie.
• Pick movies that have characters your child enjoys and are not just cartoons

Off to the movies you go…Good Luck!