For years I've wanted to go to Madame Tassauds, I went before ds was born and loved it and would now love to go again. But with ds having HFA, I know if I took him it would just end up in a very stressful day. He would just run around so much that I'd spend the whole time grabbing him back from whatever takes his fancy, there's no chance I'd be able to look at anything.{But no-one else to look after him so couldn't go without him}
Tonight we dug out his old toddler pushchair, he absolutely loves it, and it got me thinking. He loves to run around, but when he is forced to be in a queue of any sort he quickly tires and just wants to sit down, very strange considering he's normally so hyper!!! Anyway he's approaching 7, with no obvious disability, and even though I know that there is a good possibility that with ds having the option of sitting in his pushchair in his own little protective space that will hopefully make him calmer, I forsee getting so many looks. I mean what child of 6 is still in a toddler pushchair. Be honest, would you take a child out who's approaching 7 in a pushchair that he's obviously outgrown years before and could you endure the 'looks' for a less stressful day{I hope - wishful thinking perhaps as he's likley to still run around like a headless chicken but forever hopeful!!}
Ds sits just about comfortable in the pushchair but dp doesn't feel easy with the idea.
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A toddler pushchair for a 6 year old??
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macwoozy · 10/02/2007 23:33
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