The Parent's Guide to Down Syndrome

Author: Jen Jacob
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440592918
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 204

Book Description
Help your child succeed and thrive! As a parent of a child diagnosed with Down syndrome, you may be feeling unsure of what to do next or where your child's journey will take you. In this book, authors Jen Jacob and Mardra Sikora share their experiences and guide you through life with Ds with expert advice from diagnosis to adulthood. Each page teaches you ways to support your child through major milestones; nurture their development; and ensure that they succeed behaviorally, socially, and cognitively. You'll also find valuable information on: Sharing the news with loved ones Transitioning into primary school Developing your child's social skills Discussing future opportunities, including employment and housing options With The Parent's Guide to Down Syndrome, you will have the tools you need to raise a happy, healthy, and thriving child.

Down Syndrome Parenting 101

Author: Natalie Hale
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780970269881
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
GUIDANCE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME

Babies with Down Syndrome

Author: Susan J. Skallerup
Publisher: Special Needs Collection
ISBN: 9781890627553
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Babies with Down Syndrome-- the book that tens of thousands of new parents have turned to for information and guidance-- is now completely revised and updated. Covering medical care, daily care, family life, development, early interention, learning, legal rights, and much more, the new edition is a complete roadmap to every aspect of your child's health and well being from birth through age five.

Fine Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome

Author: Maryanne Bruni
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781890627676
Category : Down syndrome
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book explains the best practices and procedures for helping children master the finger and hand skills needed for home and school activities.

Gross Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome

Author: Patricia C. Winders
Publisher: Special Needs Collection
ISBN: 9781606130094
Category : Down syndrome
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Revision of: Gross motor skills in children with Down syndrome. 1997.

A Parent's Guide to Down Syndrome

Author: Siegfried M. Pueschel
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 356

Book Description
Crossing the lifespan, this best-selling book on parenting a child with Down syndrome highlights developmental stages and shows recent advances that can improve the quality of life for children with Down syndrome.

Teaching Children with Down Syndrome about Their Bodies, Boundaries, and Sexuality

Author: Terri Couwenhoven
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781890627331
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 331

Book Description
Parents of children with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities are accustomed to paying close attention to their child's physical, cognitive, and emotional development. This proactive approach should also include their child's sexual development, which for many parents may not seem as obvious or urgent, especially to those with young children. Drawing on her unique background as both a sexual educator and mother of a child with Down syndrome, the author blends factual information and practical ideas for teaching children with Down syndrome about their bodies, puberty, and sexuality. This book gives parents the confidence to speak comfortably about these sometimes difficult subjects. In an easy-to-read, non-clinical style, the book covers relevant issues and concerns for children of all ages, such as: Labelling & explaining private body parts; Identifying & expressing emotions; Respecting personal space; Teaching self-care & hygiene; Understanding norms of privacy; Understanding gender identity; Showing appropriate levels of affection. It also covers later issues that affect teenagers and young adults, including: Anticipating and understanding puberty; Dealing with periods, bras for girls; Experiencing erections, wet dreams for boys; Relating to the opposite sex; Sharing parental values about sexuality; Explaining sexual relationships; Preventing sexual abuse; Understanding how Down syndrome affects puberty & fertility rates. Each chapter highlights important points with key messages, teaching activities, parental pauses, and anecdotes, all of which prompt readers to stop and consider concepts or values associated with a particular topic. The final chapter covers the special concerns of parents who are now teaching teenaged or adult children about sexuality for the first time. It concludes with extensive appendices containing invaluable teaching materials and illustrations of body parts and functions.

Medical & Surgical Care for Children with Down Syndrome

Author: Don C. Van Dyke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 436

Book Description
This guide covers medical treatments and conditions-from heart disease to skin conditions-more common among children with Down syndrome.

Gifts

Author: Kathryn Lynard Soper
Publisher: Special Needs Collection
ISBN: 9781606132760
Category : Children with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This commemorative 10th anniversary edition of Gifts will include 10 new personal stories, along with "where are they now" updates on many of the children and families featured in the first edition. Gifts is the much-loved collection of over 60 essays written by mothers who share their truths about raising children with Down syndrome. Powerful then and powerful now, it affirms over and over that a life with an extra chromosome is one worth living.

My Heart Can't Even Believe It

Author: Amy Silverman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781606132753
Category : Child rearing
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
All parent stories about raising a child with Down syndrome are special and unique, but in the hands of a good writer, they can have the power to reach, change, and resonate far beyond family and friends. And that is the case with My Heart Can't Even Believe It, by journalist, blogger, and NPR contributor Amy Silverman. Amy bravely looks at her life, before and after her daughter Sophie was born, and reflects on her transformation from "a spoiled, self-centered brat," who used words like retard and switched lines at the Safeway to avoid a bagger with special needs, into the mother of a kid with Down syndrome and all that her new identity entails. She describes her evolution as gradual, one built by processing her fears and facing questions both big and small about Sophie, Down syndrome, and her place in the world. Funny, touching, and honest, this wonderful book looks at a daughter and her power to change minds and fill hearts with love so deep.