haha, my newest grandson has gotten the hang of throwing too! Believe it or not is a milestone eagerly awaited by moms, dads, and grandmas!!! little Ben has something called an exersaucer and because it is a stander with a full tray surrounding him we can pile on the toys and get a few moments to fold laundry etc before he is calling us to restock his supply. Some of the toys are fixed to the tray (looks like bolted through the tray) and can only be handled and chewed (he tires of that pretty quickly)..the most fun for him is the tossing. He seems to like to watch things fly, watch things land, hear things bang and best of all getting covered in kisses when we come to pick every thing back up. We have tried to pile all of the toys behind him so that he has to figure out how to turn and get at his amunition. Think of the money you are saving not having to take an exercise class. Now with Ben of course being 'typical' he will quickly move on to the next milestone. Our kids tend to get stuck at levels until they become habits. Thus, finding out what milestone ought to be next and helping to reach that one will give you a milestone to reach for. I have noticed that most of Ben's toys (lots of lamazze (sp)) have heavy duty plastic clips for attaching to his chair or stroller. They hang just within reach and have wonderful crinkle fabric of various textures, mirrors etc to keep him exploring. Catherine, mom of Becky (32yrs. Trisomy 13 Mosaic, who loves being an Aunt!) -----Original Message----- From: tri-med-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tri-med-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Irene Smith Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 7:38 AM To: Tri-Med Subject: [tri-med] Occ Therapy ?...can you teach these kids to stop throwing things? Hi all! I have a question... I don't know if this is a trisomy thing, a Caroline thing, or just a developmental thing, but Caroline insists on throwing everything you give her to play with. If she is in her stander she will throw all the toys and the bowl (the stander has a bowl built in) within minutes of getting her in there. We have some toys that are bigger and harder to throw, and some that are baby toys that suction onto surfaces, but other than that, she tosses everything. She is pretty good at holding objects with just her fingers, but you just can't get her to hold things for any length of time. She is pretty good at reaching out for objects...only to throw them. She has reached and tried to toss my keyboard when I hold her at the computer, she just tried to throw her pump off the kitchen table, but I caught it in time. It makes it hard to keep her occupied as you must literally CONSTANTLY replace her toys, and it just becomes a game for her. So my question is, does anyone have a clue whether this is this a developmental thing - if she develops more in this area, she will stop wanting to do this? Or is this is a trisomy thing? And, what can you do to help her not do this? I can't think of one single thing, and our OTs over the last few years have been quite unhelpful.....I need to find a good one.... Any thoughts? Thanks!!! -- Irene Christina (5), Caroline (4 with partial trisomy 17p) and Kallie (2) Caroline's site: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/carolinesmith Building ___ooOOoo__ Rainbows www.trisomyonline.org Families Helping Families On-line No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.6/938 - Release Date: 8/5/07 4:16 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.8/940 - Release Date: 8/6/07 4:53 PM Building ___ooOOoo__ Rainbows www.trisomyonline.org Families Helping Families On-line