EmmaNadine Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 A lot of research is coming out about how standing while learning helps children with behavior issues (and even neurotypical kids) with behavior, attention, and memory. Have any of you gotten a standing desk for your child for those lessons that have to be done at a desk or a computer? If so, which one did you get and would you recommend it? I'm considering getting one for next year since I want him to start working on his keyboarding with an actual computer instead of a tablet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I have not used one, but am interested in the responses. Have you tried a medicine ball for seat work? As for the typing, do these standing desks offer height adjustment? Typing can cause a lot of stress to the body if body position/hand position are off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathermomster Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I have looked at standing desks but never purchased one. We opted for using stools at the kitchen counter. DS would go between a standing and sitting position. DS drove me crazy while sitting on a yoga ball. Prior to purchasing a desk, I would suggest taking your child to OT to determine if any retained prim reflexes are present. DS had an ATNR, STNR, and a partial spinal galant which required specific exercises. He saw a PT for balance, posture, and bilateral issues. He also completed interactive metronome which helped as well.Eta...Atter all the therapies, DS sits now. After a brief Internet search, I see people are making standing desks by hacking product from Ikea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Hmm, that's a wild idea. My Mr. Motion definitely likes standing as an option while he's working. How old is the human this would be for? Like the others are saying, you could probably just try it informally and see if it works first. When my ds is standing, he's also able to leave, start doing cartwheels, go chase the dog, etc. Sitting sort of reminds him he's supposed to be there. :lol: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmaNadine Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 He's eight. We have a balance ball and a wobble stool that he uses in addition to a normal chair at the school room table. We allow him to move as much as we can accommodate. Math drills frequently are done on the small trampoline we keep handy and flashcards are done while he runs laps in the room. He sees a speech therapist and we're trying to get him in to see an OT as well, but our pediatrician isn't being helpful. Luckily we're moving this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forty-two Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 After a brief Internet search, I see people are making standing desks by hacking product from Ikea. I made a standing desk (for me) by putting a computer table (that I already had) on two step stools (made for adults, not kids, with a 250 lb weight limit) - $20 for a standing desk versus $800 (what my cursory search for standing tables came up with at the time), plus I can easily make it a sitting desk again. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Strawberry Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I let my son stand at the kitchen counter. Or the table, if he'd prefer. Or where ever he likes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Bed risers would be inexpensive for raising a table too. Target has some that have plugs in them even. For that OT eval, you could try your ps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamakelly Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 My neighbors husband works from home and used Ikea products to make his own standing desk. It's actually pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geodob Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Though studies into 'standing at desks, as opposed to sitting at them'? Have identified longer term consequences, that need to be considered before standing at a desk? Where it has been shown to have a positive effect on blood pressure, inhibit the development of diabetes 1 & 2, and reduce the potential for obesity. Their is also a suggestion that it will reduce the development of arthritic conditions? It also increases the 'blood flow' and the rate of our metabolic processes. Where a greater blood flow, makes them more efficient. But it can also cause people to live longer? So that if a child is to develop a normal practice of 'standing', rather than 'sitting' at a desk? Then the life-long implications of such a practice, need to be given consideration? Maybe you could sit and think about standing up, as you read this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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