Is My Son Too Young to Do This?

Oh yeah he will be fine and have a blast with daddy. Daddy will not let anything happen to him and if you are really that nervous why not make it a family day. More likely then not the little boy will sit at the steering wheel pretending to drive. Tell daddy to bring some toys and not to expect a normal day out. The little one will get bored quicker then daddy so daddy needs to plan to come back rather then deal with a bored temper tantrum 2 year old but I think its great for them to have time together. My boys have been fishing since 1 years old and make sure he has his own pole as well.

Trust your instincts. If you don’t feel right about it, then explain it to his father. Just tell him maybe next year. A 2 1/2 yr. old doesn’t really have the attention span for fishing on a boat.

We took our daughter fishing at around that age on a boat. He will probably enjoy being on the boat more than the actual fishing. Our daughter got bored after the first 5 min of not catching anything. Its good your ex is trying to spend quality time with your son though.

No way. Father and need to spend time together.

First determine how responsible is your ex. If you dont feel that he is responsible enough then I would hope you will say no to his request but if he is a good father willing to risk his own life for his son it might be okay. A good father would never place his own child in harms way without first considering the dangers and make all arrangements for safety.

We have a boat and my husband frequently takes our children out with him. But I don’t allow them to go alone. What if something happens and your little one is there all by himself??? I would let him go, but only if at least one other adult goes too. Your little one’s father will be busy driving the boat, etc… and will not be able to keep his eyes on your son every single second! Even with a life jacket, things can happen.

He is a boy and has a Dad that will take care of him. Dad is the one headed for trouble because a 2 year old has the attention span of a cocker spanial.

He’ll be okay.

My husband is a bass fishing addict. Our daughter is 15 months, and he wants to take her, but I won’t do it.

The thing that most fishing dads don’t understand is that they can’t fish that much when they take a 2 year old. It is all about the baby, and the trip will most likely last 20 minutes. Prepare your husband for a short trip where he shouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t really get much fishing in.

My husband always wants me to bring our daughter for a day of fishing at the park…that means “Man fishes while wife babysits.” I would rather do that at home with a bathroom and a kitchen and a TV!

I can answer this according to my own personal experiences with my sons father. He started taking my son when he was 2 years old. Overnights 2 nights a week. They had a knee deep blow-up pool in the yard and my son loves water. My son really enjoyed going to his fathers at first but then started throwing fits when we turned down the street. His father jokingly said to me one day that “‘Joey’ finally learned to close his eyes when I push his head under water” WHAT!?!?!?!? “Joey”’s father “Chris” is an EMT…I reminded him that that made him neither a certified swim instructor or a life guard and it certainly didn’t make him God. After that little lecture, “Chris” took “Joey” for one more night and then said to me, “I don’t think this is working out, I feel more like a babysitter than a father. I’m not bonding with him” He handed “Joey” to me and that was the last he saw him. He spent all of 2 months getting to know his son. “Joey” is now 4.
What I am saying here is you have to put into consideration the maturity of your son’s father. If he is responsible and you know that he will not put you son in harms way then by all means, I encourage the boy to be allowed to go fishing with Dad. If you have even the slightest notion that Dad isn’t responsible then suggest maybe fishing on the side of the lake or go with him. Being 2 he has the attention span of…well, a 2 year old. He’s going to get bored easily and rather quickly. So Dad is going to have to be prepared to leave early. If he tries to “force” your son to stay out on the boat, then that becomes a dangerous situation. I think that Dad wanting to spend positive, constructive time with his son is an awesome thing, so many guys take their kids and veg out on the couch, doing nothing. But, I would definitely make some kind of arrangements so that if “Jr” does get bored but Dad wants to stay out. “Jr” can be able to go home. Good luck

I wouldnt he will just want to play in the water

Yes you should. My son and his dad go fishing all the time, and have been since my son was a baby. He loves it! It is good quality time with dad, and as long as you feel the father will make sure the child is safe, i wouldnt see an issue with it.

No I think he would be okay to go.My neice was younger then that when we first took her out on a boat.Plus it will give your little man and his daddy time to bond and spend some quality time together.Just make sure your ex leaves the life jacket on.Plus I guess another thing depends on how much you trust your ex?

I would say yes he is too young, at 2 1/2 your son does not have the attention span to go on a long fishing trip. OR, you could let him go if you want to drive your ex crazy…..think about it, your ex will not get much fishing done…he he he

I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter. We took her fishing and she absolutely LOVED it. We went to Walmart and let her pick out her own fishing pole, they are only about $10, then we were off to the lake. She caught 5-7 small fish like crappy and brim and had a blast. She still talks about wanting to go fishing. When we got home I took the hook off and she loves to cast it and reel it in, in the field behind our house. I think it would be a great way for them to bond, especailly since yall are not together anymore. Also, even at 2 1/2 they can understand the concept of fishing. Oh, tell dad to bring the camera!!