An up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the social and health issues for children with Down syndrome. Topics include toilet training, managing behavior, sleep problems and the crucial ear and hearing concerns. Get answers to questions such as:

How do I know when my child is ready for potty training?
How do I get my picky eater to try different foods?
How do I know if my child has sleep apnea?
Why is my child tired and melting down at school?
Is a second or third set of ear tubes safe?
How do I get my child to talk more?
How do I teach my child good behavior?
How can I help my child make friends?

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Hearing and the Ear
First Steps to Independence

Written, Edited and Produced
by Will Schermerhorn

Explore the real world of speech in children with Down syndrome and discover a comprehensive strategy to encouraging a child's best possible speech.

With examples and stories about development and focused, valuable interviews with top professionals in the field of Down syndrome speech, the film shows how to encourage better speech and communication from an early age. More information

Written, Edited and Produced
by Will Schermerhorn

Identifying factors that affect an individual's speech clarity is the essential first step in developing a strategy to improve that person's speech clarity.

In this film, Libby Kumin, founder of the Down Syndrome Center for Excellence and one of the top speech language patholologists in the United States, takes viewers step-by-step through the factors that affect speech in youngsters and adults with Down syndrome.

This DVD includes the companion film, "Speech Intelligibility and Your Child's IEP."

Written by Libby Kumin, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, Directed and Edited by Will Schermerhorn, Produced by Kumin and Schermerhorn