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How A Slide Helps Our 10 Month Old Develop Abs Of Steel

When you start to think about the muscles it takes to do everyday tasks it will start to blow your mind. When you have a child with hypotonia, you realize this every day. Simple things we do every day, like sitting, requires core and back strength, along with balance and coordination of muscles. It’s hard work! [Read More…]…

Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.

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2 Ways Playing Peek-A-Boo With Your Baby Helps Them Develop

We are blown away by all that Noah is accomplishing. Since we take and post so many videos of our son who was born with Down syndrome, you can really see that every week something new and exciting is happening. It’s so fun to watch him grow and develop. 2 Reasons Playing Peek-A-Boo Helps Babies Born With Down [Read More…]…

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What To Say To Someone Who Has Received A Down Syndrome Diagnosis

In 2007 the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) changed it’s guidelines to recommend fetal chromosomal screening be offered to all pregnant women regardless of age because of new noninvasive, low-risk screening tests. (By the way, here’s 25,000 reasons why you shouldn’t worry about the results of a Down syndrome screening test.) When we received the news that our son, Noah, was born [Read More…]…

Down Syndrome Resources

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Cooking with Kitty: A YouTube Chef with a Dual Diagnosis

I love seeing people with Down syndrome (and Autism) doing awesome things. As a technology nerd … [Read More...]

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46 Companies That Hire People With Special Needs

Before I became the dad of a child with Down syndrome I didn't pay much attention to companies that … [Read More...]

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Down Syndrome Therapy

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4 Activities to Help Your Child Stand On Their Own

http://youtu.be/39iC8Wu1d8I We're proud to announce that Noah reached another major milestone … [Read More...]

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Signing Update: Noah’s First Sign Language Sentence!

We're a huge fan of teaching Noah baby sign language to help him communicate with us. We have been … [Read More...]

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Down Syndrome Parenting

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How a Chick-Fil-A Employee Changed My Idea of “Meaningful” Work

Last week I was eating lunch at a local Chick-Fil-A when I noticed a young women with Down syndrome working at this particular location. (As a parent … [Read More...]

A (New) Letter To Our Son’s Teachers On His First Day Of School

It's hard to believe it's been almost three years since Noah first started to school (and we wrote our first letter to his teachers)...time really … [Read More...]

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