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Babies With Down Syndrome: A New Parents' Guide

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Edited by Susan J Skallerup, Foreword by Mitchell Levitz

  • Babies With Down Syndrome
  • Babies With Down Syndrome
    This trustworthy guide has benefited thousands of families since it was first published in 1985. It incorporates the latest scientific, medical, educational research, and practical information available, as well as parents’ suggestions and feedback.

358 pages
2008
ISBN: 9781890627553

This trustworthy guide has benefited thousands of families since it was first published in 1985. Covering the best practices for raising and caring for children with Down syndrome through age five, this book is invaluable to new parents who have welcomed a baby with Down syndrome into their lives.

This new edition incorporates the latest scientific, medical, educational research, and practical information available, as well as parents’ suggestions and feedback. Existing chapters have been revised, some completely rewritten by new authors, and in keeping with its parent-friendly reputation, most of the book’s contributors are parents of children with Down syndrome. Chapters cover:

  • What Is Down Syndrome?: primer on causes, characteristics, and diagnosis
  • Adjusting to Your Baby: advice from an experienced mother on coping with common emotions;
  • Medical Concerns & Treatments: overview of possible health issues including celiac disease, sleep apnea, diabetes, reflux, and skin problems, with an emphasis on detecting signs early for needed treatment;
  • Daily Care: the gamut of care from feeding to bathing and toilet training;
  • Family Life: the impact on siblings and couples, discipline issues, behaviour and communication;
  • Development & Learning: expectations about development, using reading to develop language, memory strengths and weaknesses, and using play to encourage learning;
  • Early Intervention: an overview of services and therapies for babies & toddlers;
  • Legal Rights & Financial Issues: your child’s educational and legal rights, and financial information.

Full of new photos, parent statements, updated and expanded resources and reading lists, and a reprint of the inspiring essay, “Welcome to Holland,” this guide is everything parents need to build a bright and healthy future for their child with Down syndrome.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Mitchell Levitz

Acknowledgements

Introduction

  • Susan J. Skallerup

Chapter 1: What Is Down Syndrome?

  • Chahira Kozma, MD

Chapter 2: Adjusting to Your Baby

  • Marilyn Trainer

Chapter 3: Medical Concerns in Babies with Down Syndrome

  • Len Leshin, MD

Chapter 4: The Daily Care of Your Baby

  • Joan Burggraf Riley, RN, MSN, CFNP
  • Jean Nelson Farley, RN, MSN, CPNP, CRRN

Chapter 5: Family Life With Your Baby

  • Marian H. Jarrett, EdD

Chapter 6: The Development of Babies with Down Syndrome

  • Sue Buckley, OBE, BA, CPsychol, AFBPsS

Chapter 7: Early Intervention

  • Mary Wilt, BSN, RN, CCM

Chapter 8: Legal Rights and Hurdles

  • Jo Ann Simons, MSW

Afterword: Welcome to Holland

  • Emily Perl Kingsley

Glossary

Reading List

Resource Guide

"In summary, the book Babies with Down Syndrome: A New Parents’ Guide, 3rd Edition is a great resource not only for new parents but for practitioners interested in gaining information and an understanding of the perspectives of parents. With respect to the purpose of this book, to provide parents with a '...a trustworthy knowledgeable guide' (p. xv), I believe Skallerup has met her goal."
- Research and Practices for Persons with Severe Disabilites Journal

"Most Down Syndrome News readers are familiar with an earlier edition of this book, as it is the first book that many new and prospective parents read when they find out their baby has DS. This latest edition keeps the same familiar format: good, factual information mixed with appealing photos and parent statements."
- Down Syndrome News, Volume 31, #7