Early Intervention Services Are Available for Your Child with Down Syndrome
Even though we all know that all children with Down syndrome may require physical, occupational and language/speech therapy during their development or maybe throughout their life, more therapy doesn't necessarily equal more advancement and should never be considered a way to fix a child. Therapy is a form of guidance that reinforces your child's development, and at the same time teaches you, as a parent, how to integrate this guidance into your child's natural routines....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Down Syndrome)
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How to Support a Parent whose Child was Born with Down Syndrome
This is a frequent question from relatives, friends and/or community members. What to tell a parent whose child was born with Down syndrome. Usually the diagnosis is unexpected, and it's common for parents and their families or friends, to get surprised by the news, and not to know what to say or how to react....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Down Syndrome)
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If you Have Considered to Adopt a Child with Down Syndrome
Education has been crucial at the time of opening new opportunities for people with Down syndrome. This extends to orphaned children with Down syndrome as more and more of them are being adopted every day....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Down Syndrome)
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After 10 Years of Raising Children with Down syndrome
When my first child was born, and after confirming his diagnosis of Down syndrome, many people told me that parents of kids with Down syndrome were chosen by God to take care of His most special angels. That is one of many other prejudices. To listen that your child may be an angel or is a "special child" is easier to digest than to hear people talking of him in rough or sarcastic terms. However, they are both prejudices, and both should be abolished at the time of referring to people with disabilities....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Down Syndrome)
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Pregnant Again After Having a Child with Down Syndrome
Something I've learned through the years, and thanks to my interactions with thousands of parents around the world, is that there is not a single answer for the same question. Every parent has a unique way of facing challenges. This is the case of getting pregnant again after having a child with Down syndrome. There may be hundreds of thousands of them who are living through the same experience at the same time, but what makes each situation different is the influence of the parents' attitudes and beliefs. There's never a wrong answer when we act out of love....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Down Syndrome)
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As a Parent, You Are the Expert In the Life of your Child with Down syndrome
Something that I´ve learned throughout the years, is that I'm the expert in the life of my own children.
Their diagnosis of Down syndrome, doesn't make them like anyone else. They are unique individuals, and no one knows them as well as I do....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Down Syndrome)
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If You Recently Learned that Your Child has Down Syndrome
It's normal to be concerned or have a mix of emotions if you recently learned that your child was born with Down syndrome. However, I'm here to let you know that raising a child with Down syndrome is a very typical experience....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Down Syndrome)
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When Your Child Is Diagnosed with Down Syndrome
There are two different ways to learn that your child has been diagnosed with Down syndrome. The diagnosis can be made during pregnancy, or it can be determined at the time of the child's birth, based on his physical characteristics....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Down Syndrome)
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March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day. Take the pledge!
March 21 of every year is World Down Syndrome Day. 03/21 is the numerical representation of the genetic composition of Down syndrome. This year, we would like to invite you to take the pledge and to invite your friends to do so as well....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Down Syndrome)
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