To Gerri - tricks during stretching

[Guest guest]

Hi Gerri,

I am familiar with the tilt stretch and Ems hated that one too. My

main trick is that I spend a lot of time with her on the floor.

Pretty much all day we are on the floor together so she doesn't think

that the minute she is on the floor she is going to get stretched. I

do A LOT of raspberries and kissies. I just constantly say " kissy

kissy kissy " and kiss all over her chest and cheeks. This gets Ems

laughing and then I start to lift her shoulders and keep laughing and

playing with her. When she is used to me lifting and " tugging " at

her then I do the stretch. I usually hold her head in my hand so it

is off of the floor and not getting rubbed or uncomfortable. It's a

LOT of preparation to get to the stretch but it seems to work. Don't

give up!! absolutely HATED me touching her head or doing

stretches so eventually it will work. I find that the minute I stop

being goofy she catches on to what I'm doing so practice being a

clown whenever you can!!

& (6 months, banded 8/26/02)

> > had is first PT appointment today. It went great. I was

afraid

> > he was going to cry the whole time, but he was having too much

fun

> > playing with all the toys. I really like his PT. She says his

tort

> is

> > pretty mild and gave us exercises to do with him. It's

> great.....most

> > of them are things we can do without him really knowing that we

are

> > trying to stretch him at all. That makes me really happy because

he

> > hates it when I do the shoulder pulling / head tilting the other

> way

> > thing.

> > She was also very happy to hear that we were getting the

> band.....it

> > will help in getting rid of the 'comfort' spot for him. It's just

> > easier for him to be on the flat spot. Once he gets the band, his

> > head will be rolly to him...hehe.

> >

> > Thanks again for all your advice and support.....we are on our

way.

> >

> >

> > ('s mom)

> > Atlanta, GA