{"id":124828,"date":"2015-10-07T09:20:47","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T14:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/?p=124828"},"modified":"2015-10-07T09:20:47","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T14:20:47","slug":"you-are-your-childs-biggest-advocate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/uncategorized\/you-are-your-childs-biggest-advocate","title":{"rendered":"You are your child\u2019s biggest advocate!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many professionals will help you and your child through life. But you are vital to your child&#8217;s success. To help your child:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn all you can about Down syndrome.<\/strong>\u00a0This can help you know what to expect and how you can help your child.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find out what type of financial help you can get<\/strong>\u00a0by contacting your state&#8217;s Department of Developmental Disabilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check into resources in your area.<\/strong>\u00a0For example, many states provide free early-intervention programs for children with Down syndrome up to age 3 to help them get off to a good start.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Look into school options for your child.<\/strong>\u00a0Federal law requires public schools to provide services to all children with disabilities who are ages 3 to 21.<\/p>\n<p>Raising a child with Down syndrome has both challenges and rewards. Seeing your child&#8217;s progress and successes is one of the most rewarding feelings! Also, remember to take time for yourself, and ask for help when you need it. Ask your doctor or hospital about parent support groups. Talking to other parents who are raising children with Down syndrome can be a big help!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/files\/2015\/07\/1-IMG_2651.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-124664\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/files\/2015\/06\/10906399_956760671021688_4461191810420278091_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"10906399_956760671021688_4461191810420278091_n\" width=\"264\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/files\/2015\/06\/10906399_956760671021688_4461191810420278091_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/files\/2015\/06\/10906399_956760671021688_4461191810420278091_n.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-124739\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/files\/2015\/07\/1-IMG_2651-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"1-IMG_2651\" width=\"264\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/files\/2015\/07\/1-IMG_2651-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/files\/2015\/07\/1-IMG_2651.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many professionals will help you and your child through life. But you are vital to your child&#8217;s success. To help your child: Learn all you can about Down syndrome.\u00a0This can help you know what to expect and how you can help your child. Find out what type of financial help you can get\u00a0by contacting your&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/95"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124828\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}