Re: young children with low tone

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could u try a thing like a baby bag thing that mums have u no what i mean

and ur body suports him or is he to big for thsoe to

>

> My son is now 18 months. He is able to sit up assisted and

> unassisted for short periods of time. Aside from our daily therapies

> or dr.s visits, I need to take him with me to the grocery store etc.

> about once a week. I am having lots of difficulty with this and have

> been for a while, but it is only getting worse the bigger he gets.

> Only a few of the stores in my area have the carts with the baby seat

> in them and those are the only ones I try to visit so he has a place

> to sit. However, I was looking at him in the seat today and he is

> starting to get too big for it and I am not sure what I will do when

> that day comes. I have tried several different soft seats that you

> put in the front part of the grocery cart to help hold him up, but

> they don't work like they do with regular tone children he still

> rocks back and fourth when I stop or go. His Coloboma is pretty

> severe so he is extremely visually impaired and prefers to stare at

> the lights wherever we are. This also poses a problem because when

> he stares at the lights in the store he leans back and it makes him

> hit his head on the back of the cart. I have taken his stroller into

> several of these stores which eliminated his seating problems, but I

> was extremely limited on what I could purchase and felt like I was

> shoplifting everytime I out something in the basket of the stroller.

> Okay, now that you have the picture, I can't be the only one who

> struggles with this problem. So I am asking the " experts " for

> advice... what do you all do when you take your children to the

> store. What works for you? Have you found one of those soft seats

> that help these kiddos in the grocery carts? Is there something out

> there that I can buy and take with me?

>

> Thanks,

>

> , proud mother of 18 month CHARGE, and his three brothers.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi --

I'm in the same situation but Eddie is 7 now and in school so I do all

my shopping before he gets home. Is one of his brothers big enough to

push in the stroller while you push the cart? I realize this

means taking more kids to the grocery store, but that was the best

solution I found if I didn't want to shop only on weekends or evenings

when my husband was home. As for the shopping cart inserts, I found

they were more for cleanliness or comfort, not support and Eddie

quickly got too big/heavy/uncooperative for me to lift him in and

(especially) out of the seat.

joanne

> My son is now 18 months. He is able to sit up assisted and

> unassisted for short periods of time. Aside from our daily therapies

> or dr.s visits, I need to take him with me to the grocery store etc.

> about once a week. I am having lots of difficulty with this and have

> been for a while, but it is only getting worse the bigger he gets.

> Only a few of the stores in my area have the carts with the baby seat

> in them and those are the only ones I try to visit so he has a place

> to sit. However, I was looking at him in the seat today and he is

> starting to get too big for it and I am not sure what I will do when

> that day comes. I have tried several different soft seats that you

> put in the front part of the grocery cart to help hold him up, but

> they don't work like they do with regular tone children he still

> rocks back and fourth when I stop or go. His Coloboma is pretty

> severe so he is extremely visually impaired and prefers to stare at

> the lights wherever we are. This also poses a problem because when

> he stares at the lights in the store he leans back and it makes him

> hit his head on the back of the cart. I have taken his stroller into

> several of these stores which eliminated his seating problems, but I

> was extremely limited on what I could purchase and felt like I was

> shoplifting everytime I out something in the basket of the stroller.

> Okay, now that you have the picture, I can't be the only one who

> struggles with this problem. So I am asking the " experts " for

> advice... what do you all do when you take your children to the

> store. What works for you? Have you found one of those soft seats

> that help these kiddos in the grocery carts? Is there something out

> there that I can buy and take with me?

>

> Thanks,

>

> , proud mother of 18 month CHARGE, and his three brothers.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

When Garland was that age I would get creative. I would put his " boppy " pillow

around his front side so that the pillow would rest on the front of the cart.

This way he would not fall forward and hit his head on the cart or put his mouth

on the cart. I would always take a blanket and use for the back of the seat.

Once the " boppy " pillow was too small I would place his diaper bag and my purse

one on each side of him to help keep him from falling side to side. I would

take two blankets at this time and place one on the back and one in the front.

Like I said get creative and see what you have and make it work. Trust me this

is a way of like now. Good luck and let us know how you get it to work.

, Randy & Garland (5) Goodwin

Fort Worth, TX

" You are your child's voice speak clearly and speak loudly, don't give in and

don't back down! "

---- erinsefcik wrote:

=============

My son is now 18 months. He is able to sit up assisted and

unassisted for short periods of time. Aside from our daily therapies

or dr.s visits, I need to take him with me to the grocery store etc.

about once a week. I am having lots of difficulty with this and have

been for a while, but it is only getting worse the bigger he gets.

Only a few of the stores in my area have the carts with the baby seat

in them and those are the only ones I try to visit so he has a place

to sit. However, I was looking at him in the seat today and he is

starting to get too big for it and I am not sure what I will do when

that day comes. I have tried several different soft seats that you

put in the front part of the grocery cart to help hold him up, but

they don't work like they do with regular tone children he still

rocks back and fourth when I stop or go. His Coloboma is pretty

severe so he is extremely visually impaired and prefers to stare at

the lights wherever we are. This also poses a problem because when

he stares at the lights in the store he leans back and it makes him

hit his head on the back of the cart. I have taken his stroller into

several of these stores which eliminated his seating problems, but I

was extremely limited on what I could purchase and felt like I was

shoplifting everytime I out something in the basket of the stroller.

Okay, now that you have the picture, I can't be the only one who

struggles with this problem. So I am asking the " experts " for

advice... what do you all do when you take your children to the

store. What works for you? Have you found one of those soft seats

that help these kiddos in the grocery carts? Is there something out

there that I can buy and take with me?

Thanks,

, proud mother of 18 month CHARGE, and his three brothers.

[Guest guest]

--

The boppy is a great idea! Wish I had thought of it when Eddie was

smaller. Now that you mention it, I remember stuffing things on either

side of him, too. How quickly I forgot.

joanne

> ,

> When Garland was that age I would get creative. I would put his

> " boppy " pillow around his front side so that the pillow would rest on

> the front of the cart. This way he would not fall forward and hit his

> head on the cart or put his mouth on the cart. I would always take a

> blanket and use for the back of the seat. Once the " boppy " pillow was

> too small I would place his diaper bag and my purse one on each side

> of him to help keep him from falling side to side. I would take two

> blankets at this time and place one on the back and one in the front.

>

> Like I said get creative and see what you have and make it work.

> Trust me this is a way of like now. Good luck and let us know how you

> get it to work.

>

> , Randy & Garland (5) Goodwin

> Fort Worth, TX

>

> " You are your child's voice speak clearly and speak loudly, don't

> give in and don't back down! "

[Guest guest]

,

I wish I was of more help. Evan did the SAME thing up until about 6 months

ago. We solved the problem by always going together to the grocery store--one

of us pushing the cart and the other the stroller. Eventually, Evan was able to

sit in the grocery cart (sooner than he was able to sit in any other seats,

besides the bumbo)--I guess because he could use the cart handle to steady

himself. Evan is a big light and ceiling fan fanatic, so he will still lean way

back if he thinks there is something to see above him. What I WOULD NOT

recommend doing is spending money on a grocery cart cover (to protect from

germs). While Evan would sit up in a " naked " shopping cart, the minute we

" dressed " the seat with the cover, he would get all floppy, lean way back, and

refuse to sit up. We just use disinfectant wipes on the cart now.

(mom to Evan, 19 months)

PS Anyone interested in a slightly used shopping cart cover, after that great

recommendation???

erinsefcik wrote:

My son is now 18 months. He is able to sit up assisted and

unassisted for short periods of time. Aside from our daily therapies

or dr.s visits, I need to take him with me to the grocery store etc.

about once a week. I am having lots of difficulty with this and have

been for a while, but it is only getting worse the bigger he gets.

Only a few of the stores in my area have the carts with the baby seat

in them and those are the only ones I try to visit so he has a place

to sit. However, I was looking at him in the seat today and he is

starting to get too big for it and I am not sure what I will do when

that day comes. I have tried several different soft seats that you

put in the front part of the grocery cart to help hold him up, but

they don't work like they do with regular tone children he still

rocks back and fourth when I stop or go. His Coloboma is pretty

severe so he is extremely visually impaired and prefers to stare at

the lights wherever we are. This also poses a problem because when

he stares at the lights in the store he leans back and it makes him

hit his head on the back of the cart. I have taken his stroller into

several of these stores which eliminated his seating problems, but I

was extremely limited on what I could purchase and felt like I was

shoplifting everytime I out something in the basket of the stroller.

Okay, now that you have the picture, I can't be the only one who

struggles with this problem. So I am asking the " experts " for

advice... what do you all do when you take your children to the

store. What works for you? Have you found one of those soft seats

that help these kiddos in the grocery carts? Is there something out

there that I can buy and take with me?

Thanks,

, proud mother of 18 month CHARGE, and his three brothers.

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May daughter is 22 months old and can not sit unassisted at all. She

is to big for the baby seat so I got one of those cart covers to

help protect her from germs and stuff and then I buckle her in

really tight, she doesnt fall over at all unless she is over tired

and she doesnt care much. The cart cover also has a buckle so she

get double the buckles.

Good luck and I know how hard it can be sometimes.

Crystal mom to (11), (3), and Eva (22 month old CHARGEr)

wife to Dan in Illinois

>

> My son is now 18 months. He is able to sit up assisted and

> unassisted for short periods of time. Aside from our daily

therapies

> or dr.s visits, I need to take him with me to the grocery store

etc.

> about once a week. I am having lots of difficulty with this and

have

> been for a while, but it is only getting worse the bigger he gets.

> Only a few of the stores in my area have the carts with the baby

seat

> in them and those are the only ones I try to visit so he has a

place

> to sit. However, I was looking at him in the seat today and he is

> starting to get too big for it and I am not sure what I will do

when

> that day comes. I have tried several different soft seats that

you

> put in the front part of the grocery cart to help hold him up, but

> they don't work like they do with regular tone children he still

> rocks back and fourth when I stop or go. His Coloboma is pretty

> severe so he is extremely visually impaired and prefers to stare

at

> the lights wherever we are. This also poses a problem because

when

> he stares at the lights in the store he leans back and it makes

him

> hit his head on the back of the cart. I have taken his stroller

into

> several of these stores which eliminated his seating problems, but

I

> was extremely limited on what I could purchase and felt like I was

> shoplifting everytime I out something in the basket of the

stroller.

> Okay, now that you have the picture, I can't be the only one who

> struggles with this problem. So I am asking the " experts " for

> advice... what do you all do when you take your children to the

> store. What works for you? Have you found one of those soft seats

> that help these kiddos in the grocery carts? Is there something

out

> there that I can buy and take with me?

>

> Thanks,

>

> , proud mother of 18 month CHARGE, and his three

brothers.

>

[Guest guest]

We used the cart cover, too, and brought blankets for

behind his head and used them for support on both

sides.

ina

--- supermama95 wrote:

> May daughter is 22 months old and can not sit

> unassisted at all. She

> is to big for the baby seat so I got one of those

> cart covers to

> help protect her from germs and stuff and then I

> buckle her in

> really tight, she doesnt fall over at all unless she

> is over tired

> and she doesnt care much. The cart cover also has a

> buckle so she

> get double the buckles.

> Good luck and I know how hard it can be sometimes.

> Crystal mom to (11), (3), and Eva (22

> month old CHARGEr)

> wife to Dan in Illinois

>

>

> >

> > My son is now 18 months. He is able to sit

> up assisted and

> > unassisted for short periods of time. Aside from

> our daily

> therapies

> > or dr.s visits, I need to take him with me to the

> grocery store

> etc.

> > about once a week. I am having lots of difficulty

> with this and

> have

> > been for a while, but it is only getting worse the

> bigger he gets.

> > Only a few of the stores in my area have the carts

> with the baby

> seat

> > in them and those are the only ones I try to visit

> so he has a

> place

> > to sit. However, I was looking at him in the seat

> today and he is

> > starting to get too big for it and I am not sure

> what I will do

> when

> > that day comes. I have tried several different

> soft seats that

> you

> > put in the front part of the grocery cart to help

> hold him up, but

> > they don't work like they do with regular tone

> children he still

> > rocks back and fourth when I stop or go. His

> Coloboma is pretty

> > severe so he is extremely visually impaired and

> prefers to stare

> at

> > the lights wherever we are. This also poses a

> problem because

> when

> > he stares at the lights in the store he leans back

> and it makes

> him

> > hit his head on the back of the cart. I have

> taken his stroller

> into

> > several of these stores which eliminated his

> seating problems, but

> I

> > was extremely limited on what I could purchase and

> felt like I was

> > shoplifting everytime I out something in the

> basket of the

> stroller.

> > Okay, now that you have the picture, I can't be

> the only one who

> > struggles with this problem. So I am asking the

> " experts " for

> > advice... what do you all do when you take your

> children to the

> > store. What works for you? Have you found one of

> those soft seats

> > that help these kiddos in the grocery carts? Is

> there something

> out

> > there that I can buy and take with me?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > , proud mother of 18 month CHARGE, and

> his three

> brothers.

> >

>

>

>

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Thanks for asking -we have the same problem. Unfortunately, no

solution so I am reading these suggestions too!! The light thing is

Rasha all day long. She'll lean way back and stare at the ceiling for

the lights.

Janay

> My son is now 18 months. He is able to sit up

assisted and

> unassisted for short periods of time. Aside from our daily

therapies

> or dr.s visits, I need to take him with me to the grocery store

etc.

> about once a week. I am having lots of difficulty with this and

have

> been for a while, but it is only getting worse the bigger he gets.

> Only a few of the stores in my area have the carts with the baby

seat

> in them and those are the only ones I try to visit so he has a

place

> to sit. However, I was looking at him in the seat today and he is

> starting to get too big for it and I am not sure what I will do

when

> that day comes. I have tried several different soft seats that you

> put in the front part of the grocery cart to help hold him up, but

> they don't work like they do with regular tone children he still

> rocks back and fourth when I stop or go. His Coloboma is pretty

> severe so he is extremely visually impaired and prefers to stare at

> the lights wherever we are. This also poses a problem because when

> he stares at the lights in the store he leans back and it makes him

> hit his head on the back of the cart. I have taken his stroller

into

> several of these stores which eliminated his seating problems, but

I

> was extremely limited on what I could purchase and felt like I was

> shoplifting everytime I out something in the basket of the

stroller.

> Okay, now that you have the picture, I can't be the only one who

> struggles with this problem. So I am asking the " experts " for

> advice... what do you all do when you take your children to the

> store. What works for you? Have you found one of those soft seats

> that help these kiddos in the grocery carts? Is there something out

> there that I can buy and take with me?

>

> Thanks,

>

> , proud mother of 18 month CHARGE, and his three brothers.

>

>

>

>

>

>

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Well our cart cover also has toys on it so it keeps her busy and

keeps her from leaning back to look at the lights on the ceiling. I

love it and it works for me.

Crystal and Eva

> > >

> > > My son is now 18 months. He is able to sit

> > up assisted and

> > > unassisted for short periods of time. Aside from

> > our daily

> > therapies

> > > or dr.s visits, I need to take him with me to the

> > grocery store

> > etc.

> > > about once a week. I am having lots of difficulty

> > with this and

> > have

> > > been for a while, but it is only getting worse the

> > bigger he gets.

> > > Only a few of the stores in my area have the carts

> > with the baby

> > seat

> > > in them and those are the only ones I try to visit

> > so he has a

> > place

> > > to sit. However, I was looking at him in the seat

> > today and he is

> > > starting to get too big for it and I am not sure

> > what I will do

> > when

> > > that day comes. I have tried several different

> > soft seats that

> > you

> > > put in the front part of the grocery cart to help

> > hold him up, but

> > > they don't work like they do with regular tone

> > children he still

> > > rocks back and fourth when I stop or go. His

> > Coloboma is pretty

> > > severe so he is extremely visually impaired and

> > prefers to stare

> > at

> > > the lights wherever we are. This also poses a

> > problem because

> > when

> > > he stares at the lights in the store he leans back

> > and it makes

> > him

> > > hit his head on the back of the cart. I have

> > taken his stroller

> > into

> > > several of these stores which eliminated his

> > seating problems, but

> > I

> > > was extremely limited on what I could purchase and

> > felt like I was

> > > shoplifting everytime I out something in the

> > basket of the

> > stroller.

> > > Okay, now that you have the picture, I can't be

> > the only one who

> > > struggles with this problem. So I am asking the

> > " experts " for

> > > advice... what do you all do when you take your

> > children to the

> > > store. What works for you? Have you found one of

> > those soft seats

> > > that help these kiddos in the grocery carts? Is

> > there something

> > out

> > > there that I can buy and take with me?

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > >

> > > , proud mother of 18 month CHARGE, and

> > his three

> > brothers.

> > >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

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We used this thing called a " High Chair Helper " . It was awesome. It worked great

in shopping carts and high chairs. We always hated putting in high

chairs b/c she was so small. We would surround her with coats, etc. but they

would always slide out. This just stuck right in there and didn't move at all.

It also fit into a shopping cart and looked so cozy. Now it won't help with

keeping the child from falling forward but it does help with keeping the child

from falling from side to side. My sister found ours at a church consignment

sale and I ordered one online a few years back. About a year ago in telling a

friend about it, I realized that I couldn't find it online anymore. Now I

haven't checked recently so maybe it is now. I believe that it is by Doodlebugs.

But I really don't think that it would be hard to make. What it is foam cut in

the shape of a rectangle with the top being rounded off. And I think it was

about 6-8 inches wide and maybe a foot to foot and a half high (sorry I am

guessing without looking at it). Glued to it was a piece of foam on either side

that looked like arm rests that were about 2 inches wide and 5 inches deep. The

whole piece was covered in terry cloth and zipped on the back. I had so many

people ask me where I got it that I would hope the company would make it again.

Let me know if you need exact measurements to attempt to make it. It really was

great. We must have used it for almost a year. Good luck.

Re: young children with low tone

May daughter is 22 months old and can not sit unassisted at all. She

is to big for the baby seat so I got one of those cart covers to

help protect her from germs and stuff and then I buckle her in

really tight, she doesnt fall over at all unless she is over tired

and she doesnt care much. The cart cover also has a buckle so she

get double the buckles.

Good luck and I know how hard it can be sometimes.

Crystal mom to (11), (3), and Eva (22 month old CHARGEr)

wife to Dan in Illinois

>

> My son is now 18 months. He is able to sit up assisted and

> unassisted for short periods of time. Aside from our daily

therapies

> or dr.s visits, I need to take him with me to the grocery store

etc.

> about once a week. I am having lots of difficulty with this and

have

> been for a while, but it is only getting worse the bigger he gets.

> Only a few of the stores in my area have the carts with the baby

seat

> in them and those are the only ones I try to visit so he has a

place

> to sit. However, I was looking at him in the seat today and he is

> starting to get too big for it and I am not sure what I will do

when

> that day comes. I have tried several different soft seats that

you

> put in the front part of the grocery cart to help hold him up, but

> they don't work like they do with regular tone children he still

> rocks back and fourth when I stop or go. His Coloboma is pretty

> severe so he is extremely visually impaired and prefers to stare

at

> the lights wherever we are. This also poses a problem because

when

> he stares at the lights in the store he leans back and it makes

him

> hit his head on the back of the cart. I have taken his stroller

into

> several of these stores which eliminated his seating problems, but

I

> was extremely limited on what I could purchase and felt like I was

> shoplifting everytime I out something in the basket of the

stroller.

> Okay, now that you have the picture, I can't be the only one who

> struggles with this problem. So I am asking the " experts " for

> advice... what do you all do when you take your children to the

> store. What works for you? Have you found one of those soft seats

> that help these kiddos in the grocery carts? Is there something

out

> there that I can buy and take with me?

>

> Thanks,

>

> , proud mother of 18 month CHARGE, and his three

brothers.

>

[Guest guest]

Check out Beyond Play, a catalog for early intervention toys & supplies

www.beyondplay.com/CATALOG/POS2.HTM

In the positioning section: We used the " take anywhere " strap to

hold Sam

in the shopping cart until he got strong enough to sit with just the

seatbelt.

It allowed me to strap him in up high across his chest, and tightly,

and that

was enough support for him. It was not as useful in restaurant high

chairs, though.

There are other options available from Beyond Play as well, I think.

P.S. I've gotten some great toys from this site, too! Check it out!

> My son is now 18 months. He is able to sit up assisted and

> unassisted for short periods of time. Aside from our daily therapies

> or dr.s visits, I need to take him with me to the grocery store etc.

> about once a week. I am having lots of difficulty with this and have

> been for a while, but it is only getting worse the bigger he gets.

> Only a few of the stores in my area have the carts with the baby seat

> in them and those are the only ones I try to visit so he has a place

> to sit. However, I was looking at him in the seat today and he is

> starting to get too big for it and I am not sure what I will do when

> that day comes. I have tried several different soft seats that you

> put in the front part of the grocery cart to help hold him up, but

> they don't work like they do with regular tone children he still

> rocks back and fourth when I stop or go. His Coloboma is pretty

> severe so he is extremely visually impaired and prefers to stare at

> the lights wherever we are. This also poses a problem because when

> he stares at the lights in the store he leans back and it makes him

> hit his head on the back of the cart. I have taken his stroller into

> several of these stores which eliminated his seating problems, but I

> was extremely limited on what I could purchase and felt like I was

> shoplifting everytime I out something in the basket of the stroller.

> Okay, now that you have the picture, I can't be the only one who

> struggles with this problem. So I am asking the " experts " for

> advice... what do you all do when you take your children to the

> store. What works for you? Have you found one of those soft seats

> that help these kiddos in the grocery carts? Is there something out

> there that I can buy and take with me?

>

> Thanks,

>

> , proud mother of 18 month CHARGE, and his three brothers.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you all so much for your responses. I was so relieved to hear that so

many of you face the same struggles as us and that we are not alone. I

shared the information with s OT and PT so that they can help other

children in our area if they have the same trouble. I like the Boppy idea,

I don't know why I didn't think about that one! I use the purse and

blankets and all that other stuff, but it doesn't quite work as much as I

would like. I actually found a highchair helper on Ebay and placed a bid

for it, so hopefully we will get that... except it is PINK! Thank you all

for your response each one of you helped me in your own way, you truly are

the " Experts " .

Now I would like to share something with you.... Did you know that they now

make a tray for the Bumbo seat? Man I wish they had it or that I knew about

it about 6 months ago. I actually bought one and we are borderline too big

for it and don't really need it anymore. They only place that I discovered

sold it was Target.com but I am sure that you can find other places too.

This would probably help parents with young CHARGE children.

mom to 18 months.

By the way Garlands mommy, I met you at the TX CHARGE retreat! Thank you

for your feedback on this topic.

> Check out Beyond Play, a catalog for early intervention toys & supplies

>

> www.beyondplay.com/CATALOG/POS2.HTM

>

> In the positioning section: We used the " take anywhere " strap to

> hold Sam

> in the shopping cart until he got strong enough to sit with just the

> seatbelt.

> It allowed me to strap him in up high across his chest, and tightly,

> and that

> was enough support for him. It was not as useful in restaurant high

> chairs, though.

> There are other options available from Beyond Play as well, I think.

>

> P.S. I've gotten some great toys from this site, too! Check it out!

>

>

>

> > My son is now 18 months. He is able to sit up assisted and

> > unassisted for short periods of time. Aside from our daily therapies

> > or dr.s visits, I need to take him with me to the grocery store etc.

> > about once a week. I am having lots of difficulty with this and have

> > been for a while, but it is only getting worse the bigger he gets.

> > Only a few of the stores in my area have the carts with the baby seat

> > in them and those are the only ones I try to visit so he has a place

> > to sit. However, I was looking at him in the seat today and he is

> > starting to get too big for it and I am not sure what I will do when

> > that day comes. I have tried several different soft seats that you

> > put in the front part of the grocery cart to help hold him up, but

> > they don't work like they do with regular tone children he still

> > rocks back and fourth when I stop or go. His Coloboma is pretty

> > severe so he is extremely visually impaired and prefers to stare at

> > the lights wherever we are. This also poses a problem because when

> > he stares at the lights in the store he leans back and it makes him

> > hit his head on the back of the cart. I have taken his stroller into

> > several of these stores which eliminated his seating problems, but I

> > was extremely limited on what I could purchase and felt like I was

> > shoplifting everytime I out something in the basket of the stroller.

> > Okay, now that you have the picture, I can't be the only one who

> > struggles with this problem. So I am asking the " experts " for

> > advice... what do you all do when you take your children to the

> > store. What works for you? Have you found one of those soft seats

> > that help these kiddos in the grocery carts? Is there something out

> > there that I can buy and take with me?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > , proud mother of 18 month CHARGE, and his three brothers.

> >

> >

> >

>

>

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erin the yahoo page says for parents and proffessionals but i think we r all

proffessionals in charge lol

>

> Thank you all so much for your responses. I was so relieved to hear that

> so

> many of you face the same struggles as us and that we are not alone. I

> shared the information with s OT and PT so that they can help other

> children in our area if they have the same trouble. I like the Boppy idea,

> I don't know why I didn't think about that one! I use the purse and

> blankets and all that other stuff, but it doesn't quite work as much as I

> would like. I actually found a highchair helper on Ebay and placed a bid

> for it, so hopefully we will get that... except it is PINK! Thank you all

> for your response each one of you helped me in your own way, you truly are

> the " Experts " .

> Now I would like to share something with you.... Did you know that they

> now

> make a tray for the Bumbo seat? Man I wish they had it or that I knew

> about

> it about 6 months ago. I actually bought one and we are borderline too big

> for it and don't really need it anymore. They only place that I discovered

> sold it was Target.com <http://target.com/> but I am sure that you can

> find other places too.

> This would probably help parents with young CHARGE children.

>

> mom to 18 months.

>

> By the way Garlands mommy, I met you at the TX CHARGE retreat! Thank you

> for your feedback on this topic.

> On 2/22/07, Theresa Passmore

<theresapackard@...<theresapackard%40mac.com>>

> wrote:

>

> > Check out Beyond Play, a catalog for early intervention toys & supplies

> >

> > www.beyondplay.com/CATALOG/POS2.HTM

> >

> > In the positioning section: We used the " take anywhere " strap to

> > hold Sam

> > in the shopping cart until he got strong enough to sit with just the

> > seatbelt.

> > It allowed me to strap him in up high across his chest, and tightly,

> > and that

> > was enough support for him. It was not as useful in restaurant high

> > chairs, though.

> > There are other options available from Beyond Play as well, I think.

> >

> > P.S. I've gotten some great toys from this site, too! Check it out!

> >

> >

> >

> > > My son is now 18 months. He is able to sit up assisted and

> > > unassisted for short periods of time. Aside from our daily therapies

> > > or dr.s visits, I need to take him with me to the grocery store etc.

> > > about once a week. I am having lots of difficulty with this and have

> > > been for a while, but it is only getting worse the bigger he gets.

> > > Only a few of the stores in my area have the carts with the baby seat

> > > in them and those are the only ones I try to visit so he has a place

> > > to sit. However, I was looking at him in the seat today and he is

> > > starting to get too big for it and I am not sure what I will do when

> > > that day comes. I have tried several different soft seats that you

> > > put in the front part of the grocery cart to help hold him up, but

> > > they don't work like they do with regular tone children he still

> > > rocks back and fourth when I stop or go. His Coloboma is pretty

> > > severe so he is extremely visually impaired and prefers to stare at

> > > the lights wherever we are. This also poses a problem because when

> > > he stares at the lights in the store he leans back and it makes him

> > > hit his head on the back of the cart. I have taken his stroller into

> > > several of these stores which eliminated his seating problems, but I

> > > was extremely limited on what I could purchase and felt like I was

> > > shoplifting everytime I out something in the basket of the stroller.

> > > Okay, now that you have the picture, I can't be the only one who

> > > struggles with this problem. So I am asking the " experts " for

> > > advice... what do you all do when you take your children to the

> > > store. What works for you? Have you found one of those soft seats

> > > that help these kiddos in the grocery carts? Is there something out

> > > there that I can buy and take with me?

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > >

> > > , proud mother of 18 month CHARGE, and his three brothers.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >