No I am not referring to the Winnipeg weather. They are lyrics from Let it Go, from Disney’s Frozen and they are seared in my brain. Frozen has currently taken over our house.
Our son has developed quite the obsession. It is not uncommon for him to ask several times a day to watch Frozen. When he isn’t watching, he is playing with his Frozen toys, or asking Alexa to play Let it go.
Parents of young children will feel my pain, and have likely experienced it not only with songs, movies, but especially books.
We tend to go through periods of time for different books, whether it be our months of reading the Hungry Caterpillar, then on to The Paper Bag Princess etc. etc. Repetition is the name of the game, and you will start to feel like you are in being subjected to some kind of torture that should be outlawed under the Geneva Convention.
I was curious to see if there was a reason for this. Should he be bored of hearing the same things over and over? According to my research and an article in Today’s Parent it is perfectly normal behaviour, and in fact contributes to a child’s development. Both verbally and emotionally. Children enjoy the repetition because essentially it provides them security in knowing what comes next. They also learn through repetition, so there is that added benefit too. Now I just have to remind myself of that when I have to Listen to “Let it Go” on repeat to and from daycare, or pretend it is the first time that I’ve ever watched Frozen or Moana.
Conor’s Dad took him to see Frozen 2 in the movie theatre. He really enjoyed it, but it wasn’t enough to get him off the original Frozen sound track. Arrgh. This too shall pass
So my advice to parents trying to get their child to try something new.. just Let it Go.
Any other parents stuck in the Frozen repeat?
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This didn’t happen at all with my son. I thought it was very strange that he didnt attatch to any specific movie, song, or book. I suppose that I lucked out in this department.
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It’s totally normal. And… I watched something about it years ago that explained that actually Let It Go is a perfect song musically, designed to appeal to people. Something about the harmony and the chorus and whatnot. (I’m not musical but I LOVE Frozen, Disney, and Let It Go!) If you haven’t seen Frozen 2, it’s worth a watch! My 2 year old happily sat through it.
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