Am I the only one that has a DC that doesn't get thrown?

isabella22

I just saw the post from earlier, everyone said that they throw their kids (LOL, sounds kinda funny

Am I the only one that it scares the living daylights out of and doesn't let her child get thrown - by anyone?

 

KoriBrett

We throw both of ours.  Easier now that we have 9ft ceillings ;-)

meghans30

Apparently, I was in the minority. My DH probably has, but pretty much everyone said no big deal.

DandelionMom

2 of my girls fah-reak out if you throw them but Gracie loves it.  But I wouldn't ever throw her more than an inch or two!

mommynow

We used to until DD almost fell on her head (she put her feet up in mid-air and came down at a weird angle) so we don't do that anymore.

Temp108743750006959

yeah, but not crazy or anything! I am certain DS would like to go a lot higher, but that's not happening.

he LOVES when DH does silly wrestling moves on him -- very gently, but DS thinks they are great.

Mrs.JDD

We don't really do it...just because we don't, not because we had a big talk about how it was unsafe and we weren't going to do it...kwim?  However, I did just go back and look at the pictures that everyone is talking about.  Um, they made me nervous.  Those kids were being thrown really high.  If we toss our kids around it's like 2 inches out of our hands, not 4 feet.

mlm1128

I'm sure dh ahs down it when she was smaller.  I would never...I amd weak and clumsy and she would end up on the floor.

praline

Little teeny throws...but nothing like that pic, lol.  Just too nervous nelly.  My DH might do it when I'm not around, but I doubt it....?

meghans30

PMQ:

It's actually prescribed therapy for Joey, who has major sensory issues

Throw him up in the air, hold him and let him flip himself backwards, toss him roughly onto the bed or couch, hold him upside down by his ankles and swing him back and forth...he squeals with delight with all of these activties. He craves the sensory input and can't provide it for himself so we do it for him. It's actually very common in OT/PT routines for kids like him.

Now of course my 60 y/o MIL isn't comfortable doing these things so she doesn't, and DH is much stronger/more coordinated than me so he definitely throws higher, swings faster etc. but we do all of the above.

Good point. When Trev was younger we would put him in a blanket and swing him for the sensory input. 

Purrrfect433

Ben does NOT like to be thrown, put up on people's shoulders, held upside down, or played with recklessly. He has Sensory Integration Disorder, though, and is pretty fearful in space(also doesn't like swings, kiddie rides, etc).