Re: What do you tell other kids?

[Guest guest]

Okay, this isn't exactly the correct answer =), but I told kids that were

real young that had an owie and the helmet was going to make it

better. Older kids - even an 8 year old - understood that babies' heads get

flat, so I told them that the helmet fixed the flatness.

& (17 months)

Washington state

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Message: 1

Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 13:02:47 -0000

From: " barbiee88 " <terrikatz@...>

Subject: What do you tell other children about the helmet?

Hi my son Jonathon has tort and plagio, he is 1/2 way through helmet

therapy. I took him to a child's birthday party over the weekend,

and all the kids were asking why he was wearing the helmet. I was

tounge tied, I had no clue what to say to this bunch of 3,4,5,6 year

olds... I wound up trying to explain that his head was flat and this

is how we try to make it round... but I felt like they did not really

understand and I felt stupid trying to explain to them as if they

were grownups.. Anyone have any suggestions on what I might say in

the future? I even get stopped by kids in the supermarket..

Terri, mom to Jonathon, 9 Months.

P.S. Hey Jaya what's up... I posted a picture of me and my son in

the photos section under Jonathon..

[Guest guest]

Gosh darn it... sorry, I sent this to the wrong group. =( My apologies.

What do you tell other children about the helmet?

Hi my son Jonathon has tort and plagio, he is 1/2 way through helmet

therapy. I took him to a child's birthday party over the weekend,

and all the kids were asking why he was wearing the helmet. I was

tounge tied, I had no clue what to say to this bunch of 3,4,5,6 year

olds... I wound up trying to explain that his head was flat and this

is how we try to make it round... but I felt like they did not really

understand and I felt stupid trying to explain to them as if they

were grownups.. Anyone have any suggestions on what I might say in

the future? I even get stopped by kids in the supermarket..

Terri, mom to Jonathon, 9 Months.

P.S. Hey Jaya what's up... I posted a picture of me and my son in

the photos section under Jonathon..

[Guest guest]

> Gosh darn it... sorry, I sent this to the wrong group. =( My

apologies.

LOL , I wondered! I didn't remember seeing this post to

begin with!

Debbie

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> What do you tell other children about the helmet?

>

> Hi my son Jonathon has tort and plagio, he is 1/2 way through

helmet

> therapy. I took him to a child's birthday party over the weekend,

> and all the kids were asking why he was wearing the helmet. I was

> tounge tied, I had no clue what to say to this bunch of 3,4,5,6

year

> olds... I wound up trying to explain that his head was flat and

this

> is how we try to make it round... but I felt like they did not

really

> understand and I felt stupid trying to explain to them as if they

> were grownups.. Anyone have any suggestions on what I might say in

> the future? I even get stopped by kids in the supermarket..

>

> Terri, mom to Jonathon, 9 Months.

>

> P.S. Hey Jaya what's up... I posted a picture of me and my son in

> the photos section under Jonathon..