Joanna Fortune: My child hates going to the beach — I need a solution that works for both of us

My seven-year-old hates going to the beach because he has to walk barefoot on the sand and negotiate the ebb and flow of the waves. 

However, my four-year-old son loves splashing in the water and making sandcastles. 

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