This chair embraces, hugs and holds children, giving them a sense of their own
environment. Smooth rocking and cradle like comfort make for a calm and
peaceful seating experience. Benefits range from better focus, less
fidgeting, increased eye contact, more concentration and all around
peaceful sitting on ground or chair. The HowdaHUG1 was our first seat
for children and because it is a seat for "most" kids, it is also great
for teachers and parents to use for showing children how to sit and rock
in them. HowdaHUG materials are safe and environmentally friendly. 100%
cotton canvas and renewable American Basewood, the lightest of the hard
woods.
Snug as a bug in the HUGs.: The child should siit snugly with bottom
all the way back into the Howda to receive the best HUG. That way the
child will feel the embrace of the HowdaHUG's rib-like slats snugly
surrounding the body. Then rocking, in a cradle-like movement, settles
the child into a new comfort zone.
All children love the HUGS, especially young people requiring deeper
sensory input. Teachers call this the "Hugachair" and "the listening
chair" because when kids are hugged they listen better!
The HowdaHUG straps are adjustable. They are figet proof and safe,
made not to open not easy to adjust so once they are set they will stay
put. Pull down on the flap of the strap to make the HowdaHUG tighter.
Tighter is great for leaning back feeling the cradle!
The linear rocking movement provides children, with low muscle tone
and core strength, the benefit of strengthening those muscles.
Occupational Therapists and Special Education Teachers endorse the
HowdaHUG over all other seating for helping children with Autism,
Sensory Processing Disorder(SPD), Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD),
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and other spectrum
disorders or just fidgety kids. They tell us that using the HowdaHug in
school during circle time or at the desk makes a noticeable difference
in the child's focus and attention.
"I just love this amazing seat. I've seen it work for kids and
recommend it to all the parents and educators I speak to" says Carol
Kranowitz, renowned speaker and nationally recognized author of "The
Out-of-Sync Child, says of the HowdaHUG,
The new improved HowdaHUG seat has a doubly durable bottom hinge that
allows children to rock away without damaging or wearing out the
canvas. This improvement creates a cushioning for better and more
balanced rocking.
SIZE: Recommended for children aged 7-12, teens. Weight comfort: up
to approximately 125lbs. HowdaHUGS measurements: 16" wide X 15.5" high X
14.5D" (hinge width).
