Posts Tagged ‘children’
Down Syndrome Awareness Month- REAL Perspectives from REAL Local Families: Henry
This year, to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month, we asked a few of our Playhouse families and friends to give their REAL perspective on what it’s like to love someone with Down syndrome. Throughout the month, we’ll be sharing their stories! Meet Henry – Answers from Henry’s Mom, Cacy How would you describe your…
Read MoreFinding a Place to Belong
This post is about a pilot program established by GiGi’s Playhouse Madison called Dynamic Duals. This is a monthly program designed specifically for families & individuals with a dual diagnosis of Down syndrome-Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or sensory or behavioral challenges. Parents meet in one area to connect, have fun, share successes, resources, and strategies while…
Read MoreWorld Down Syndrome Day- A New Mom’s Perspective
Guest post by Playhouse mom- Allie World Down Syndrome Day This day is celebrated on March 21st, or 3/21. This date was selected because Down syndrome is created by a 3rd copy of the 21st chromosome. This time last year, I felt dread and guilt on this day. I watched parents and teachers…
Read MoreA Mother’s Perspective- An honest discussion about parenting a differently abled child
One of our Playhouse moms, Jennifer, recently wrote this social media post and we thought it’s an important perspective for everyone to hear about. Guest Blog by Jennifer: Vulnerability alert (and a long post) Being the mom of a differently abled child is exhausting at times. I don’t mean physically exhausting (although there’s…
Read MoreA Mother’s Love Through Language and Literature
We’d like to introduce you to Erin, a Playhouse Mom turned author! Erin is a mother of 3. Reimare, who has Down syndrome, is 6 years old and his siblings are 5 and 2. She grew up in Wisconsin , graduated from UW-Madison and did her graduate work in IL, which is where Reimare was…
Read MoreCan’t find what you need? Create it yourself!
Claire- Inspired to Create We are so inspired by one of our volunteers that we just had to share with everyone! Can you imagine being a child and not being able to communicate what you want to others? What if you were a parent, and you could not determine what your child was thinking or…
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