Raising A Child With Down syndrome - To dos & Expert Tips

My child is 4 and a half years old with down syndrome. He is not yet toilet trained and would mostly pee in his pants. Also he is not able to communicate his needs to us. Please share some strategies so that he could be toilet trained and he could express himself well too.

I got married with my Uncle's son. His younger son ( my husband's brother) has down syndrome. What is the likelihood of my child having down syndrome too. As we are planning to have a baby, I am anxious with so many doubts in my mind. Is there a way to prevent it from happening in my baby whenever we plan?

My one year daughter is suffering with Down Syndrome. She keeps on crying all day long. We don't know how to make her calm down. Though we try everything from making her laugh, giving her favourite food such as sweets but all the efforts are futile as she just won't stop crying. It becomes really difficult at times as all we hear at home is her cries which make the home environment dull and sombre. Please suggest some methods to understand why does she cry and how to make her happy?

My son is 3 years old and was born with down syndrome. He is a picky eater and would just not eat anything solid. He has difficulty in swallowing. It takes close to 2 hours to feed him one meal. Please guide me how to deal with this .

Hello Doctor! I am Brinda Nolan from Ahmedabad. My son is 7 years old. He is still dependent on us for dressing up, self care and use of toilet. He used to go to a special school before the lockdown. It's becoming difficult to manage him at home. He is becoming very moody and dull. How to manage him at home with no help around. please guide as I am single parent.

Hello Ma'am ! My daughter is 4 years old. she is a special child with Down syndrome. She is a slow learner too. She is not been able to follow instructions and gets very emotional if she sees someone upset and would start crying. It would be great if you could guide me with some handy tips to teach her while she is at home these days . Also please let me know how can I help her control her emotions? Thank you so much Ma'am!

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