Guest guest Posted March 3, 2001 Report Share Posted March 3, 2001 Hi , This is a tough one...do you think a social story about the shoes would be helpful? Something along the lines of growing bigger, your feet are bigger so you need bigger shoes, etc. This type of thing works well with my son. Just an idea..maybe he could just let the shoes " hang out " with him for awhile, play with them or whatever until he gets used to the idea. Is is more of the idea of the new shoes or do you think it's sensory...he has trouble getting adjusted to the feel of something new? I have done things like you have to wear them for 5 minutes, then you can take them off and gradually increase it. I have to do that with bandaids for Graham, otherwise he won't leave them on. I haven't had the heart (or success) to just make the old ones disappear and that only leaves the new ones, although that might work for you, too. Good luck! I hope this helps. Fondly, J--Graham and Hayley's mom :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2001 Report Share Posted March 5, 2001 When Elliot was three, we could only get him in new shoes if they were the exact same shoes as before, but next size bigger. This worked until he outgrew the size range, then we had to make a BIG deal about how he got white athletic shoes JUST LIKE DADDY. (After a year or two of white Daddy-type shoes, he was older/on the diet/less rigid/ open to different shoes.) Hope this helps. Lorilyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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