Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 In a message dated 9/9/2004 12:49:57 PM Central Standard Time, Listen-Up writes: For us, it's worked for our boys to be oral but it bothers me when a professional says something unilaterally like that. Just my two cents - it's a pet peeve of mine. I think when we as parents first have a child diagnosed with a hearing loss, everyone knows more than you do about it (which is true!). For many of us, the initial contact with a professional is our audiologist and of course, you believe them! Barbara, This is how I feel too. I often feel that parents have doors shut for them before they've even seen what's on the other side. It seems like in the deaf/hh field, there is more controversy and people butting heads than in any other disability field. Putz Illinois Families for Hands & Voices http://www.handsandvoices.org/ http://www.ilhandsandvoices.org/ " The moment at hand is the only thing we really own " Denver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 In a message dated 9/9/2004 12:49:57 PM Central Standard Time, Listen-Up writes: For us, it's worked for our boys to be oral but it bothers me when a professional says something unilaterally like that. Just my two cents - it's a pet peeve of mine. I think when we as parents first have a child diagnosed with a hearing loss, everyone knows more than you do about it (which is true!). For many of us, the initial contact with a professional is our audiologist and of course, you believe them! Barbara, This is how I feel too. I often feel that parents have doors shut for them before they've even seen what's on the other side. It seems like in the deaf/hh field, there is more controversy and people butting heads than in any other disability field. Putz Illinois Families for Hands & Voices http://www.handsandvoices.org/ http://www.ilhandsandvoices.org/ " The moment at hand is the only thing we really own " Denver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 I think I really gave the wrong impression of what happened..... From my other message: We do have an early intervention appointment. I think maybe I misquoted her. I asked about the " need " for it. Like, if he has his HAs off then will he hear us well enough to communicate or would we need to sign to him. She said we can do the babys signs and stuff if we want to. She said he wouldnt need to be immersed in a signing program. Tawnya Re: Digest Number 2254 >In a message dated 9/9/2004 12:49:57 PM Central Standard Time, >Listen-Up writes: > For us, it's worked for our boys to be oral but >it bothers me when a professional says something unilaterally like that. Just >my two cents - it's a pet peeve of mine. I think when we as parents first >have a child diagnosed with a hearing loss, everyone knows more than you do >about it (which is true!). For many of us, the initial contact with a >professional is our audiologist and of course, you believe them! > >Barbara, >This is how I feel too. I often feel that parents have doors shut for them >before they've even seen what's on the other side. It seems like in the >deaf/hh field, there is more controversy and people butting heads than in any other >disability field. > > > Putz >Illinois Families for Hands & Voices >http://www.handsandvoices.org/ >http://www.ilhandsandvoices.org/ > > > > " The moment at hand is the only thing we really own " > Denver > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 I've just been reading through all the latest emails, so this is a general response. Although I wish everyone didn't have to go through all the ups and down, it is very affirming to read your e-mails and know I am no different, even though I seem to be surrounded by more conscious eaters than I am. For ex., in my book group we get together once a month for a fabulous meal and discussion. Out of the women, I'm the one who takes larger portions and seconds. The others have either more self-discipline or more mindfulness about their eating, or--I suspect, better lifelong thin-person eating habits. Whoever said they are eating 1/4 of what they used to: I have a feeling that could be me, but I absolutely don't want to have to eat so little. I love food! I do eat less when I'm being mindful, but not as little as I probably need. Dinner is my bugaboo because it's a sacred time to get together with my husband and daughter almost every night. But I'm often not hungry or not that hungry. Big issues of deprivation kick in: why them and not me? I don't want to have to limit my intake to truly match my hunger-fullness scale. Feeling slightly full makes me know I'm not being deprived (e.g. 5-6 out of a 10, when a 4-5 would do). Well, I guess this is something I will have to work on and test-drive. Italians love food, but they walk a lot and don't eat between meals, and tend to be slim. French people, too. So one approach would be to orchestrate my hunger so that it better coincides with dinnertime, and not be afraid to skip breakfast (as long as I have my latte). I hear that " Eat your breakfast, it's the most important meal of the day " in my head. But reading different posts, I think it's time to give that a rest and tune in to my hunger signals when I'd normally just go ahead and eat breakfast. I'm not sounding very spiritual here, but I've had a lot of losses lately that have made me be more doubting than I used to be. I've been hesitant to read Geneen's new book, because if there is a God I'm mad at her. I do recommend AM I HUNGRY? by May, M.D. She also has a workbook and a second book about freeing yourself from restrictive eating. One thing I like about her is that she has lots of info about nutrition and gives sensible input that takes into account nutrition and health, while giving yourself permission to eat what you want WHEN you're hungry and stop when you're satisfied. Best of luck to everyone,Ellen PS I've had the middle of the night munchies, and have found that skipping just one night helps me reprogram. On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 7:41 AM, <IntuitiveEating_Support > wrote: While binging is difficult for me in general (at least twice a week > most weeks) it is particularly difficult to prevent upon awakening. > It's like I'm in a trance and all of the tools I try to tap into > normally just fly out the window. Does anyone else have this > problem? I am feeling very stuck and hopeless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 I've just been reading through all the latest emails, so this is a general response. Although I wish everyone didn't have to go through all the ups and down, it is very affirming to read your e-mails and know I am no different, even though I seem to be surrounded by more conscious eaters than I am. For ex., in my book group we get together once a month for a fabulous meal and discussion. Out of the women, I'm the one who takes larger portions and seconds. The others have either more self-discipline or more mindfulness about their eating, or--I suspect, better lifelong thin-person eating habits. Whoever said they are eating 1/4 of what they used to: I have a feeling that could be me, but I absolutely don't want to have to eat so little. I love food! I do eat less when I'm being mindful, but not as little as I probably need. Dinner is my bugaboo because it's a sacred time to get together with my husband and daughter almost every night. But I'm often not hungry or not that hungry. Big issues of deprivation kick in: why them and not me? I don't want to have to limit my intake to truly match my hunger-fullness scale. Feeling slightly full makes me know I'm not being deprived (e.g. 5-6 out of a 10, when a 4-5 would do). Well, I guess this is something I will have to work on and test-drive. Italians love food, but they walk a lot and don't eat between meals, and tend to be slim. French people, too. So one approach would be to orchestrate my hunger so that it better coincides with dinnertime, and not be afraid to skip breakfast (as long as I have my latte). I hear that " Eat your breakfast, it's the most important meal of the day " in my head. But reading different posts, I think it's time to give that a rest and tune in to my hunger signals when I'd normally just go ahead and eat breakfast. I'm not sounding very spiritual here, but I've had a lot of losses lately that have made me be more doubting than I used to be. I've been hesitant to read Geneen's new book, because if there is a God I'm mad at her. I do recommend AM I HUNGRY? by May, M.D. She also has a workbook and a second book about freeing yourself from restrictive eating. One thing I like about her is that she has lots of info about nutrition and gives sensible input that takes into account nutrition and health, while giving yourself permission to eat what you want WHEN you're hungry and stop when you're satisfied. Best of luck to everyone,Ellen PS I've had the middle of the night munchies, and have found that skipping just one night helps me reprogram. On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 7:41 AM, <IntuitiveEating_Support > wrote: While binging is difficult for me in general (at least twice a week > most weeks) it is particularly difficult to prevent upon awakening. > It's like I'm in a trance and all of the tools I try to tap into > normally just fly out the window. Does anyone else have this > problem? I am feeling very stuck and hopeless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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