This month Russell turned four and we decided that it’s time to take him to Disney and that he has the age to appreciate it. So as a birthday gift we decided to take him. I was walking towards gate 14 on my way to Orlando where we would meet Fernando. As I was walking Russell saw a toy store and was agitated already because of the last 5 hours we had spent on an airplane from New York. So he saw the store and asked if we could go in, but we were running late so I said no. He threw himself on the floor and started to cry begging me to take him in there. I was so embarrassed because everyone was staring at me. So I squatted down to his eye level and firmly said that I was not going to reward bad behavior and as punishment I was not going to allow him to play with his toys during the flight. He then understood and pulled himself together. I was not going to let him in the store because then he would get used to getting what he wants by crying and throwing a tantrum. I try being an authoritative parent because I dont want my kid to hate me but I also don't want to be disrespected. I really try hard to make Russell have a good self-concept but I know that today he is feeling sad because of what just happened.
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