can any parent help ?

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[if i have to take my son out of the house i have to put him in a push chair i cannot keep him under controll as hard as i try and as much as i know he needs to walk and exersie i cant do it on my own

the problem is brendan is too big for a normal push chair he is 25 kg (4 stone 64lb i think i got that conversion right ) and a bout the size of a "normal"5or even 6 yr old

where do i get a biger push chair in the uk is there some thing im not doing that i should be doing ?

its not even that he need the chair hes fully able to walk i just need to be able to keep him safe and this is the only way i can think of dose any one have any idea s am i being rambalie and not making any sence ? im gonna stop writing and hope you get what i mean

oo be for i do if this is in the wrong plce could a mod or who ever put it in the right plce for me ?] orininal question


original ansew posted by alex
I've seen really big ones that people attatch to their bikes


original answe posted by r_mc
Hi, I've seen people go about with their kids on a sort of harness/leash type combo. Don't know where you'd get one but it might be worth googling for


original answer by jutyy
are we talking about a baby carriage or a wheelchair?


edit by hpd (thats me )
we have tryed harmesses and he is even worse when we put them on he gose doolally (has a temper tantrum ) then starts hitting and bitting and i think the rains might hurt him even tho they are the right size

we did look in to the buggys that go on the back of a bick be he wouldnt stay in there even with the harness on

i might be barking up the wrong tree here i dont know i just need a bigger pushchair

gaaaaaaaa i cant keep pushing him in the little one we have its so tiring and for him uncomertable

am i the only person who is annoyed that everything is made for kids half his size ? even his cloths are 5-6 grumble grumble grumble

ummmm for the usa peeps on here i mean a stroller for got you guys call everything some thing else

original answer from r_mc (again)
Hi again, sorry, I'm not a parent myself so I don't know what else to suggest. You could try posting your original message on the parents forum.


so here i am asking if any know the answer to the original question ?

some of the adolescents i work with have larger strollers...they look like a jogging stroller ( larger wheels, and easier to push than a standard stroller.saw this info on a stroller website: "For disabled children, we carry the special needs 5" stroller, 16" stroller and 20" stroller." here's the link...hope it helps.

http://www.livingincomfort.com/jogger.html

saw this site, too...a bit pricey, though.
http://www.strollercenter.com/specneeds.html

ty thats great ! !! !! they are in the usa buy now i kow what too look for ty ty ty

glad it helped

sorted we got an off the shelf that fits him ! and it a maclarAn

Hello there! - It's uncanny - I have SO been where you are now!! !!

Congratulations - like many aspies your son is a natural adventurer - unfortunately, he's almost 20 years too young to have that freedom!

My son is 5 and a half and he is the size of a 10 year old. We had (and still do to some extent) all of the issues you mention.

Yet, when I put my son in his buggy, he would just breathe a sigh of relief and relax and we would be able to go anywhere, exploring and chatting to each other. There was also the added bonus of me being able to hang around a million bags of shopping from the arms of the McLaren (we live in the centre of town and I hate driving). This also meant that when his little brother came along that we could use a double buggy and I could get out, otherwise we would have been totally house-bound.

This was pretty much how we did it until my son was starting school. In order to get him to school on time, I found it very useful to just sling him in the buggy and run. If he was having a bad day at school and the school rang for me to get him early it was reassuring for me to know that, as soon as I got him in the buggy he would be passive. If I hadn't had the buggy he would have been having a melt-down on the way home.

My son is now in his second year at school (and they never call for me to pick him up early any more) and we have not used a buggy for around a year. It is still sometimes difficult to keep him in check (for all the obvious reasons) so I keep our journeys simple if I have the baby with me. However, 1:1, we can mostly explore and have fun.

My advice to you now - (although I don't know if you have any other children or if you have the opportunity to do this) - As soon as he has reached a point where you feel that he is receptive (or using rewards) get him out on foot 1:1 for short enjoyable set walks and drill the routes and the rules into him. Make sure anyone who might take him for the same set walk uses the same rules. With my son, if someone took him out and let him take over, he would try to do that when we took him out the next time and it was a battle to get him back on the right rules. Also, allow him to go romping free-style at least once a week in a park or something.

At the moment, I have a baby in a buggy and a 3 year old. I NEVER take them all out together on foot because it would not be safe at all. If I did, my 5 year old would just take off running and the 3 year old would copy his big brother and go in the opposite direction - neither of them looking back!! !!

Thank you so much for mentioning this issue because it is one which is so exasperating as it limits our ability to show our children the world which is ironic because that's exactly what they want to do!

You can also try a harness. They clip to a leash so that the child can move and learn but still not get lost.

The local ski shop sells them. I see half a dozen kids a day on them at the beginner hill