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Surestep

Has anyone heard of Surestep to help with pronation? Anyone  had experience with it?  Thoughts?  Yes? No?  Good? Bad?  Thanks!...
posted by pmyoder  in Health Issues
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Potty Training

I would love to know at what age you all started potty training your kiddos with Down syndrome, how long it took, biggest challenge and any tips that helped you…...
posted by lisajayer  in Chit Chat
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At what age did your child with DS start talking?

I'm just curious to see what ages  your kiddos started talking. Joey is 2 1/2 and still no words...

 He has picked up on sign language which has been a…...
posted by RaisingJoey  in Chit Chat
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Has anyone read Roadmap to Holland?

Flourish Network will be giving away free copies of the new book Roadmap to Holland during Down syndrome awareness month. 

Have you read it?  What did you think?

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posted by flourish  in Chit Chat
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Sarah Palin

Does anyone support Sarah Palin?  How does her having a chld with Down syndrome affect your decision?

 

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posted by susan  in Advocacy
(4 comments )

Down Syndrome Awareness Month

Does anyone have anything planned for Down syndrome awareness month?...
posted by flourish  in Advocacy
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Did you receive a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome?

How was the news delivered?  How did you feel?...
posted by flourish  in Share Your Story
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Ending Down Syndrome Pregnancies Bears All the Marks of a Pogrom

Virginia Arbery: Ending Down syndrome pregnancies bears all the marks of a pogrom

09:06 AM CDT on Sunday, July 8, 2007

The year Julia was born…...
posted by slbowli  in Advocacy
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At Home With Down Syndrome

At Home With Down Syndrome  
By Catrin Nicol 
In storage at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is the secret to what one professor calls “the first Down Syndrome Association…...
posted by RaisingJoey  in Chit Chat
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Happy Mother's Day!

Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day!!...
posted by jmgreene67  in Chit Chat
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Memory Keeper's Daughter

Did anyone watch it? What did you think? Did it do the book justice or not?...
posted by slbowli  in Chit Chat
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A Commercial with a Little Something Extra

This commercial aired during American Idol.

http://www.forbetterlife.org/be_inspired/tv.asp?id=2826

Click on the "Homecoming" video.

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posted by slbowli  in Advocacy
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Crossing Tahoe- Karen Gaffney video

I saw this link of Cause of Our Joy and had to also share it. It’s a video clip made…...
posted by RaisingJoey  in Chit Chat
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Melissa Riggio

RIGGIO--Melissa Ann, 20-year old beloved daughter of Steve, CEO of Barnes & Noble, Inc., and wife, Laura, died peacefully on April 7, 2008 at University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell…...
posted by slbowli  in Health Issues
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Surgery for Crossed Eyes

I took Kiki in for her first eye exam, and the doctor suggested that she may need corrective surgery for her crossed eyes.  I've done a little internet research now,…...
posted by jmgreene67  in Health Issues
(5 comments )

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