Keeping your child (or yourself) occupied while vesting

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kellyga

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My daughter has been doing CPT with no issues since she was 2 weeks old. She got her vest in January, and we were really worried that she would hate it. She did great, no problems converting. She always liked to watch her favorite show while doing the vest, and we sat with her and made it a special time for us. Then all of a sudden a couple of months ago, she decided to rebel. It was very stressful, lots of yelling, frustration, etc. She was missing whole sessions of her treatment for the first time because after hours of arguing, we would give up. So much drama!
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<br />She is only 3, so I wasn't sure what would work, if anything, but I decided to try computer time. She had never used a computer or operated a mouse, so there was a little bit of time where she had to learn. In the end, we put the pbs kids and nick jr games in front of her and it worked! She went back to 100% compliance with no arguing. Now the only time she is allowed computer time is when she is vesting. I'm sure at some point we will have to find a new thing again, but for now it works!
 
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angelsmom

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My daughter, age 7, usually plays Wii while vesting.  She uses the fish mask for pulmozyme, so she is pretty hands-free and able to play most of the games she likes.  My husband and I will sometimes play with her.  She mostly likes the sports games, like golf, bowling, and the others that come with Sports Resort.  Sometimes we will all play a board game or card game, like Uno.  I find that if we do something with her, the time seems to go faster and we can get her set up with less arguing!  When she was younger, she really liked to color while vesting.  She had a coloring book that she only colored in while on her vest . . . she went page by page and colored everything on every page.  It was a girly-type coloring book, I think it had Bratz girls or something like that, so each girl had a different outfit and hair style - she liked to get creative with her designs.  My daughter is the type of kid who must use EVERY crayon in the box on each picture and she takes a lot of time choosing her colors and what to color.  So, this was a great vest activity for her! [Note to self: get her a new coloring book!]     
 
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angelsmom

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My daughter, age 7, usually plays Wii while vesting. She uses the fish mask for pulmozyme, so she is pretty hands-free and able to play most of the games she likes. My husband and I will sometimes play with her. She mostly likes the sports games, like golf, bowling, and the others that come with Sports Resort. Sometimes we will all play a board game or card game, like Uno. I find that if we do something with her, the time seems to go faster and we can get her set up with less arguing! When she was younger, she really liked to color while vesting. She had a coloring book that she only colored in while on her vest . . . she went page by page and colored everything on every page. It was a girly-type coloring book, I think it had Bratz girls or something like that, so each girl had a different outfit and hair style - she liked to get creative with her designs.My daughter is the type of kid who must use EVERY crayon in the box on each picture and she takes a lot of time choosing her colors and what to color. So, this was a great vest activity for her![Note to self: get her a new coloring book!]
 
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angelsmom

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<p>My daughter, age 7, usually plays Wii while vesting. She uses the fish mask for pulmozyme, so she is pretty hands-free and able to play most of the games she likes. My husband and I will sometimes play with her. She mostly likes the sports games, like golf, bowling, and the others that come with Sports Resort. Sometimes we will all play a board game or card game, like Uno. I find that if we do something with her, the time seems to go faster and we can get her set up with less arguing! <p>When she was younger, she really liked to color while vesting. She had a coloring book that she only colored in while on her vest . . . she went page by page and colored everything on every page. It was a girly-type coloring book, I think it had Bratz girls or something like that, so each girl had a different outfit and hair style - she liked to get creative with her designs.My daughter is the type of kid who must use EVERY crayon in the box on each picture and she takes a lot of time choosing her colors and what to color. So, this was a great vest activity for her![Note to self: get her a new coloring book!] <p><p><p>
 
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SARAHSARAH253

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When our son was a baby my husband and I would switch off CPT every night. One of us would clap on him and the other would sing, puppets, make funny faces. Then one magical day we also watched Barney and from there we discovered every cartoon On Demand. We DVR some of his favorite movies for backup. Key is he only gets cartoons during treatments. Like Liza the Ipad2 is our favorite "Toy". Total life saver at clinic/treatments/hospital stay. Can't say enough good about it. I get my Facebook fix too during treatments these days<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">)) right now Johnny is vesting on my lap watching Rio, and I'm typing this. Haven't tried video games yet, but I'm sure we will get there. Angry Birds has been doing the trick recently.

Mommy to Johnny 4 in ten days<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">)))) How far we have came in such a short amount of time .
 
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SARAHSARAH253

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When our son was a baby my husband and I would switch off CPT every night. One of us would clap on him and the other would sing, puppets, make funny faces. Then one magical day we also watched Barney and from there we discovered every cartoon On Demand. We DVR some of his favorite movies for backup. Key is he only gets cartoons during treatments. Like Liza the Ipad2 is our favorite "Toy". Total life saver at clinic/treatments/hospital stay. Can't say enough good about it. I get my Facebook fix too during treatments these days<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">)) right now Johnny is vesting on my lap watching Rio, and I'm typing this. Haven't tried video games yet, but I'm sure we will get there. Angry Birds has been doing the trick recently.

Mommy to Johnny 4 in ten days<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">)))) How far we have came in such a short amount of time .
 
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SARAHSARAH253

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When our son was a baby my husband and I would switch off CPT every night. One of us would clap on him and the other would sing, puppets, make funny faces. Then one magical day we also watched Barney and from there we discovered every cartoon On Demand. We DVR some of his favorite movies for backup. Key is he only gets cartoons during treatments. Like Liza the Ipad2 is our favorite "Toy". Total life saver at clinic/treatments/hospital stay. Can't say enough good about it. I get my Facebook fix too during treatments these days<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">)) right now Johnny is vesting on my lap watching Rio, and I'm typing this. Haven't tried video games yet, but I'm sure we will get there. Angry Birds has been doing the trick recently.
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<br />Mommy to Johnny 4 in ten days<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">)))) How far we have came in such a short amount of time .
 
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imported_Momto2

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My mom used to read to me or tell me stories during nebbies and my dad used to do math head games while he did the actual chest percussion. I was probably one of the few kindergartners who couldnt read yet, but could do 4th grade math in their head! *chuckle* Anyhow, the time together can be a real blessing, you just have to figure out how! Every family is different, but I would try hard to associate the treatment with positive fun activities. If its boring time, kids will eventually fight it. Books on tape can be wonderful for that age group, without the overstimulation of video games or TV. Best thing for nebbies is an activity that has the child moving around a bit, breathing deeply, not sitting slumped.
 
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imported_Momto2

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My mom used to read to me or tell me stories during nebbies and my dad used to do math head games while he did the actual chest percussion. I was probably one of the few kindergartners who couldnt read yet, but could do 4th grade math in their head! *chuckle* Anyhow, the time together can be a real blessing, you just have to figure out how! Every family is different, but I would try hard to associate the treatment with positive fun activities. If its boring time, kids will eventually fight it. Books on tape can be wonderful for that age group, without the overstimulation of video games or TV. Best thing for nebbies is an activity that has the child moving around a bit, breathing deeply, not sitting slumped.
 
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imported_Momto2

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My mom used to read to me or tell me stories during nebbies and my dad used to do math head games while he did the actual chest percussion. I was probably one of the few kindergartners who couldnt read yet, but could do 4th grade math in their head! *chuckle* Anyhow, the time together can be a real blessing, you just have to figure out how! Every family is different, but I would try hard to associate the treatment with positive fun activities. If its boring time, kids will eventually fight it. Books on tape can be wonderful for that age group, without the overstimulation of video games or TV. Best thing for nebbies is an activity that has the child moving around a bit, breathing deeply, not sitting slumped.
 
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