When Preston was little, he loved any activity that had to
do with balls, particularly basketball.
One afternoon when he was about three years old, the two of us walked to
the high school to watch the varsity basketball game. We sat on the lowest bleacher, and Preston
fidgeted in my lap as he tried to run after the balls. I gripped him tightly as we watched the
warm-up, and to settle him down, I gave him a Life Saver candy to suck on. Shortly, our neighbor Glenna Grow walked buy and
said hi. She also greeted Preston, but
asked, “Why is his face turning blue?” I
whipped him around, and sure enough, his facial color was changing as he choked
on the deadly Life Saver. I flipped him
over, performed the Heimlich maneuver, and out popped the candy. Then we both started to cry and ran for home.
LESSON LEARNED: Not
all fidgeting in kids is due to bad behavior.
FEEDBACK: WHAT SCARY
ENCOUNTER WITH CHOKING HAVE YOU HAD WITH A CHILD?
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