As we quickly approach the unofficial start of summer – Memorial Day Weekend – your family might be planning a trip to an amusement park. So, do any of your family members have veloxrotaphobia? That’s fear of roller coasters.
Many children and even some adults suffer from this fear and it can really affect a family’s fun during a trip to one of the many amusement parks across the country.
Child development expert Dr. Susan Bartell and travel writer Allison Clark recently spoke to Family First from Florida’s LEGOLAND about how a family can have fun together at amusement parks and healthy ways children can overcome their fears. Please watch below for their expert advice.
Dr. Susan Bartell is a nationally recognized psychologist, consultant and multi-award winning author. She is also a much sought after speaker lecturing widely on a broad range of topics, in many arenas. Her mission is to help people recognize that they can have greater control over their emotional health and physical well-being, and can improve the quality of their lives. Bartell is a recognized media expert who can frequently be found offering advice on CBS, ABC, FOX, and CNN, and on shows such as Good Morning America, The Today Show, 20/20 and The Early Show, as well as on national and local radio stations across the country.
Alisson Clark is an award-winning magazine writer whose articles have appeared in National Geographic Traveler, People, FamilyFun, The St. Petersburg Times, Florida Travel +Life, mental_floss, Parenting, Parents and other national publications. She teaches Magazine and Feature Writing in The University of Florida’s College of Journalism and covers travel for TripAtlas.
Marijo Tinlin is the Editor in Chief of Family First, one of the oldest family-oriented websites on the internet. She is also the author of a book about patriotism and teaching our children to love this country called “How to Raise an American Patriot, Making it Okay for Our Kids to Be Proud to Be American.” It features 13 interviews with patriotic Americans including Ed Meese, Erick Erickson and Jackie Gingrich Cushman. It’s available at www.raisinganamericanpatriot.com.
