# Is My Son Too Young to View the Eclipse?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-son-too-young-to-view-the-eclipse/999902
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [April 5, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-son-too-young-to-view-the-eclipse/999902 "2024-04-05T22:10:16Z")
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### Author:  [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-son-too-young-to-view-the-eclipse/999902/41 "2024-04-12T15:56:17Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#):
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> I think you did damn good. Your son was engaged, stayed focused, interacted, and enjoyed the experience. I’ll bet there are a lot of parents of neurotypical four-year olds who can’t say that about today.
Thank you, that means a lot. We can definitely plan a family trip when he’s 24, if he’s not too cool for us.
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### Author:  [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2024, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-son-too-young-to-view-the-eclipse/999902/42 "2024-04-13T08:46:36Z")
I’m so glad it worked out that well. As I mentioned, my kids were 4 when they saw the 2017 eclipse. They remember specific things, but not necessarily the whole experience of the eclipse. It’s a really cool thing that we shared. They still enjoy seeing the pictures we took. We were camping, and they also remember some really cool ranger talks from that trip – the most exciting parts of the trip at the time were probably not about the eclipse, but their perspective on it changes over time.
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