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<blockquote data-quote="rejectedmom" data-source="post: 24525" data-attributes="member: 2315"><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Fran</div><div class="ubbcode-body">[size:11pt</p><p></p><p>My difficult child's hyperactivity really showed itself once difficult child didn't have the restraint of not walking. Once limitations were overcome he had no boundaries and he didn't set them himself.He was an exuberant baby and he set about exploring the world with same enthusiasm and lack of cause and effect or fear. I set the concern for difficult child at 8 months. He had the first of 4 febrile seizures. I don't know if that triggered the change but it was my first experience that difficult child was different. Until then we often said we were "blessed" by such a sunny, good natured baby. It was less and less a sunny experience as difficult child was more mobile. He never walked, he lurched and ran. [/size]</div></div> </p><p></p><p>Fran from this I wonder if all those expeditions you made to playgrounds, libraries, etc. were an effort to let him "burn off some steam". I would guess you were reacting to his actions rather than him reacting to the stimulus you provided. In other words he was the driving force. His igh activity level was there before the you started taking him to all the activities. Like you I am always looking for reasons. -RM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rejectedmom, post: 24525, member: 2315"] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Fran</div><div class="ubbcode-body">[size:11pt My difficult child's hyperactivity really showed itself once difficult child didn't have the restraint of not walking. Once limitations were overcome he had no boundaries and he didn't set them himself.He was an exuberant baby and he set about exploring the world with same enthusiasm and lack of cause and effect or fear. I set the concern for difficult child at 8 months. He had the first of 4 febrile seizures. I don't know if that triggered the change but it was my first experience that difficult child was different. Until then we often said we were "blessed" by such a sunny, good natured baby. It was less and less a sunny experience as difficult child was more mobile. He never walked, he lurched and ran. [/size]</div></div> Fran from this I wonder if all those expeditions you made to playgrounds, libraries, etc. were an effort to let him "burn off some steam". I would guess you were reacting to his actions rather than him reacting to the stimulus you provided. In other words he was the driving force. His igh activity level was there before the you started taking him to all the activities. Like you I am always looking for reasons. -RM [/QUOTE]
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