Well, I think he is trying to challenge himself. I think you should turn around and make that a good thing. Just laugh with him when he bail out at the end, make a big joke of it.
I don't have personal experience for this age. But my son was terrified of the carousals. We put him on one when he was three, and I was right there with him. You would think we were trying to murder him based on the way he screamed. He did not get on one until he was almost 6. He is fine with some fairly scary rides now.
It sounds like your DS never was on these harder rides, he was just imagining how scary they are? Or do you think he can project how he will feel based on the easy ones. If it is the first, just keep doing what you are doing and try not to feel upset when he bails out. He may overcome his fear one day and get on it. If you think he is just pressureing himself to do something he doesn't/will not like, then maybe a different approach.
Last edited by Thomas Percy; 10/11/17 06:35 AM.
