Comments on: The Princess and the Pea http://www.motherloadblog.com/2011/02/the-princess-and-the-pea/ diary of a modern-day housewife superhero Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:24:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: kristen http://www.motherloadblog.com/2011/02/the-princess-and-the-pea/comment-page-1/#comment-5068 kristen Thu, 03 Mar 2011 06:24:28 +0000 http://www.motherloadblog.com/?p=2848#comment-5068 thanks for the clothing tip, daryl. the clothes are actually cute too! and i love that they have seamless socks. kate does this thing where she insists on wearing her socks inside out. somehow it dodges some seam or something touching her in an annoying way. thanks for the clothing tip, daryl. the clothes are actually cute too!
and i love that they have seamless socks. kate does this thing where she insists on wearing her socks inside out. somehow it dodges some seam or something touching her in an annoying way.

]]> By: kristen http://www.motherloadblog.com/2011/02/the-princess-and-the-pea/comment-page-1/#comment-5067 kristen Thu, 03 Mar 2011 06:20:48 +0000 http://www.motherloadblog.com/?p=2848#comment-5067 yes, leslee, when we were in nyc on vacation once, kate refused to put shoes or socks on. we were going to miss our flight, so we figured we'd play tough and tell her she could go outside barefoot. of course, that only took the tantrum out into public! i kept thinking we are lucky to live in california where we don't have to deal with winter coats, hats, boots. and it's great to hear kids grow out of this! yes, leslee, when we were in nyc on vacation once, kate refused to put shoes or socks on. we were going to miss our flight, so we figured we’d play tough and tell her she could go outside barefoot. of course, that only took the tantrum out into public! i kept thinking we are lucky to live in california where we don’t have to deal with winter coats, hats, boots.
and it’s great to hear kids grow out of this!

]]> By: Leslee http://www.motherloadblog.com/2011/02/the-princess-and-the-pea/comment-page-1/#comment-4837 Leslee Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:18:18 +0000 http://www.motherloadblog.com/?p=2848#comment-4837 You will be happy to hear that most of these kids outgrow their clothing issues and/or are able to deal with them better as they age. My son is now 17 and he spent one winter without socks in order to get out the door on time. We live in the midwest and winter snowpants and coats/mittens usually had us all in tears. If we could have moved to a tropical climate with t-shirts, shorts and no shoes I think I would have. You will be happy to hear that most of these kids outgrow their clothing issues and/or are able to deal with them better as they age. My son is now 17 and he spent one winter without socks in order to get out the door on time. We live in the midwest and winter snowpants and coats/mittens usually had us all in tears. If we could have moved to a tropical climate with t-shirts, shorts and no shoes I think I would have.

]]> By: Daryl Lynn http://www.motherloadblog.com/2011/02/the-princess-and-the-pea/comment-page-1/#comment-4835 Daryl Lynn Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:40:44 +0000 http://www.motherloadblog.com/?p=2848#comment-4835 clothing for kids with sensory issues - started by a special ed teacher. marjorie mentioned them a while back. http://www.softclothing.net/products/seamless-socks/ clothing for kids with sensory issues – started by a special ed teacher. marjorie mentioned them a while back.

http://www.softclothing.net/products/seamless-socks/

]]> By: kristen http://www.motherloadblog.com/2011/02/the-princess-and-the-pea/comment-page-1/#comment-4809 kristen Sat, 19 Feb 2011 03:51:49 +0000 http://www.motherloadblog.com/?p=2848#comment-4809 Mary--hilarious!! I will buy 2 of the t-shirts you mention for sure. Well, as long as they are soft soft cotton and don't have tags. Nell, so interesting to hear of your similar struggles. I would happily put Kate to sleep in school clothes but she insists on sleeping in her panties, as if she's 23 years old and living in New York City. When we had an early AM flight once and K refused to get dressed we drove to the airport with her in panties. Then in the long term parking lot she still refused to get dressed. We put on a good show for the shuttle bus riders! I'm planning an arranged marriage between her and your middle son. Cool? P.S. Mazel tov about your new post!! The West Coast welcomes you home! Mary–hilarious!! I will buy 2 of the t-shirts you mention for sure. Well, as long as they are soft soft cotton and don’t have tags.

Nell, so interesting to hear of your similar struggles. I would happily put Kate to sleep in school clothes but she insists on sleeping in her panties, as if she’s 23 years old and living in New York City.

When we had an early AM flight once and K refused to get dressed we drove to the airport with her in panties. Then in the long term parking lot she still refused to get dressed. We put on a good show for the shuttle bus riders!

I’m planning an arranged marriage between her and your middle son. Cool?

P.S. Mazel tov about your new post!! The West Coast welcomes you home!

]]> By: nell http://www.motherloadblog.com/2011/02/the-princess-and-the-pea/comment-page-1/#comment-4784 nell Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:48:17 +0000 http://www.motherloadblog.com/?p=2848#comment-4784 Oh, and I forgot to add that it was exactly this issue that led to the infamous "No Pants Day" during which the kid stripped off his clothes on the front lawn, in protest of what I had forced him into wearing... Oh, and I forgot to add that it was exactly this issue that led to the infamous “No Pants Day” during which the kid stripped off his clothes on the front lawn, in protest of what I had forced him into wearing…

]]> By: Nell http://www.motherloadblog.com/2011/02/the-princess-and-the-pea/comment-page-1/#comment-4783 Nell Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:46:48 +0000 http://www.motherloadblog.com/?p=2848#comment-4783 Kristen, so glad this worked itself out! I can identify with this completely...our middle son had almost identical issues. We coped by letting him wear sweats instead of baseball uniform pants, put off starting taekwondo when he wouldn't wear the uniform, and still buy freakishly expensive socks. There were many days, trying to get two parents and three kids out of the house by 7 AM, that I wished he could just throw on a skirt and be done with it! Rona's tip about letting them sleep in their clothes for the next day worked brilliantly for us. I would also add that many kids like this are super sensitive to bath temps- my husband likes very hot water and used to get furious over our son's "drama" about how the shower was too hot. But in the end, like you, we realized that it wasn't "attitude" or "power plays" but some genuine distress. Now, at almost 7, he will at least try things on without a fight, although he still has very strong preferences and sometimes doesn't leave "new" clothes on long! Kristen, so glad this worked itself out! I can identify with this completely…our middle son had almost identical issues. We coped by letting him wear sweats instead of baseball uniform pants, put off starting taekwondo when he wouldn’t wear the uniform, and still buy freakishly expensive socks. There were many days, trying to get two parents and three kids out of the house by 7 AM, that I wished he could just throw on a skirt and be done with it! Rona’s tip about letting them sleep in their clothes for the next day worked brilliantly for us. I would also add that many kids like this are super sensitive to bath temps- my husband likes very hot water and used to get furious over our son’s “drama” about how the shower was too hot. But in the end, like you, we realized that it wasn’t “attitude” or “power plays” but some genuine distress. Now, at almost 7, he will at least try things on without a fight, although he still has very strong preferences and sometimes doesn’t leave “new” clothes on long!

]]> By: Mary http://www.motherloadblog.com/2011/02/the-princess-and-the-pea/comment-page-1/#comment-4771 Mary Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:52:36 +0000 http://www.motherloadblog.com/?p=2848#comment-4771 I'm in the blog! Yay! Unless there is another Mary out there who lets her kids go out in the winter in sundresses and tells herself that no one is noticing, no one is noticing. So glad to hear it is going better, I've been meaning to check in. I'm going to have a kid sized t-shirt made with the sentence "Everything is a Phase" on it. I’m in the blog! Yay! Unless there is another Mary out there who lets her kids go out in the winter in sundresses and tells herself that no one is noticing, no one is noticing. So glad to hear it is going better, I’ve been meaning to check in. I’m going to have a kid sized t-shirt made with the sentence “Everything is a Phase” on it.

]]> By: kristen http://www.motherloadblog.com/2011/02/the-princess-and-the-pea/comment-page-1/#comment-4769 kristen Fri, 18 Feb 2011 03:09:52 +0000 http://www.motherloadblog.com/?p=2848#comment-4769 Cool, Rona! For those of you who don't know her, Rona (a.k.a. "Nurse Rona") has a radio show called Childhood Matters that airs Sundays from 7:00-8:00AM at 98.1 KISS-FM. I love it. If you're lucky enough to be able to sleep late on Sunday mornings you can listen to it on her site. (I might just call in this weekend since the topic is clearly near and dear to me.) And thanks for the tips and the props, Rona! Cool, Rona!

For those of you who don’t know her, Rona (a.k.a. “Nurse Rona”) has a radio show called Childhood Matters that airs Sundays from 7:00-8:00AM at 98.1 KISS-FM. I love it. If you’re lucky enough to be able to sleep late on Sunday mornings you can listen to it on her site. (I might just call in this weekend since the topic is clearly near and dear to me.)

And thanks for the tips and the props, Rona!

]]> By: Rona http://www.motherloadblog.com/2011/02/the-princess-and-the-pea/comment-page-1/#comment-4768 Rona Fri, 18 Feb 2011 01:19:21 +0000 http://www.motherloadblog.com/?p=2848#comment-4768 This is such a great example of what parents in more homes then you can imagine face daily with their kids who are highly sensitive. The fist step is to understand what it's like for them, then to find ways to adapt to what they need, and help them stretch their tolerance so they can live more comfortably in this overstimulating world! Good job Kristen! Another strategy might be to have a dress rehearsal of sorts at night, so she can try on her clothes for the morning to be sure they feel good. This will only work if she doesn't wake up with new sensitivities. Some parents even have their kids go to bed in clothes that they'll wear to school, and then they're ready in the morning without any fuss. This works well with cotton pants and shirts that don't wrinkle too much. Listen to the show on this topic live Sunday or on-line at childhoodmatters.org This is such a great example of what parents in more homes then you can imagine face daily with their kids who are highly sensitive. The fist step is to understand what it’s like for them, then to find ways to adapt to what they need, and help them stretch their tolerance so they can live more comfortably in this overstimulating world! Good job Kristen! Another strategy might be to have a dress rehearsal of sorts at night, so she can try on her clothes for the morning to be sure they feel good. This will only work if she doesn’t wake up with new sensitivities. Some parents even have their kids go to bed in clothes that they’ll wear to school, and then they’re ready in the morning without any fuss. This works well with cotton pants and shirts that don’t wrinkle too much. Listen to the show on this topic live Sunday or on-line at childhoodmatters.org

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