Re: Exersaucer - A WORD OF CAUTION - To Amy

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Becky,

No I do not. My reason is that they do NOT bounce. That is why I

did not mention them in my post. We have a Step and Play Piano for

Jaden, it's an activity center that grows with him and allows him to

play in it till he is walking. When he is walking, simply take the

seat out and it's an activity center that he can still use for a few

more years after. Good investment. Plus I play piano and I am

hoping this will raise his interest so he will be willing to learn

to play a few years down the road. I, however, am very very adamant

on not letting him use it for usually more than 15 minutes at a

time, and he never is in it more than twice a day if that. I always

sit on the floor with him and let him play with his toys while he

sits up to encourage his crawling skills, and I must say he is right

on target for his age skills. He is not afraid to " dive " for toys

while sitting up, and sometimes I will help him " dive " and try to

teach him that he can start kneeling on hands and knees and hold him

there in that position for a few seconds to get him used to the new

position. Separately, I hold him so that he is standing on the

floor, because it is different than when he is in the piano thing,

and I want him to realize that he needs to be able to stand up w/o

the support the piano gives him, and he also needs to use all of his

feet, not just his tippy-toes to do this. He has always been able

to bear weight on his legs since birth because I have been doing

this with him for so very long.

I hope this answers your question.

~Amy, mommy to Jaden 7 & 1/2 mo's MN, plagio/mild tort/mild scoliosis,

started CranioCap 4/23/04, started Chiro 6/29/04

> > > Hi everyone,

> > > I bought my son an EvenFlo Mega Exersaucer at 5 months and

> it

> > > has been the most wonderful toy investment I've ever made. He

> is

> > > supported in a standing position by a cloth hammock seat that

> > > swivels 360 degrees within a tray surrounded by different

> > > activitys. The whole thing is on a base that is a convex

saucer

> > so

> > > it has a little bit of motion to it making it more exciting

and

> > > challenging. Helps baby find center of gravity. Garrett's

upper

> > > body strength I'm sure has been improved by this thing and he

> gets

> > > so excited in it its a hoot to watch. We call it the office

> > because

> > > he addresses every activity very carefully...if he gets too

> > fidgety

> > > to hold we ask him if he wants to go to work then put him in

his

> > > seat to wear off some energy. Its much safer and therapudic

> than

> > a

> > > walker and I can get things done around the house without

> worrying.

> > > Just had to recommend to all the mommys out there!

> > > & Garrett

> > > jpiker@s...

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