Trampolines

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a,

Congrats on your new toy. Hope your boys enjoy it very much.

has the small version and it has helped cut down the rocking back and

forth. What timing as it was on sale for y'all, it was meant to be.

Have fun. : )

Irma,13,DS/ASD

> In a message dated 5/21/02 4:53:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

> shananaag@a... writes:

>

> << we finally got our boys a trampoline a few weeks ago an dthey

love it

> especially nathan, hopefully will help with the weight issues. the

last few

> nites he has come in all red and sweaty after hours of jumping

with brother

> and his friends, its straight to the shower when he gets in

WHEW!!! LOL, .

> Weve been trying to get one for the last year and this time when

they were

> on

> sale they actually had some in stock. Nahtan likes to lay on it

and play

> with

> his dangly toys too, we have to practically drag him in at

nite,lol, shawna.

> >>

>

> a,

> We have had a trampoline in our yard for over 20 years. NOT the

same one!

> LOL I think we're on our fourth one now. I think Seth would be

happy to

> live right on it! LOL All my kids grew up on it, we sleep on it,

picnic on

> it, put the sprinkler under it and jump. Seth is very good on it.

He can

> bounce from butt to feet for hours at a time. Our gymnastics coach

told me

> he has never seen a kid do that for so long, without stopping.

Very strange

> he would walk off the side of a cliff and not be scared, but he

never goes

> near the side of the trampoline. LOL I hope your boys get as

much

> enjoyment out of their trampoline as my kids have.

> Gail :-)

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Our tramoline has been a major baby sitter for us. The twins LOVE it! We bought

one 4 years ago and are now on our second one. Hannah does the butt to feet

jumping. She would stay on it 24/7 if I would let her. usually lays on it

nad rolls around and laughs. When they are both on it it is so funny! Hannah

will do her butt to feet jumping and just lays there and cackles as

Hannah bounces her around everywhere. They have a ball. When I have outside work

I just put them on it and then I can get some work done. We will Never be

without it!!!

Pam mom to Identical twins Hannah (DS and (DS-ASD) age 6

smilinggail@... wrote: In a message dated 5/21/02 4:53:19 PM Pacific

Daylight Time,

shananaag@... writes:

<< we finally got our boys a trampoline a few weeks ago an dthey love it

especially nathan, hopefully will help with the weight issues. the last few

nites he has come in all red and sweaty after hours of jumping with brother

and his friends, its straight to the shower when he gets in WHEW!!! LOL, .

Weve been trying to get one for the last year and this time when they were

on

sale they actually had some in stock. Nahtan likes to lay on it and play

with

his dangly toys too, we have to practically drag him in at nite,lol, shawna.

>>

a,

We have had a trampoline in our yard for over 20 years. NOT the same one!

LOL I think we're on our fourth one now. I think Seth would be happy to

live right on it! LOL All my kids grew up on it, we sleep on it, picnic on

it, put the sprinkler under it and jump. Seth is very good on it. He can

bounce from butt to feet for hours at a time. Our gymnastics coach told me

he has never seen a kid do that for so long, without stopping. Very strange

he would walk off the side of a cliff and not be scared, but he never goes

near the side of the trampoline. LOL I hope your boys get as much

enjoyment out of their trampoline as my kids have.

Gail :-)

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hubby told the boys this summer about putting a sprinkler under the trampline

but some of our friends said it would ruin it, did it yours at all? shawna.

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i have a silly question, on you guys that are one your second or third etc,

do you just buy the bouncy part or a whole new trampoline, i dont recall a

reorder form for that black part. shawna.

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In a message dated 5/22/02 7:07:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

shananaag@... writes:

<< i have a silly question, on you guys that are one your second or third

etc,

do you just buy the bouncy part or a whole new trampoline, i dont recall a

reorder form for that black part. shawna.

>>

a,

I replace the whole trampoline when the springs need replacing, but have the

material part repaired. Usually after 3 or 4 years, the sun has eaten

through the stitching and we get it resewn. The springs are expensive and so

is the shipping. I don't know about the sprinkler ruining it. We use the

sprinkler everyday during the nice weather and the tramps last about 5-6

years. We also use ours all winter. The kids love to jump on it in the snow

and have it bounce around them.

Gail :-)

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When I was watching the kids for the 2 weeks that I

did and taking them to their after school activities.

Well they got their swimsuits on and was

bouncing/playing on the trampoline as I sprayed them

plus the trampline with the hose for about an hour.

So far it didn't get ruinned and it still doesn't look

ruined from it.

Another time we made play doe- well their was

something wrong with it so they played what they were

making on the trampoline- I guess to make footprints

or whatever on the trampoline. And it still isn't

ruined.

--- shananaag@... wrote:

> hubby told the boys this summer about putting a

> sprinkler under the trampline

> but some of our friends said it would ruin it, did

> it yours at all? shawna.

>

>

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oh how cool, lol, i will tell hubby, shawna

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About the trampoline thing. One of the things I remember when Hannah was

born was a nurse coming in and saying that DS kids can have some sort of

skeletal weakness in their necks that should be checked out sometime in their

childhood - atlanto-axial instability or something or other. I know when I

checked into doing equestrian therapy for Hannah that they wouldn't let her

do it until she was screened for it. Has anybody done this and what does it

entail?

I just remember it being weird that a nurse would tell me not to jump on a

trampoline with my newborn - like I'm gonna do that?

Today was one of those days. I sat in my backyard and yelled as loud as I

could " I hate IEP's! " I'm sure the neighbors think I'm nuts. But hey, at

least we got out in the backyard - we've also had the plague and pestilence

but it's on its way out.

Blessings,

a (Drew 12 TS/OCD, Marissa 8 Middle-Child syndrome, Hannah 6 DS/Aut)

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>

> From: kpblackmail@...

> Date: 2003/05/13 Tue PM 09:40:21 EDT

>

> Subject: Re: Trampolines

>

> atlanto-axial instability or something or other. I know when I

checked into doing equestrian therapy for Hannah that they wouldn't let her

do it until she was screened for it. Has anybody done this and what does it

entail?>>

Rochelle has AAI and you can get information on it in Len Leshims website. All

ds kids should be screened at some point starting at age three. Important to

know for surgery too. She got the xrays but will probably need it again because

I don't know how well the pictures came out. I don't trust the results because

she kept moving and for some reason wouldn't hold her down.

Diane

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diane.bennett@... wrote:

>>From: kpblackmail@...

>>Date: 2003/05/13 Tue PM 09:40:21 EDT

>>

>>Subject: Re: Trampolines

>>

>>atlanto-axial instability or something or other. I know when I

>>

>>

>checked into doing equestrian therapy for Hannah that they wouldn't let her

>do it until she was screened for it. Has anybody done this and what does it

>entail?>>

>

>Nicolas (age 8) was screened last summer. I held off on it as long as I could

-- the Dr. said as long as he wasn't doing sports it'd be okay. Not sure if

that's true -- should probably do it at age 3 as recommended, but Nicolas hates

x-rays or any other medical procedure and I procrastinated. Anyway, my dr's

office has x-ray facilities, so we just did it there. If I recall, they had him

sitting in a chair tipping his head back for one of the shots, and the other was

lying on an x-ray table. It took 2 technicians, me and a luckless dr. who

happened to be passing by to hold him. I remember wishing I'd done it earlier

when Nicolas wasn't quite as strong. The poor doctor ended up with a wrenched

shoulder... Nicolas is fine, though...

>

Carole

>

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In a message dated 5/13/2003 9:45:15 PM Eastern Standard Time,

kpblackmail@... writes:

> I know when I

> checked into doing equestrian therapy for Hannah that they wouldn't let her

>

> do it until she was screened for it. Has anybody done this and what does it

>

> entail?

>

Yes a, it's on the DS preventive medical check list (go to <A

HREF= " www.ds-health.com " >

www.ds-health.com</A> to read about it). It's an instability in the neck and

it's more common in kids with DS. Testing for it requires various poses

for an x-ray.....Maddie's had two of them. They weren't that difficult at

the time to do them. However, NOW would probably be torture!!!!

Donna

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oh yes, nathan gets checked for this on certain ages, it just includes a

series of xrays of the neck .all kids with dws have to be screened for this

for special olymipics too. shawna.

Re: Trampolines

> About the trampoline thing. One of the things I remember when Hannah

was

> born was a nurse coming in and saying that DS kids can have some sort of

> skeletal weakness in their necks that should be checked out sometime in

their

> childhood - atlanto-axial instability or something or other. I know when

I

> checked into doing equestrian therapy for Hannah that they wouldn't let

her

> do it until she was screened for it. Has anybody done this and what does

it

> entail?

> I just remember it being weird that a nurse would tell me not to jump

on a

> trampoline with my newborn - like I'm gonna do that?

> Today was one of those days. I sat in my backyard and yelled as loud as

I

> could " I hate IEP's! " I'm sure the neighbors think I'm nuts. But hey, at

> least we got out in the backyard - we've also had the plague and

pestilence

> but it's on its way out.

> Blessings,

> a (Drew 12 TS/OCD, Marissa 8 Middle-Child syndrome, Hannah 6

DS/Aut)

>

>

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Hi Dan

I agree with everybody. No argument here. This is a great

investment. First of all congratulations that Luca can jump!

was unable to, until he was about 12 y/o. loves jumping on

the inflatable moon-walk every chance he could. This is a classic

sensory issue.

We're going on our second indoor trampoline, reason behind it, is

that everybody else also wanted take their turn jumping on it. Of

course there excuse was so that they could model on how to use it.

We purchase ours at a sports store. A jogging tramp is what we use.

A safety stabilizer bar could also be used to hold on while jumping.

Something else you might want to invest are some type of ball bath

therapy equipment. Example like a small deep swimming pool filled

with those small plastic balls or a ball pit. Check out Wal-Mart.com

under toys, they have some neat ball pits.

A indoor or outdoor therapy hammock or a simple hammock with

supervision would also help. This is Vestibular Motion. The

exhilaration of " flying " through the air as you swing, the soothing

back-and-forth motion of a rocking chair, the feeling of relaxation

as you lie on a hammock are some examples. This is one of the key

roles in improving balance, reaction time, coordination, and spatial

orientation which is mentioned on the Flaghouse.com catalog. I use

the catalog to show it to his private OT before purchasing whatever

item and she'll purchase it at a discount for us but there are many

ways to improvise like purchasing it at a dept store, etc.

This has helped my son alot. Have fun with Lucas's new journey. : )

Hang on to your horses. : )

Common Issues Related To DSI-

How SMD (Sensory Modualtion Dysfunction) Affects A Child's Behavior:

By: Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A.

Vestibular Sense (Movement and Balance):

The undersensitive child needs more sensation and may:

* Crave fast, spinning movement (swinging, rocking, merry-go-round

rides), & not get dizzy

* move constantly, rocking, spinning, shaking his/her hands or head,

or fidgeting

* Avoid running and fast-paced games, because of cluminess or fatigue

* Enjoy being upside down and playing games where eyes are closed or

covered

* Have poor balance, falling easily and often

* Need movement for optimal level of function

* Bump into objects and furniture, apparantely on purpose

* Have low self-esteem

Keep us posted when you purchase the trampoline and his progress.

Looking forward on hearing if it has helped?

Irma,14,DS/ASD

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In a message dated 5/19/2003 9:52:37 AM Eastern Standard Time,

dan_canale@... writes:

> and having a willing adult help him jump as high as possible in time to the

> music. It's quite a workout :-). I'll let you know how the trampoline works

> out for us.

>

> Thanks!

>

> Dan

Yea, but don't get cocky Dan.....I know someone who broke his back doing

that...;-) Right ?????

Donna

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In a message dated 5/19/03 1:01:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Duffey48@...

writes:

<< Yea, but don't get cocky Dan.....I know someone who broke his back doing

that...;-) Right ?????

Donna >>

Hey, my broke a bone in her back two years ago and they just now

found it. Good grief...been taking her to the docs for two years with back

pain and NOW they send her to the orthopedic surgeon, who says two years ago

he could have helped her, but it's too late now. Now it's physical therapy 3

times a week and surgery if that doesn't help. Tough pill to swallow to know

that she's only 12 and will have back pain all her life.

Gail :-)

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In a message dated 5/19/2003 1:49:39 PM Eastern Standard Time,

smilinggail@... writes:

> he could have helped her, but it's too late now. Now it's physical therapy

> 3

> times a week and surgery if that doesn't help. Tough pill to swallow to

> know

> that she's only 12 and will have back pain all her life.

My Gosh GAil!!! I " ll say; she's so young!!!!! If they do back surgery,

what type will they have to do? Is it disc issues? I had the spinal

fusion surgery, but it was an emergency and no other option (well, except

that I would have been paralyzed in a few days after being dx'd). They used

a cadaver bone, which n thought was just the best....;-)

Donna

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Your Welcome Dan,

Wow! I say what a work-out! Sounds like fun to me. No wonder Luca

enjoys jumping, got to keep up with the beat. What I've gathered

here with Luca. So far you've mentioned lots of behavior preventable

measurements with his interest. Which could be used to modified his

specific needs. The jumping on the trampoline is one great motivator

or a great place to let off steam.

My back has become strong as long as I do not have to lift. I'll

have one year in June since my back surgery, so I am ready. I've

started introducing some exercises to my son as a way of structuring

some of my sons free time. Be prepared when Luca realizes that when

he has a lot of energy to burn off he'll know where to go to stay

calm. Which will be good for him. Y'all would benefit staying

physically fit.

Research has found that exercise decreases self-stimulation and can

increase play and academic responding.

Make sure you and the Mrs. purchase the book that our Dear Joan had

shared a while back. I highly recommend it, too.

the Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun : Activities for Kids with Sensroy

Integration Dysfunction by Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A.

I'll just write on the -

Tra La Trampoline, pages 66 & 67:

Jumping improves rhythm and helps to regulate the nervous system.

Always be nearby while your child enjoys this activity.

Developmental Age Range 3 and up

What you will need

* Mini trampoline (the kind used for exercise)

* Pillows and beanbag cushions

* Chalkboards and chalk, or big paper and marker

* Books of favorite songs, jump-rope chants, and poems

* Optional: Recordings of rhythms, rrhymes, songs, and music with a

steady beat

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Stand near the trampoline and recite or sing the chosen ditty while

your child jumps.

WHAT YOUR CHILD CAN DO

* Read the title aloud or points to the picture representing the

song or rhyme of his choice.

* Jump to the rhythmic best and chant or sing the words along with

you.

BENEFITS OF THE ACTIVITY

* Vigorous jumping ( a form of oscillitation)on the resisitive

trampoline provides srong vestibular input as the child moves up

and down.

* Jumping provides deep pressure to the joints and muscles to

strengthen proprioception and gross motor skills.

* Thinking up songs and rhymes promotes auditory memory.

* choosing a title from the chart encourages visual discrimination

and early reading skills.

* Jumping to the beat promotes auditory discrimination and ear-

body coordination.

* Jumping on a trampoline stimulates the speech and language centers

of the brain. Your child may be more articulate than usual when

the jumping is done.

COPING TIPS

A child low tone or gravitational insecurity may be uncomfortable

jumping. Other calming experiences are standing on the trampoline

and just bending and straightening his kness, or sitting on it and

rocking.

Hope something has helped with your new journey and Luca's new

accomplishment. : )

Irma,14,DS/ASD

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> Irma,

>

> This is fantastic stuff! Thanks so much for taking the time to

share this with us.

>

> Dan, dad to Luca, 6, DS/PDD NOS

>

Hi Dan and Marina,

Your welcome. Hope something has helped. As many have already shared

I definitely agree on their response on when our child has a fit at

the store or parking lot, please make sure that you have a

Handicapped Placecard along with his ID. You will feel and see the

difference for safety and your backs, something I should of done a

long time ago. Hey, but live and learn, right?

I strongly agree also on having Luca on a stroller or push chair,

this will cut down on him being pretty tired and throwing himself on

the ground. Do not overwhelm him with lots of words and have him

help carry a bag. As he gets older by then you would have figure out

how to work around this behavior and would he will be able to

actually walk out of the car and enter the store in peace. Right now

your trying to keep him calm and have him actually involved exiting

the vehicle without any meltdowns and entering the store or leaving

without any negative behavior.

To Marina's question on the meds, my opinion to what she has written

in regards to Luca not experiencing any type of other negative

behavior I would hold of on it. I hate to say it but what I observed

on my son and other kids when stubborn this is a typical Down

syndrome mood. Ok, its ONE of the many reasons along with it being

genetic, too. Plus my son has flat feet and will tire easily. There

could be other ortho. problems which is a Down syndrome thing, too.

In order for me to stop this type of behavior at a parking lot with

my son would be to make sure I show a pic of where I'm going or use

the good old favorite restaurant. " , Target. Then Taco Cabana "

he says " okay " . Its one of his favorite place and its always near

time to eat. When we get in the car I praise him with a high five

and tell him " Thanks for being nice " . He smiles. This is only with a

in and out quick shopping time. I also let him help me push the cart

around if he is in a good mood and have him load and unload the

package as part of a deep pressure activity.

This could also be a sensory dysfunction, imagine spinning away and

then when you stop, your brain is still spinning. You try walking

and guess what, its just too much for you. This would also happen to

our kids as they're in a vehicle and things are just too fast in

their little brains and guess what? When its time to get off the

car, its like being off gravity. so have his stroller ready.

Another thing to consider remember it could also be a visual thing,

this is the ASD thing. Does better what they can see than hearing.

Don't tell him, show him. Focus one thing at a time. Visual concept

is narrow and intense, concrete. Sample of this would be getting a

flashlight and aim it towards the wall, this is how a ASD person

sees things, narrowed. Processing one thing at a time.

My son also has to carry his favorite stimming toy or favorite

video/DVD. This has cut down alot when in a store. Oh and he was a

runner. Unless he is over-stimulating.

Boy! You name it we would do the same on purchasing the same item

and his room according to many who have visit says we are " Toys R

Us " . Oh yes, many visitors would even tell us " why should we rent a

video at Blockbuster when all we have to do is visit " .

This has stopped as he now carries his favorite item and we always

tell the front desk that our son has his favorite item for comfort

so that he will not be accused of stealing. So far a-okay and now we

can enter a store sometimes without his stimming item. If he feels

like grabbing the same item which he would have at home I let him

carry it around and then at the register I sneak it back by handing

it to the cashier to please put it away without him noticing it.

This is now, I guess has caught on because when he still

wants to carry an item he'll tell me " put it back " this is when I

tell him " time to go " . Our kids are very smart cookies.

It'll cut down its just finding what triggered the behavior? Did

Luca have a long day? When this normally occurs? What I see when

ya'll post sounds more like a Out-of sync child, a DSI (dysfunction

in sensory integration)which also co-exit with Down syndrome. Has

Luca had a sensory integration eval.done? Sometimes if he gets the

stimulation he needs he'll behave very well in other places. Here

try this technique, drop your body and you will see your child relax

and relate.

I could go on and on but I will not bore y'all anymore. I'm so proud

of you and Marina for being there for your son. He is a very

fortunate little young man with great advocate parents and don't

ya'll forget it! Your already on the right track with the ABA

Therapy but I believe in order for this to work would need to

include AVB while using the science of ABA. Be aware that new

research is always coming out that improves on how we work with our

children. Look into the sensory integration, a sensory diet would

help. I will agree with deep pressure not the brushing as this will

cause some side effects which would be a sensory overload which had

happened to my son. I hope I made some sense? If all other

alternative fails and your son still has some behavor issues then

the meds should be introduced. Because its all triggered in the

nervous system and sometimes with the help of meds it'll decrease.

Its just finding the right one. Sorry to ramble on. Its just that I

was on memory lane on what Marina wrote and can totally relate. Hugs

to y'all.

Irma, 14,DS/ASD

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Hi -

I think I've mentioned this before, but want to share

w/you all again.

After reading Dr Klimas talking about rebounders for

CFIDS, I had bought the boys a trampoline (w/enclosure

of course) to see if it helped w/his CFS last

year. It did.

I think I also mentioned it seems to make him sharper

and brighter mentally. He had been having some good

days at school, then last week regressed pretty badly.

Yesterday we had a call from the teacher and a long

note (and you could pick up her frustration). Today

she called to ask what we had done or said because he

was sooo much better today ... very on task, hearing

directions immediately, etc ... The only thing

different was he had spent at least 1/2 an hour on the

trampoline last night for the first time in a week.

That thing is cool. This isn't a proven hypothesis

here, but it really does seem to increase his focus a

great deal.

So anyway - I'm throwing that one out there again. I

would love to know if anyone else has had this

experience too.

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Is working with an OT for sensory integration/self-regulation

issues? Use of deep pressure, as you can get from a trampoline, can be a

very effective way of improving regulation, attention, alertness, etc. If

this is working, you may want to see if an OT who is trained in sensory

regulation issues is available to help you identify additional ways to

achieve this improvement. Isn't it great that the teacher saw such a

difference?

ann

On 8/28/07, <thecolemans4@...> wrote:

>

> Hi -

>

> I think I've mentioned this before, but want to share

> w/you all again.

>

> After reading Dr Klimas talking about rebounders for

> CFIDS, I had bought the boys a trampoline (w/enclosure

> of course) to see if it helped w/his CFS last

> year. It did.

>

> I think I also mentioned it seems to make him sharper

> and brighter mentally. He had been having some good

> days at school, then last week regressed pretty badly.

> Yesterday we had a call from the teacher and a long

> note (and you could pick up her frustration). Today

> she called to ask what we had done or said because he

> was sooo much better today ... very on task, hearing

> directions immediately, etc ... The only thing

> different was he had spent at least 1/2 an hour on the

> trampoline last night for the first time in a week.

>

> That thing is cool. This isn't a proven hypothesis

> here, but it really does seem to increase his focus a

> great deal.

>

> So anyway - I'm throwing that one out there again. I

> would love to know if anyone else has had this

> experience too.

>

> Later-

>

>

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My kids love it. They used it so much that I ended up

having to replace it again seven months later. I just

replaced it on August 18th (my son's birthday). It is

in the middle of the family room and they take turns

jumping to music on the television. I will never go

another winter again without one.

All the best,

Jill

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I'm so jealous! I want to get one for my son but my yard is in no

shape to have one right now. We're going through some remodeling...

I plan to buy one as soon as possible, though. I know G benefits a

great deal from proprioceptive input.

Cheryl

On Aug 28, 2007, at 10:47 AM, wrote:

> Hi -

>

> I think I've mentioned this before, but want to share

> w/you all again.

>

> After reading Dr Klimas talking about rebounders for

> CFIDS, I had bought the boys a trampoline (w/enclosure

> of course) to see if it helped w/his CFS last

> year. It did.

>

> I think I also mentioned it seems to make him sharper

> and brighter mentally. He had been having some good

> days at school, then last week regressed pretty badly.

> Yesterday we had a call from the teacher and a long

> note (and you could pick up her frustration). Today

> she called to ask what we had done or said because he

> was sooo much better today ... very on task, hearing

> directions immediately, etc ... The only thing

> different was he had spent at least 1/2 an hour on the

> trampoline last night for the first time in a week.

>

> That thing is cool. This isn't a proven hypothesis

> here, but it really does seem to increase his focus a

> great deal.

>

> So anyway - I'm throwing that one out there again. I

> would love to know if anyone else has had this

> experience too.

>

> Later-

>

>

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[Guest guest]

My son loves his trampoline. He used to have a Nursery one that came from

England and was rectangular in shape with a bar along the front. He loved it,

but it wouldn't stand up to the wear and tear in my home. We had to wait 6

months for parts to be shipped over and it would break again in no time. The

other kids in the family were banned from using it because it only held up to 70

lbs.

Then we heard about a really good trampoline made in British Columbia (Canada)

that our OT recommended. It is a good size and holds a tremendous amount of

weight. All the kids can use it (so can I) and it is standing up to wear and

tear like a champ. We have it in our TV room and it gets lots of use 12 months

of the year, which is important because our summers are so short here. When he

gets bigger, we'll have to find a house with higher ceilings

If anyone is interested, you can find it at

http://www.sundancerebounders.com/50-mega-soft.htm

Rhoda

Re: Trampolines

My kids love it. They used it so much that I ended up

having to replace it again seven months later. I just

replaced it on August 18th (my son's birthday). It is

in the middle of the family room and they take turns

jumping to music on the television. I will never go

another winter again without one.

All the best,

Jill

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[Guest guest]

Many years ago our son needed huge amount of sensory input. He was jumping

on everything, even with weekly sensory integration sessions. I was very

nervous about a trampoline because I heard that there is a risk of spinal

cord injuries, more from landing wrong on the trampoline then falling off so

even with the sides there is a risk. I stole an idea from the OT. We

bought huge tractor trailer inner tubes and blew them up. We put down pads

on the basement floor and he could jump and jump. Because he jumped from

tube to tube his balance also improved. Just make sure your child does not

have socks on since the tubes are slippery. It was great during the winters

when he is cooped up inside a lot. That and a well mounted doorway swing

were all we needed to address a lot of his sensory needs. It is amazing how

little he needs the input as he has grown. One of the fridge benefits of the

tubes were that every NT kid who walked into the house wanted to go on the

tubes with JJ so it became a good social tool also. Of course a friend¹s

son fell and need stitches, but that¹s another story.

Hope this helps,

On 8/28/07 3:22 PM, " Ann Osterling " <aosterling@...> wrote:

>

>

>

>

> Is working with an OT for sensory integration/self-regulation

> issues? Use of deep pressure, as you can get from a trampoline, can be a

> very effective way of improving regulation, attention, alertness, etc. If

> this is working, you may want to see if an OT who is trained in sensory

> regulation issues is available to help you identify additional ways to

> achieve this improvement. Isn't it great that the teacher saw such a

> difference?

> ann

>

> On 8/28/07, <thecolemans4@...

> <mailto:thecolemans4%40> > wrote:

>> >

>> > Hi -

>> >

>> > I think I've mentioned this before, but want to share

>> > w/you all again.

>> >

>> > After reading Dr Klimas talking about rebounders for

>> > CFIDS, I had bought the boys a trampoline (w/enclosure

>> > of course) to see if it helped w/his CFS last

>> > year. It did.

>> >

>> > I think I also mentioned it seems to make him sharper

>> > and brighter mentally. He had been having some good

>> > days at school, then last week regressed pretty badly.

>> > Yesterday we had a call from the teacher and a long

>> > note (and you could pick up her frustration). Today

>> > she called to ask what we had done or said because he

>> > was sooo much better today ... very on task, hearing

>> > directions immediately, etc ... The only thing

>> > different was he had spent at least 1/2 an hour on the

>> > trampoline last night for the first time in a week.

>> >

>> > That thing is cool. This isn't a proven hypothesis

>> > here, but it really does seem to increase his focus a

>> > great deal.

>> >

>> > So anyway - I'm throwing that one out there again. I

>> > would love to know if anyone else has had this

>> > experience too.

>> >

>> > Later-

>> >

>> >

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>> > Finder tool.

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>> >

>> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

worked for me---try to do a cut and paste of the address

On 8/29/07, Beverly <bevanderson@...> wrote:

>

> Hi--the website below doesn't seem to work--wondered if this site is

> still in operation? Thanks.

>

> On Aug 28, 2007, at 4:41 PM, Rhoda Boyd wrote:

>

> > My son loves his trampoline. He used to have a Nursery one that

> > came from England and was rectangular in shape with a bar along the

> > front. He loved it, but it wouldn't stand up to the wear and tear

> > in my home. We had to wait 6 months for parts to be shipped over

> > and it would break again in no time. The other kids in the family

> > were banned from using it because it only held up to 70 lbs.

> >

> > Then we heard about a really good trampoline made in British

> > Columbia (Canada) that our OT recommended. It is a good size and

> > holds a tremendous amount of weight. All the kids can use it (so

> > can I) and it is standing up to wear and tear like a champ. We have

> > it in our TV room and it gets lots of use 12 months of the year,

> > which is important because our summers are so short here. When he

> > gets bigger, we'll have to find a house with higher ceilings

> >

> > If anyone is interested, you can find it at http://

> > www.sundancerebounders.com/50-mega-soft.htm

> >

> > Rhoda

> > Re: Trampolines

> >

> > My kids love it. They used it so much that I ended up

> > having to replace it again seven months later. I just

> > replaced it on August 18th (my son's birthday). It is

> > in the middle of the family room and they take turns

> > jumping to music on the television. I will never go

> > another winter again without one.

> >

> > All the best,

> >

> > Jill

> >

> > __________________________________________________________Ready for

> > the edge of your seat?

> > Check out tonight's top picks on TV.

> > http://tv./

> >

> >