Why I Stopped Teaching Sign Language

Teaching sign language to kids with Down syndrome is common. So I know this opinion may ruffle some feathers. But I believe there that may be a negative side to teaching sign language. Particularly to the extent that it is often used to replace verbal language for younger children with Down syndrome.

Understanding the Basics of Thyroid Function

A few months back, I read the BEST simple explanation about thyroid function and why checking only TSH and T4 is not enough. Most importantly, why TSH and T4 alone may not be the right way to choose treatment if medication is needed.

Open Letter to the American Academy of Pediatrics

Can you imagine a doctor showing up to surgery without knowing how to operate, but still going to the operating room to give it a good effort? That doctor simply operating and hoping for the best? As crazy as this sounds, this sort of medical care is what MANY mothers of children with Down syndrome face daily when taking their children to the pediatrician.

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Special Olympics and ESPN Announce the Top 5 Unified Champion Schools for 2020

Special Olympics and ESPN Announce the Top 5 Unified Champion Schools for 2020

After announcing all 36 Honor Roll Unified Champion Schools earlier this month, ESPN and Special Olympics recently announced the Top 5 Unified Champion Schools for 2020. Delaware: Postlethwait Middle School Iowa: Theodore Roosevelt High School Minnesota: University of Minnesota Twin…

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Enriching Escapes: How a Special Needs Mom Is Spreading Joy One Adventure At a Time

As the parents of a special needs child, Wendi Hoffer and her husband realized how important enjoyable family experiences together were to them as a family. But she also realized how challenging it was for families to justify the costs of a vacation or the time away from therapy. Wendi is here to share her experience and show others how one person really can make a difference.

The Best Neck Exercises For Your Baby

So many moms ask me about the exercises I do with Mara and I started sharing them on my YouTube channel a couple of weeks ago. We started doing these exercises at around 1-month-old (even though you can start as soon as your baby is born) and up until Mara’s neck was super strong (at approximately 4-months-old).

How to Build a PVC Jungle Gym For Your Baby

While looking for examples of how others used PVC pipes to create the Walk Assist Parallel Bars we created for Mara, we stumbled upon this idea for a Jungle Gym. We modified it a bit and this was the configuration we used.

The Truth About Fake Crying

This post was originally posted by Dr. Becky Kennedy on her Instagram account, and we thought many of our readers would benefit from learning about this. How many times, as a parent, have you thought that your child was “fake crying”? Well, keep reading, because we may be very wrong about how we are interpreting what our child is doing during those episodes.

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