Down Syndrome Parenting 101: Must-Have Advice for Making Your Life Easier

More things in heaven and earth, Horatio, but I stepped away from this one Jun 14, Debbie rated it really liked it. This book is very good.

It has a lot of good information and advice for anyone caring for a child with disabilities, not just Down Syndrome. I would recommend this book to anyone how has family with Down Syndrome.

Down Syndrome Parenting 101: Must-Have Advice for Making Your Life Easier by Natalie Hale

Aug 22, Lisa Richardson added it. Their were some useful tips.

I had to skim the rest and return it to the library. Jan 13, Lisa rated it liked it. I reviewed this book here: May 18, Jennifer rated it really liked it. Full of information and her style is engaging.

I will probably revisit the book through the years as we hit different stages. Aug 19, Ganesh marked it as to-read. Oct 31, Barb rated it really liked it. This book was an easy read and gave a good perspective to thought behind parent action. I am not a parent but work with parents of children with Downs Syndrome. I like the book. Mar 04, Angela Boord rated it liked it Shelves: I liked the spirit of the book, but there was just too much New Agey stuff for me.

Apr 24, Tonya rated it it was amazing. This was such a helpful, wonderful book!

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I wish someone would have given me this in the early days of parenting our sweet Addi Grace. Cris Nesbitt rated it really liked it Dec 31, Sarah rated it it was ok Oct 24, Jessica Brown rated it it was amazing Mar 26, Rebecca rated it liked it Feb 08, Kevin Kroger rated it it was amazing Jan 17, Christine rated it really liked it May 29, Stockfish rated it it was amazing Mar 17, Rachel rated it it was amazing Sep 12, Sherald rated it it was ok Mar 16, Johanna Aiyathurai rated it really liked it Mar 06, April Dawn rated it really liked it Nov 01, Angelica R rated it liked it Aug 29, Linda Layher rated it did not like it Jul 16, The wisdom-awakening experience of raising Jonathan led to most of her books.

Natalie developed her own line of early reading materials for children with Down syndrome, Autism, and other special needs, which you can find at on her site.

A national speaker on the topic of teaching reading to learners with Down syndrome for the last 20 years, she founded Special Reads for Special Needs in She lives in the San Francisco Bay area and continues to travel, speak, and teach. Managing My Money teaches the basic money management skills teens and adults with special needs must know to live independently.

Down Syndrome Parenting Our kids cut through the foolishness of life… They are far more likely to sense and go straight for the truth. Our children know when others genuinely admire them. It goes right to their self-esteem and bolsters it. They are unusually compassionate and are aware of the unexpressed feelings and needs of others. Our children have an uncanny ability to draw people into their energy sphere. They have neither the heart nor the capability for dishonesty or pretense. Children with Down syndrome have a heightened sense of the ridiculous.

My son has disarmed me and doubled me over with his unexpected one-liners… so fasten your seatbelts and prep your funny-bone. To show you what I mean here is one section with its chapters: Features of Down Syndrome Parenting If you need a friend with constructive advice, Natalie Hale through her inspiring book is the answer to your prayers. Pertinent quotes to begin each chapter. A third is called TIPS with a wealth of information to compliment her content.

Life stories that bring her point home.

The use of humor to lighten the mood of what could be a serious topic. Easy to understand language in a conversation tone. Example under the sub-heading, Giving the Child Empowerment: What does that mean? It means go out of your way to think of small areas in which your child can make an empowering choice. In the course of a day, conjure up and put in place as many of these as you can.

For each child this varies widely, depending on what floats his or her boat. Imagine your child, this same little person, without Down syndrome. On distancing yourself from negative influences. So gather your forces, choose your friends, your support groups, and online and reading resources consciously, and chart a unique course of your own design.