A couple of weeks ago, I took the boys to a friends house to play with her son and another friend and her daughter. All about 3.5-2.5 in ages. It was wonderful. The kids played, we got to visit. The kids each sort of played alone, or with their parent, but it was still a great outing. We got there about 9 and left around 10:30. I set the timer for 10 minutes and told P that when the timer went off it would be time to get in the car and go back to our house for some lunch. When the timer went off, I told the boys that it was time to get our shoes on and say goodbye and thank you to our friends for having us over. The boys sat by the door to get their shoes on, and coats on. They did such a great job listening that I gave each of them a little treat- a box of dots candy- to eat while getting ready/ in the car. They did great! Both of the boys, sat and waited, they said goodbye and we climbed into the car with any meltdowns. We made it all the way home and even had a fun afternoon playing together with the blocks.
About 3 weeks ago my parents, Joe and I took P to the zoo and had a fabulous time. No arguments, saw lots of animals, understood that the carousel wasn't running and so we couldn't ride it that day. We sat and had a quick lunch before leaving and he walked right out the doors holding hands, ready to go home for the day. It was a wonderful morning.
What is the difference? Why can it be just fine to leave one time and a major catastrophe the next?
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