Guest guest Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 I am curious to know how some of you have dealt with the social aspect of helmet therapy. After talking to a very wise friend, I agree that I should neither be confrontational and rude when responding to strangers' staring, laughing, etc., nor passive in allowing people to make fun of my daughter. I also have a 5-year-old son who is pretty much always with me, and I am trying to set a good example for him. I don't want to teach him to lash out at people who are ignorant enough to make fun of a baby in a helmet, but I also don't want him to learn that he has to accept people snickering and making fun of his sister for looking different. I'm not sure how to approach this. Most people are very nice and considerate, curious at most, but we had quite an unpleasant shopping experience the other day, and I need to be prepared for how to deal with it if that happens again. Also, have any of you had to deal with friends/relatives who are less than supportive about using the helmet? It's a lot easier for me, personally, to shrug off the opinion of a passerby whom I'll probably never see again than to deal with knowing that someone I considered a good friend seems to think I'm overreacting to the process of deciding whether to helmet or not (which I obviously have since decided to do, and I believe in my heart that I made the right decision more now than ever, because all of these rude and non-empathetic people I'm dealing with now would be the same kind of people who would have been making fun of my daughter later because of her funny-shaped head.) Any suggestions or input would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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