Hayley Balozi To my son on your first day of school. There are some important things I want to remind you of as you start this big journey. 1.You have as much right to be in school as anybody else. You have as much right to an education as any other child. You are different, Read more about First day of school[…]

This week marks back to school and nursery for many of our kids and as much as we may breathe a sigh of relief for a moment of quiet for us and return to some structure and routine for them, many of us will also have reservations about how they will cope with it all Read more about Back to Nursery[…]

This week we have a blog written by Sharon Crowley, who runs the T21 Hub website. Thanks to Sharon for sharing this with us. My blogging journey is all about educating people about Down Syndrome and I thought one effective way of doing this was to create a simple A-Z to parents from parents who Read more about The A-Z of Words that Parents Associate with a child with Down Syndrome[…]

Thanks to Caleb’s mum Karen for sharing this piece about independence with us today. For more, check out Caleb’s Crew on Facebook, where you can also join in with ‘Cooking with Caleb’ every Friday to expand your culinary repertoire! When most of us were younger, we dreamed of independence. Having a job, finding love, having Read more about Independence[…]

A few weeks ago, the lovely Nikki, who runs the social media account Makaton with Lucinda had a chat with us about how important Makaton has been in helping her family communicate and gave us some tips for anyone wanting to start learning Makaton. Thanks Nikki for chatting to us, check out @MakatonwithLucinda on social Read more about Q & A with Makaton with Lucinda[…]

This week we hear from Sam, who tells us about what’s important to him. Sam is part of the Sign Along with Us choir who were David Walliams’ Golden Buzzer act on Britain’s Got Talent earlier in the year – take a look out for him in the semi-finals! Thanks for chatting to us Sam. Read more about Q & A with…Sam Harvey[…]

As many grandparents are finally getting the chance to reunite with their grandchildren, today we hear from Kush’s grandparents, Rita and Vijay. Kush is 6 years old,  he loves music, reading and horse rides every week. He’s a bundle of fun and makes his family laugh everyday. He’s doing really well at mainstream school and Read more about To Know Him Is To Love Him[…]

This week’s blog is written by Sharon Genua who tells us about her son, Nino. Thanks Sharon, for sharing with us. Nino was born on 12.9.98 He was diagnosed with Down Syndrome aged 6 months. The Consultant said “He’ll never get a proper job” as he told us about the Down Syndrome. It was a Read more about My Son, My Hero[…]

This week, Pippa’s mum Samm Gee tells us about their positive experience with Girl Guiding. Thanks Samm for sharing with us! Several years ago, Pippa became a Brownie (you know, like a Girl Scout). Jemima, her sister, is a Brownie too and I thought it would be nice for them to go together. The reasons Read more about Our Experience of…Girl Guiding[…]

Today’s Q&A is with Isabella Evans, the 14 year old behind the social media account Isabella Signs, which promotes the use of Makaton signing. Her ‘sign of the day’ videos and sign along song covers are hugely popular and great resources for those of us with little ones trying to pick up signing. Here at Read more about Q&A with Isabella Signs[…]