tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835940797892661941.post901162652854721240..comments2023-10-18T04:40:55.431-05:00Comments on All Access Pass to Jack: Life is Therapy--Give it a TryMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16158883265713752481noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835940797892661941.post-56159520594454693532010-01-08T21:27:10.487-06:002010-01-08T21:27:10.487-06:00Mary,
Thanks so much for your comments. As you kn...Mary, <br />Thanks so much for your comments. As you know, there are so many decisions we make as parents in the belief and hope that we are doing the right thing. Thank you for giving me those concrete examples that we are headed in the right direction.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16158883265713752481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835940797892661941.post-17538089746184692512010-01-07T22:41:58.823-06:002010-01-07T22:41:58.823-06:00I think you are totally going the right way about ...I think you are totally going the right way about trying to help Jack manage his sensitivities.<br /><br />Also, I don't think you need to worry too much about Jack's reactions to these things. It's unusual to dislike happy birthday so it stands out as "different", but to be sensitive to certain triggers is actually relatively common - many kids cry when exposed to loud sounds for instance. My friend's child used to have hysterics whenever the tv was turned off (even white noise was okay, but if it was off entirely she just couldn't cope). I was absolutely certain the kid would grow up completely maladjusted but she's turned into a lovely, mature ninth grader (and doesn't need the TV background anymore)<br /><br />My "baby" sister (now in her twenties) is not special needs. But if you startle her, she is quite likely to collapse sobbing into the floor. My parents never really tried to help her deal with it. Instead we always tried to avoid startling her, which totally didn't work.<br /><br />So I guess what I'm saying is that Jack's issues in this area aren't necessarily even related to his special needs, and I think that your approach makes perfect sense.Mary @ Parenthoodhttp://parenthood.phibian.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835940797892661941.post-47008037133942744202010-01-06T14:22:57.437-06:002010-01-06T14:22:57.437-06:00Michelle: Yes! My Gym is so much fun and bright an...Michelle: Yes! My Gym is so much fun and bright and colorful. I love how they just let the kids get after it and play with all the stuff. When were invited to the party I checked out the website and fell in love with all the stuff but worried that they might ry to be a bit too structured and "class-like". I needn't have worried. It was a blast!<br /><br />Staying Afloat: When we first noticed sensitivities in Jack, it really bothered me but I have noticed that most people have a sensitivity of one kind or another. I don't really know what bothers Jack about these specific things. Maybe one day he'll tell me. Until then, I just support him in whatever way I can.I have noticed that passage of time seems to help and what definitely does not seem to work (and can't be done 100% effectively anyway) is avoiding the situations where it comes up. He'd miss out on way too much.<br /><br />Mommytoalot: I loved your post about the 0 to 6 center. That is awesome. We have new indoor playplace near here and I won a free pass recently so we'll be checking it out especially since it is freezing (to us) here now. <br /><br />Rachel:Funny thing. When we there I was thinking about Ali and her adorable little gym outfit and how very cute she would look playing around on the stuff.<br />I loved your bowling post. That's an activity that I hadn't thought to try with Jack yet (probably because I don't have a hubby who bowled in a league). I don't know if all the noise of the crashing pins or "cosmic lights" would bother him though. Was the music very loud? I could see him getting into hugs and ring around the rosie! He's all boy but he already knows what gets the girls, LOL!<br /><br />Sheila: LOL! Can you imagine the looks I would get from a bunch of 4 and 5 year olds if I said we are going to only whisper Happy Birthday? I got enough looks last year when I instructed everyone not to sing at Jack's party. I don't really think it would be right for me to tell other people what to do at their own parties, ya' know? And yes yes yes! I love it when someone just gives me support and let's me be upset sometimes. Sometimes there is no fixing you're just upset and need to get it out. I try to do that for Jack now and hope that as he gets older he will remember to take the time and space if he needs it.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16158883265713752481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835940797892661941.post-65693192943382741092010-01-06T04:59:48.721-06:002010-01-06T04:59:48.721-06:00Wonderful! How beautiful would it be if we were ...Wonderful! How beautiful would it be if we were all given a moment to compose, to be upset....when we needed it. Think about that.<br /><br />Can't you all just WHISPER happy birthday? In fact, I wish I could make people whisper that at ALL parties!sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07183605567090197137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835940797892661941.post-25813908932596454282010-01-05T19:44:55.531-06:002010-01-05T19:44:55.531-06:00My post shows how you can take things that they le...My post shows how you can take things that they learn off of video games or tv and let them experience it in real life. Also - I was absolutely amazed at how well she could actually do!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369662617248103139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835940797892661941.post-22915249585105772502010-01-05T19:44:01.946-06:002010-01-05T19:44:01.946-06:00My Gym is AWESOME, and Ali hates the inflatables p...My Gym is AWESOME, and Ali hates the inflatables place too. My Gym is just soooo much less intimidating for the cautious child.<br /><br />Great post!!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369662617248103139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835940797892661941.post-48796865533266660592010-01-05T17:00:51.862-06:002010-01-05T17:00:51.862-06:00Wow..fantastic. We have a few indoor playgrounds ...Wow..fantastic. We have a few indoor playgrounds here. We LOVE them. Especially the newest one as the owners are very in tuned to joey's special needs.<br />We had Damien's b-DAY party there and the year before Abby and Damien's b-day party together at Cheeky Monkeys.<br />I totally forgot to do a Life is Therapy ..so I'm going to do it now. Better late than never right.<br />I'll link up soon as I am finished my post.<br />btw..love the pictures..<br />I agree it's great to continue to expose Jack to these types of outings. Joey too has issues with the clown and the big bear at our play place but he is slowly getting used to them. <br />Great post!mommytoalothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08389938416950823534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835940797892661941.post-15588680450247641802010-01-05T14:41:15.363-06:002010-01-05T14:41:15.363-06:00We had a birthday thing too. E. wouldn't let...We had a birthday thing too. E. wouldn't let anyone sing happy birthday at all for awhile- he had to be taken out of the room. Eventually, people could sing it but not to him- he didn't like being the center of attention. His school solved this problem with their daily calender time. E. loves letters and numbers, so when it was his turn to go up in front of the class to point out the date, they asked him all sorts of questions and then game him a very small yay, which eventually got bigger until he could deal with attention in other ways too. And he did have a birthday party that year, and the next year, he let us sing.Staying Afloathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228636990839399469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835940797892661941.post-39951659619186707282010-01-05T08:49:17.862-06:002010-01-05T08:49:17.862-06:00Isn't My Gym wonderful?! We were just there la...Isn't My Gym wonderful?! We were just there last night for 'free play' - my problem is when it's time to go Kayla always tells me "NO!" she hates leaving LOL<br /><br />Good for Jack (and you too for continuing to expose him to those activities and environments) for having fun and enjoying the birthday party at My Gym!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02441176684416139172noreply@blogger.com