what do you say to parents of untreated babies?

[Guest guest]

What do people think is the best thing to do when you see a baby with untreated

plagio? I

have seen some pretty severe cases and wonder if their parents have the

information they

should. The " older plag " group is filled with stories of distraught parents who

were told not

to get treatment or didn't realize anything could be done until it was too late.

I had to go

against two pediatrician's advice and seek treatment on my own because they said

it would

go away with time (even though I saw my son's condition worsening). It was a

very scary

time for me when I didn't know that there was help for him and so many of you

out there

offering support. I think I would have appreciated being approached by parents

in the same

boat and find out from them that I wasn't being a crazy overly zealous parent

(like my

doctors made me feel).

I'm just unsure of how to bring up the subject to total strangers without being

insulting or

insensitive. If anyone asks about my son's helmet, I'm so glad for the chance

to share

information and hopefully get the word out, but I'm just uncomfortable bringing

it up to

people I see on the street or at the playground. How do you start the

conversation?