tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post5099205388687912299..comments2024-03-11T11:13:12.066-05:00Comments on Homeschool and Etc.: Questionable ParentingHappy Elf Mom (Christine)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-78209898381061038072009-12-31T11:23:21.064-06:002009-12-31T11:23:21.064-06:00I must be a terrible person, because I laughed alo...I must be a terrible person, because I laughed along with that mom.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073494749323285769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-63826777082997990622009-12-31T06:06:18.227-06:002009-12-31T06:06:18.227-06:00Hi, Mrs. C--Sorry for a comment that's off-top...Hi, Mrs. C--Sorry for a comment that's off-topic, but I've been unable to find the email you sent me a couple of weeks back. Could you resend? (vonzastrowc@learningfirst.org).<br /><br />Apologies for the technical glitch! I've been meaning to get back to you....Claus von Zastrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404419671419647588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-15179605349895490672009-12-30T17:15:54.291-06:002009-12-30T17:15:54.291-06:00People play fast and lose with the word "abus...People play fast and lose with the word "abuse" these days. I'm sure no lasting or even temporary damage was done to the child's psyche as a result of being posted to YouTube.Gombojav Tribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351284199061330040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-16840002047765255232009-12-30T15:58:28.919-06:002009-12-30T15:58:28.919-06:00Protect Children by Supporting the Preventing Harm...Protect Children by Supporting the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act<br /><br />Restraint and Seclusion - We Have a Big Problem<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWm7hW9q3ZI&feature=player_embedded<br /><br />By signing the petition in the link below your U.S. Legislatures will be contacted.<br />Protect Children by Supporting the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act<br />Targeting: The U.S. Senate and The U.S. House <br /><br />Students with and without disabilities have for too long faced a situation where they must fear physical violence, injury and even death as a result of aversives, restraint and seclusion at school. We believe that school should be a place of learning, not a place of fear. This action alert is to promote the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act, which represents a crucial step forward for students with disabilities in particular, who are the most vulnerable to these practices, and fulfills a key provision of the Justice for All Action Network Joint Campaign Agenda, calling on Congress to pass comprehensive legislation addressing the use of restraint, seclusion and aversives. Amongst the valuable provisions of this legislation are:<br /><br />* A prohibition on the use of restraint and seclusion in schools unless a student’s behavior poses an immediate danger of physical injury and less restrictive interventions would be ineffective.<br /> * A prohibition on the use of any mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, or physical restraint that restricts air flow to the lungs, and any other aversive behavioral intervention that compromises health and safety.<br /> * A requirement for adequate training for school personnel imposing restraint and seclusion.<br /> * A requirement for immediate parental notification and a school debriefing following each incident of restraint or seclusion.<br /> * A requirement for states to create a state plan that incorporates the minimum standards and report annually on the number of incidents of restraint and seclusion. *Prohibit schools from including restraint or seclusion as planned interventions in student’s education plans, including Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).<br /> <br /><br />Please click on the link below to sign the restraint and seclusion petition<br />http://www.change.org/autisticadvocacy/actions/view/protect_children_by_supporting_the_preventing_harmful_restraint_and_seclusion_in_schools_actFloridamomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13909126227732436043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-4908131069315974892009-12-30T14:44:01.683-06:002009-12-30T14:44:01.683-06:00My kids and I learn to laugh at ourselves. I'...My kids and I learn to laugh at ourselves. I've gotten myself into situations where I didn't get offended that my kids were laughing at me. Do you remember the video I posted Glue Scare? Ryan put glue on his hands and cheeck and told the kids it was skin? The reactions were so funny but in the end, we showed them the trick and they were doing it to themselves for a week straight. Even though they were really upset, they got in on the joke eventually. Now they even laugh at the video.Virginia Revoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12426979985073932937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-75953026137026818802009-12-30T13:09:45.944-06:002009-12-30T13:09:45.944-06:00Nope. Not even close to abuse. These are called ...Nope. Not even close to abuse. These are called *teachable moments* because this is one kid who hasn't learnt from multiple rescues. Time for a little creative parenting. OK, I probably wouldn't have posted to u~tube but I might have reacted the same way, even to the point of videoing. seriously, do we really want the world so thin skinned it can't laugh at itself? ever? Just in case someone's feelings get hurt? Over it.Ganeidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176246964466185315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-9604969774612393842009-12-30T12:27:33.658-06:002009-12-30T12:27:33.658-06:00Abuse? Not even close. He was in no real danger an...Abuse? Not even close. He was in no real danger and had apparently done this before (You know you get stuck when you go behind the couch, right?). If he'd been truly upset--screaming in terror or was hurting, it would have been different, but most of it was theater. I did think how he switched gears between being upset (loved the "I'm sinking!!!" and the eye peering at his mother to see what effect he was having) and then in the next minute how he quite calmly explained how he got back there. He is a remarkably articulate little guy (very high IQ I suspect) and his mom was giving him a chance to think about the consequences of his actions before she rescued him. No one put him back there, he wasn't isolated and alone, and no one was shouting abuse at him.<br /><br />On the other hand, I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want anyone video taping my every day life as a parent either. But I'm fairly self-protective like that and wouldn't post videos of my kids taking some of their bigger risks--period. (I just now learned about a bike ramp some of my boys built a few years ago while I was at work and their father was on duty . . . Egads!)Mary O. Paddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.com