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How to Keep Your Bolting Child Safe Bolting is very common with kids with Down syndrome and Autism. It's also common with some kids with other disabilities, and it's different from just "running away," - it's running away without conscience, with a complete disregard for safety or caution, almost an inability to stop. Some people
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The ultimate guide to the best carriers for a baby with Down syndrome reviews and compares the most popular baby wearing carriers for infants with Down syndrome: the k’tan, ErgoBaby, Moby, Baby Bjorn, lillebaby and more
I’m noticing a silence after I tell people that Moxie has Down syndrome. Since I usually “tell” people by writing…
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This post on the best stroller for a child with Down syndrome is NOT sponsored but there are affiliate links in it. I'm not writing this post as an ad; I'm writing it because I really do want newer parents to know this is the best rugged, long-term, high-weight-capacity stroller out there. The Best Stroller for
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There is so much in this video that I want to dissect about the Down Syndrome diagnosis narrative, but honestly, I don't feel like making this a resource post... let's just talk about it as friends do. Is that cool with you? But first - watch it if you haven't: I feel like there are a million
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The National Down Syndrome Society is noticeably absent from the Consortium of People with Disabilities that is striving to preserve healthcare and income
My daughter, when I woke up on the morning of your birthday, you were awake already. You had slipped out of your bed and headed straight for the art supplies. After I kissed your sweet cheeks good morning (and gave you a hug), you said that the drawing was for me - "see?! MOMMY" Ah!
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I was like a snarling mama cat, clamouring for full inclusion until just recently. That is, for NOT having Moxie…
Things Our Culture Doesn't Tell Us About Disability Growing up, our culture tells us a whole lot about the world in which we live. The message of our culture is that disability is a burden, it's a weakness, it's something we need to overcome and fix. If we have a disability, the message that we
