tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post550894489847280682..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Easter, The Morning of ...Dave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-43040877693191304492009-04-14T08:06:00.000-04:002009-04-14T08:06:00.000-04:00Well, my daughter got her powerchair at the ripe o...Well, my daughter got her powerchair at the ripe old age of two and a half. It took her a week to learn to control it. After that, it was just learning what is safe (stairs, steep inclines etc.). It's all very natural to kids.Heike Fabighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06856001856348587649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-91239614666249793442009-04-12T19:22:00.000-04:002009-04-12T19:22:00.000-04:00There sure is something nice about being noticed a...There sure is something nice about being noticed and seen in a lovely way. Hooray for Ruby!Roiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12840915191850723381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-39958160189767241662009-04-12T14:57:00.000-04:002009-04-12T14:57:00.000-04:00My oldest son, had a baby sitter when he was littl...My oldest son, had a baby sitter when he was little who had MD. She used a power chair. He used to love to sit on her lap and go for rides.<BR/><BR/>Fast forward a few years with our youngest son who was born prematurely and had some developmental issues. We lived in the country and there was one school that provided special education. He was to be in a communicatively handicapped preschool class but kids were placed there will all sorts of disabilities. He would cry and cry whenever he saw a kid in a wheelchair. Since he didn't speak well it took a while for us to figure out what was bothering him. He thought the kids were "hurting."<BR/><BR/>It's all in perspective.CJ in Californianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-10390576403194766792009-04-12T10:18:00.000-04:002009-04-12T10:18:00.000-04:00What a cutie. Small kids love wheelchairs and sco...What a cutie. Small kids love wheelchairs and scooters, have had them say "zoom!" excitedly while their parents look worried. And they do make great rides. I did let my own kids ride my scooters to make it less scary and more fun for them when I had to get mine, but I agree, I wouldn't let other kids do it. Scooter driving is really very easy, except for that darn turning radius.<BR/><BR/>Happy Easter. Your blog is always a gift.FridaWriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321658097813377806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-24594732013345111742009-04-12T08:30:00.000-04:002009-04-12T08:30:00.000-04:00g'day Dave, Happy day from here in Adelaide.kids a...g'day Dave, Happy day from here in Adelaide.<BR/><BR/>kids are great and they love rides in our wheelchairs. They also love 360 fast whizzies if you can stand it!<BR/><BR/><BR/>a word of advice from a long time power wheelchair user - right from the start don't let children even touch your control box, they can run you off the footpath in a split second, run themselves over in a shorter split second and of course injure other people and damage your chair and furniture and buildings. It's just not worth it.<BR/><BR/>Occasionally I will let a much older child drive my chair (with the speed turned down very low) while sitting on my lap with my hand hovering the whole time. Children are too distractable and our chairs are too fast. <BR/><BR/>A kid I knew well (who had been told many many many times not to touch the joystick), pulled on it and ran over his own foot. He looked up at me indignantly and said "you ran over me!!!" I said back equally indignantly and firmly, "I did not you did it yourself!!!!!!!" He looked abashed and just shut up his I'm gonna cry look. I did laugh. He knew!!<BR/><BR/>sounds like you are having a great easter. So am I. Just been out for dinner with a good friend and am a bit tipsy at the moment and feeling fine. Beautiful day here 27 Celsius, blue skies and moving into autumn.<BR/><BR/>cheers<BR/>GleeGleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671758996746410949noreply@blogger.com