Post by kellyds on Feb 13, 2010 21:53:00 GMT -5
Ugh! I've struggled with Joshua stripping naked every chance he gets for about three years now. Someone here suggested I put one-piece blanket sleepers on him backwards, so that's his usual attire. We heat with wood, and it gets way too cold for him to be going bare. Nowadays, he knows how to reach behind and unzip his sleeper, so I have to run a baby safety pin through the zipper.
I won't take him out dressed like that, but he usually is distracted enough when we're out and about to not try and undress. Last Sunday, he was at church in his stroller. I was paying attention to the sermon when a man behind me tapped my shoulder and pointed to Joshua, who had removed his clothes and thrown them into the aisle! I calmly re-dressed him, right there in the middle of church, and kept my hand on him for the rest of the service.
So . . . I went in search of "real" clothing that Joshie can't get out of. Besides wanting him to be socially acceptable, I must be honest when I say I would take him with me when I go places more often if I didn't have to stop to get him completely dressed first. With older kids in the house to keep an eye on Joshie, it's just too easy for me to run to the store for milk all by myself, but I know more of those small outings would be good for Joshua.
All that is to say I just ordered a couple suits that supposedly keep someone from undressing! You can get them with long or short sleeves and long or short legs, plus a cover over the back zipper to thwart the undressing even more. If I like them, I'll order a couple in each color. One good thing about kids with Down syndrome . . . most of them don't outgrow their clothing very fast!
This is called a lockout suit and comes in tiny child's sizes up to large adult sizes:
I won't take him out dressed like that, but he usually is distracted enough when we're out and about to not try and undress. Last Sunday, he was at church in his stroller. I was paying attention to the sermon when a man behind me tapped my shoulder and pointed to Joshua, who had removed his clothes and thrown them into the aisle! I calmly re-dressed him, right there in the middle of church, and kept my hand on him for the rest of the service.
So . . . I went in search of "real" clothing that Joshie can't get out of. Besides wanting him to be socially acceptable, I must be honest when I say I would take him with me when I go places more often if I didn't have to stop to get him completely dressed first. With older kids in the house to keep an eye on Joshie, it's just too easy for me to run to the store for milk all by myself, but I know more of those small outings would be good for Joshua.
All that is to say I just ordered a couple suits that supposedly keep someone from undressing! You can get them with long or short sleeves and long or short legs, plus a cover over the back zipper to thwart the undressing even more. If I like them, I'll order a couple in each color. One good thing about kids with Down syndrome . . . most of them don't outgrow their clothing very fast!
This is called a lockout suit and comes in tiny child's sizes up to large adult sizes:
My older son (and several children of various friends) was also into stripping. He still would be, at age 10, if I hadn't explained about when it wasn't appropriate.