My parents have a home in Fla, and I want to take my son there for a couple of weeks a few times a yr to stay?

Question

the father left, and I want to enrich his life, but I think they worry about us there. PLEASE give me suggestions on what to say to convince/persuade them it would benefit child to spend some time there in short increments.
THANK YOU!

no, this is a home they don't live at! And I stay at home with him! no rent would factr! It would just be he and I!

I am 26 child 2 years.

Answer 1

I think you need to provide some more information. Are you sure that you are not just looking for a place to dump him? Not all grandparents like to have kids there for an extended lenght of time. How old is he? Can you expect them to keep up with him and entertain him? Maybe they have a schedule of things they like to do...who will babysit?
All valid questions.Doesn't mean they aren't loving grandparents.


Okay---whole different scenario---yes, I think it would be a nice change of scenery....

Answer 2

Well first off are you in a land locked state? If so you can start by letting your parents know the educational value of a child being able to experience time on the beach. I know my first visit to the Ocean really put things in perspective of how small you are and how Powerful the ocean and nature really are. I also know that there are many children that live in land locked states like in the Middle U.S. that NEVER got a chance to even see the Ocean or beach and they are in ages ranging from 40 to 70!! My children LOVED the beach and gathering seashells and learning about the currents, auquatic animals and the experience of the coast line in itself is sooooo AWESOME.... and they truely gained appriciation for the experiences of meeting the difference in life and people and all that play a factor in showing a child there is WAY more in the world than that of which is visible from your front door. We didnt just visit either we actually moved 10 minutes from the beach for about 6 months. We all really enjoyed, we moved back though due to missing family and an expected baby. The experience I feel truely enriched my childrens lives as well as my own growing up. We have family there and my favorite memories were on the beach.

Answer 3

you don't say how old you are. do you have that much time off work, or are you wanting your parents to pay for this? i think the best way to convince them is to say:
"mom/dad, i want to rent the florida house 8 weeks per year. Here are the dates I want and I will pay $600 in advance every time I go down there. We will take care of ourselves OK down there, because I have a car or because I will rent a car"
if you foot the bill they are much more likely to say yes.
also get together the exact things that would happen there to benefit the child. bring photos home proving that those things took place. you don't say how old the child is.
consider sending the kid there WITH THEM - if the benefits are of the kid being there they should happen with them even if you aren't there.

Answer 4

It sounds to me like you are just wanting a nice, inexpensive vacation place for you and your son a few times a year. To me it doesn't sound like there is anything wrong with that. Why do your parents care? I don't understand why they would object, especially if they don't live there.
Just tell them that a few times a year, you and the child want to take a vacation and this is a very inexpensive way to do so. I don't know what else you could say. Your a grown woman, I don't know what objections they could possibly have.

Answer 5

Tell them you want your son to see more than just Wisconsin (no idea where you live....and that is where i am at!).

Explain that your care for him does not change based on your location!

Answer 6

actually it really wouldn't..kids need a routine and need to know what to expect. Keeping kids settled in one place is better for them and to keep them emotionally stable