Leigh
08-23-2007, 08:19 PM
Is there some sort of magical way to get a critter to actually USE one of these? Iain has had one for weeks now and absolutely seems to hate it. He has gone to allowing it to stay on his cot, but will not allow it over him. Little turkey. It is at daycare and they just simply can not get him to use it. Period. I am unsure if it is a texture/familiarity thing or what. I am going to attempt to bring it home for the weekend and see if I can get him to at least tolerate it a bit. I *think* I am supposed to see if he will accept it on his shoulders and such to get him used to it? No clue really and am looking for suggestions here. With any luck, I will find out why he hates it so much. It would be great to have him use it and get one for home as he falls out of his little sleep and snuggle bed ALL THE TIME! A weighted blankey might help with that as he freaks if I put on the side rail to keep him from falling out.
He is exceptionally stuck on certain things and will not allow bedsheets under him, only certain blankeys in bed with him, certain shoes, clothes, etc. He has always been this way, it is not a question of his just being "fussy". For instance, as soon as he could do it, he began to pull up the fitted sheets on his crib mattress. I gave up about 6 months ago on trying to get them to stay on as the OT and such said not to bother as he will not tolerate them.
On the plus side, I got him to change his shoes finally! He had a pair of sandals he was absolutely "stuck" on and would not allow for other shoes in any way. They were too small and his baby toes stuck out the sides. NOT good. However, all attempts to change them to the other shoes were met with full meltdowns, not the little hissy fit or tantrums, but full launches and immediate.
So, I went out and got Crocs for hiim. Little Mickey Mouse ones and crossed my fingers it would work. He would NOT try them on in the store and mere approach with shoes made him shriek as if I was pulling him apart limb by limb, so I left it alone. This morning, I Wilbargered the living daylights out of him, tossed him a fuller morning bottle (he takes an ounce to get down his prevacid), and some fidgits and he was so limp and soggy I slipped them right on with no problem. When I poured him into the daycare he noticed them and just looked at them for a bit, then demanded they be taken off. As the teacher was getting ready to comply, I said to leave them on. It was a "fake" cry and I wanted to make sure he would keep them on as he refuses to wear shoes inside at all and I am so worried he is going to cut his feet someday. She said she would try. Well, it worked! He wore them all day and in fact when they slipped off a few times he screamed and went running to the teacher to have it put back on! WOW! I think I am going to see about getting him another pair so he has one for inside and one for outside. :yahoo: I am SO relieved as he has never taken to shoes in this manner before. Every time I have to change his shoes or change seasons for clothing I face epic battles and this one was GREAT! **begins searching to see if Crocs make a winter boot...**:smt036
Anyone else with sensory kids who have found success with Crocs? I bought a pair for Curran and Walker, too for use at daycare and hopefully to use at school indoors. With any luck, they can carry them back and forth or I will go broke again buying mulitiple pairs of shoes. :hairpull:
He is exceptionally stuck on certain things and will not allow bedsheets under him, only certain blankeys in bed with him, certain shoes, clothes, etc. He has always been this way, it is not a question of his just being "fussy". For instance, as soon as he could do it, he began to pull up the fitted sheets on his crib mattress. I gave up about 6 months ago on trying to get them to stay on as the OT and such said not to bother as he will not tolerate them.
On the plus side, I got him to change his shoes finally! He had a pair of sandals he was absolutely "stuck" on and would not allow for other shoes in any way. They were too small and his baby toes stuck out the sides. NOT good. However, all attempts to change them to the other shoes were met with full meltdowns, not the little hissy fit or tantrums, but full launches and immediate.
So, I went out and got Crocs for hiim. Little Mickey Mouse ones and crossed my fingers it would work. He would NOT try them on in the store and mere approach with shoes made him shriek as if I was pulling him apart limb by limb, so I left it alone. This morning, I Wilbargered the living daylights out of him, tossed him a fuller morning bottle (he takes an ounce to get down his prevacid), and some fidgits and he was so limp and soggy I slipped them right on with no problem. When I poured him into the daycare he noticed them and just looked at them for a bit, then demanded they be taken off. As the teacher was getting ready to comply, I said to leave them on. It was a "fake" cry and I wanted to make sure he would keep them on as he refuses to wear shoes inside at all and I am so worried he is going to cut his feet someday. She said she would try. Well, it worked! He wore them all day and in fact when they slipped off a few times he screamed and went running to the teacher to have it put back on! WOW! I think I am going to see about getting him another pair so he has one for inside and one for outside. :yahoo: I am SO relieved as he has never taken to shoes in this manner before. Every time I have to change his shoes or change seasons for clothing I face epic battles and this one was GREAT! **begins searching to see if Crocs make a winter boot...**:smt036
Anyone else with sensory kids who have found success with Crocs? I bought a pair for Curran and Walker, too for use at daycare and hopefully to use at school indoors. With any luck, they can carry them back and forth or I will go broke again buying mulitiple pairs of shoes. :hairpull: