RE: RE: Cheryl/Dual diagnosis school speech

[Guest guest]

okay your fix???? -- cause at almost 9 still does and LOVES the fact

that he can turn his 45 lbs into 145 lbs at will!!

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From: pbeurrier@...

Date: 2006/07/14 Fri AM 09:00:14 CDT

Down Syndrome Treatment

Subject: RE: Cheryl/Dual diagnosis school speech

LOL!! I remember the sit down strikes well!! Yes, it is frustrating, especially

when she got too heavy to just pick her up. Good news ahead, at 8 she never does

that anymore!

ette

Now, if we could just work on his 'sit down strikes'! It's hard for him to

transition from one activity to the next, especially if it's something he likes,

so he just sits down, crosses his arms and sticks his lower lip out. It's pretty

amusing to see, but frustrating as well. Cheryl

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I did "1,2,3, swat on the butt" Maybe not popular, but it worked, and the swat was actually only once or twice as she got the idea quickly. She never did it at school--she used to run away at school. She only did the drop to me. Once she was holding my hand and dropped down, wrenching my shoulder and neck. I yelled ouch (which surprised her) then played on her sympathetic nature by explaining how she had hurt mommy. That was quite effective. I didn't even start this until I thought she could understand, 5 or 6. When I could still pick her up I just did that.

ette

-------------- Original message from Tutwiler <julietut@...>: --------------

okay your fix???? -- cause at almost 9 still does and LOVES the fact that he can turn his 45 lbs into 145 lbs at will!!=====================From: pbeurrieratt (DOT) netDate: 2006/07/14 Fri AM 09:00:14 CDTDown Syndrome Treatment Subject: RE: Cheryl/Dual diagnosis school speechLOL!! I remember the sit down strikes well!! Yes, it is frustrating, especially when she got too heavy to just pick her up. Good news ahead, at 8 she never does that anymore!etteNow, if we could just work on his 'sit down strikes'! It's hard for him to transition from one activity to the next, especially if it's something he likes, so he just sits down, crosses his arms and sticks his lower lip out. It's pretty amusing to see, but frustrating as well. Cheryl

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wow -- wish those would work with !

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From: pbeurrier@...

Date: 2006/07/14 Fri PM 02:01:35 CDT

Down Syndrome Treatment

Subject: Re: RE: Cheryl/Dual diagnosis school speech

I did " 1,2,3, swat on the butt " Maybe not popular, but it worked, and the swat

was actually only once or twice as she got the idea quickly. She never did it at

school--she used to run away at school. She only did the drop to me. Once she

was holding my hand and dropped down, wrenching my shoulder and neck. I yelled

ouch (which surprised her) then played on her sympathetic nature by explaining

how she had hurt mommy. That was quite effective. I didn't even start this until

I thought she could understand, 5 or 6. When I could still pick her up I just

did that.

 

ette

--------- RE: Cheryl/Dual diagnosis school speech

LOL!! I remember the sit down strikes well!! Yes, it is frustrating, especially

when she got too heavy to just pick her up. Good news ahead, at 8 she never does

that anymore!

ette

Now, if we could just work on his 'sit down strikes'! It's hard for him to

transition from one activity to the next, especially if it's something he likes,

so he just sits down, crosses his arms and sticks his lower lip out. It's pretty

amusing to see, but frustrating as well. Cheryl

[Guest guest]

This is what I did, too. It worked. The reason that I was so worried

about getting this under control was because my husband’s brother also

has Ds,,he is in his 40’s, weighs over 200#, and still does the drop when

he doesn’t want to do something. Did it all his life, and his parents

just figured it was something they couldn’t change..I sure didn’t want

Danny to be doing that as an adult.

kathyR

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Cheryl/Dual diagnosis school speech

I did

" 1,2,3, swat on the butt " Maybe not popular, but it worked, and the

swat was actually only once or twice as she got the idea quickly. She never did

it at school--she used to run away at school. She only did the drop to me.

Once she was holding my hand and dropped down, wrenching my shoulder and neck.

I yelled ouch (which surprised her) then played on her sympathetic nature by

explaining how she had hurt mommy. That was quite effective. I didn't even

start this until I thought she could understand, 5 or 6. When I could still

pick her up I just did that.

ette

--------- RE: Cheryl/Dual diagnosis school

speech

LOL!! I remember the sit down strikes well!! Yes, it is frustrating, especially

when she got too heavy to just pick her up. Good news ahead, at 8 she never

does that anymore!

ette

Now, if we could just work on his 'sit down strikes'! It's hard for him to

transition from one activity to the next, especially if it's something he

likes, so he just sits down, crosses his arms and sticks his lower lip out.

It's pretty amusing to see, but frustrating as well. Cheryl

[Guest guest]

Cheryl just read your original post on this , have you tried a picture schedule

for moving from one activity ?? Make pictures cards/icons of the activites and

stick on his schedule board and he finishes each activity he takes off the

card ad puts it in the pocket at bottom of board. Once he knows whats coming

next he may be more willing to change. Also if he knows nicer things are coming

later on he may even be eager to getinto the not so nice activities to get

them over and done with . ( sam used to anyway ) May not work or you may

already be doing this but gving kids as much info on whats happening in a wahy

they can understand really gets them to co -operate in my experience .

At 6 Sam is really not a dropper anymore so it does get better ;-)

RE: Cheryl/Dual diagnosis school speech

> LOL!! I remember the sit down strikes well!! Yes, it is

> frustrating, especially when she got too heavy to just pick her

> up. Good news ahead, at 8 she never does that anymore!

> ette

> Now, if we could just work on his 'sit down strikes'! It's hard

> for him to transition from one activity to the next, especially if

> it's something he likes, so he just sits down, crosses his arms

> and sticks his lower lip out. It's pretty amusing to see, but

> frustrating as well.

>

> Cheryl

[Guest guest]

hi, kathyR,

ouch... definitely no way this for my son too.. best is discipline a lot and give right motivation so that he would not drop... i will not allow my son to do that so. abut ur brother in law, i cannot say how it happened, but his time was entirely different than our children's time? institution? i m sorry to hear about that. i guess i do not want to eat dirt if it does happen to my son in future... i hope it will not be this way.

by the way, molly, age 21 months old, started to stratch anyone, including me, i believe a short period, anyway. i see stratches on Casey's face, and finally caught molly stratch casey. i told molly it was wrong to do so. she looked down pouty, and i asked her to say sorry to casey. she signed sorry to casey. What did Casey do? he gave her a beary hug!! so cute.

kk

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This is what I did, too. It worked. The reason that I was so worried about getting this under control was because my husband’s brother also has Ds,,he is in his 40’s, weighs over 200#, and still does the drop when he doesn’t want to do something. Did it all his life, and his parents just figured it was something they couldn’t change..I sure didn’t want Danny to be doing that as an adult.

kathyR

From: Down Syndrome Treatment [mailto:Down Syndrome Treatment ] On Behalf Of pbeurrier@...Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 3:02 PMDown Syndrome Treatment Subject: Re: RE: Cheryl/Dual diagnosis school speech

I did "1,2,3, swat on the butt" Maybe not popular, but it worked, and the swat was actually only once or twice as she got the idea quickly. She never did it at school--she used to run away at school. She only did the drop to me. Once she was holding my hand and dropped down, wrenching my shoulder and neck. I yelled ouch (which surprised her) then played on her sympathetic nature by explaining how she had hurt mommy. That was quite effective. I didn't even start this until I thought she could understand, 5 or 6. When I could still pick her up I just did that.

ette

-------------- Original message from Tutwiler <julietut@...>: --------------

okay your fix???? -- cause at almost 9 still does and LOVES the fact that he can turn his 45 lbs into 145 lbs at will!!=====================From: pbeurrieratt (DOT) netDate: 2006/07/14 Fri AM 09:00:14 CDTDown Syndrome Treatment Subject: RE: Cheryl/Dual diagnosis school speechLOL!! I remember the sit down strikes well!! Yes, it is frustrating, especially when she got too heavy to just pick her up. Good news ahead, at 8 she never does that anymore!etteNow, if we could just work on his 'sit down strikes'! It's hard for him to transition from one activity to the next, especially if it's something he likes, so he just sits down, crosses his arms and sticks his lower lip out. It's pretty amusing to see, but frustrating as well. Cheryl