Jane Orville
Helping Your Child to Make Friends
No matter how you decide to educate your child with Down syndrome, there will still be the issue of socialization making friends. One of the biggest worries of parents with a Down syndrome child is: Will my child be teased?
Date Posted: March 13, 2006
Looking At Metabolism in Children with Down Syndrome
Research suggests children with Down syndrome have a lowered Basal Metabolic Rate, which is the rate a person burns calories for fuel when completely at rest - or sleeping.
Date Posted: March 05, 2006
Who Has Down Syndrome Babies?
Most people associate having a child with Down syndrome with older women. While it is true that women over 35 do have an increased risk of having a child with Down syndrome, 80% of these children are born to those women under age thirty-five.
Date Posted: February 27, 2006