I was asking for recommended brands, not parenting advice. I know how to handle my child, I know how to keep him safe, and I would never put him at risk. In my original question, I stated that he would only be attending a quieter event. Most children do not wear hearing protection to this, however, I would rather be cautious. I simply wanted to know what brands or styles other parents recommend. This is my first experience with this website and I'm not seeing where to remove this question.
My boys have been around guns since they were tiny, and hearing protection is important. I would use either the foam ones that go inside the ears, or better yet, the wax ear plugs that form to the shape of the inside of their ear. But I would try it in advance because the feel of them might also be too much for your son depending on his sensory issues and how he thinks they feel.
He's old enough to reason with on this. "You have to wear these or you can't stay and watch the motorcycles. If you take them off, we will leave."
And then stick to your guns.
He might have SPD, but he still has to follow the rules.
ETA: If you're looking for brand advice, perhaps a site devoted to racing or shooting might be better than a parenting site.
I understand the SPD issue but if he's old enough to be "excited" about an activity he's old enough to follow the safety rules. If not you need to accept the fact that he's not ready and leave him at home. It's no different than a carseat, it's simply a non negotiable.
We bought our noise reduction ear protection at the sporting goods store. My kids wore them when they were little to the drag races. It's just like helmets when riding bikes, you wear it or you don't get to go. Some things are not optional that are for their protection. Good luck.
You don't get to dictate to people here what they can and can't say to you. Everyone is telling you what they think. That's what happens when you come to an advice site. You say you don't need parenting advice, but you are on a parenting site. That's what you're going to get. If you write in asking what kind of trampoline you should buy, you're not going to get brand names only. You're going to be told to make sure that you get one with a net, or with this or that feature for safety's sake. You're going to be told that if you don't call your homeowner's insurance company, and if there's an accident, your insurance may not pay the claim and your insurance may be cancelled because in a lot of insurance policies, they won't cover trampolines, at least not without a rider and extra money. You'll be told about accidents, broken bones, flying out off of the trampoline, stitches, etc.
Don't like that? Then don't write in. People are actually trying to HELP YOU. If you don't like it, then it's a failing on your part to not try to learn something.
You certainly aren't the only person who comes on this site and only wants affirmation of what they want to do. Some of them come on here and give their whole life story over many, many questions and then get mad when you answer a subsequent question, knowing what they've written about before. Why on earth they ask a question when they want you to forget what they've said before, I will NEVER understand. And some ONLY want you to agree with them about how they've treated their ex, or their MIL's, etc, even when they sound deranged.
You don't get to close your account. It stays open. Everyone knows what your question was even if you change what you write - they can read the answers.
And why are you risking his hearing to take him to this event? Either you keep him home or you put the ear protection on and make him keep it on.
Tell him if he takes it off he has to leave. Then follow through. Put a vest with some heavy weights in the pockets or small backpack on him and put some books in it. It should help him feel centered and able to handle other things.
If he takes the ear protection off you leave. Simply get up with your hands on one side of his head and his other ear on your chest. YOU are the parent and responsible for his hearing injuries.
You asked a question on a public forum so you will get varied answers.
All of the answers won't be to your liking, but sometimes, there may be one answer that sparks a new idea for you.
No need to be snippy about it. If you want smoke blown up your pants, then ask your girlfriends.
As far as the gear you are talking about... I would never take my child to anything that would be that loud with no protection. If you do, you are aiding in his potential hearing loss.
You got a lot of good ideas here. Take heed and check them out vs being upset with a couple of answers and getting so defensive.
