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Technicality

Filed under: Uncategorized — mama at 10:02 am on Tuesday, February 17, 2009

This is a little technicality, but since I was made aware of it, I like to make others aware of it also.   I used to say it this way, until a friend of mine made me more aware.   Our children have Down syndrome.  They are not Downs kids or Downs babies.  This is something they have, not are.  They are children first.

You would not call a child with cancer, a cancer baby or a cancer kid.  The same applies for our children.  They are not a Downs baby or a Downs kid.  They have Down syndrome.  They are not Down syndrome.  The child comes first.  Teddy is my son.  A beautiful 4 year old who has Down syndrome.

The more we can use correct language,  the more we can change the attitude that people have toward our children.  We want others to see our children for who they are first.  We should talk about them in this way.



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   DownSyndrome.com » Featured Blogs - Rebecca Frederick-Jilg

February 19, 2009 @ 8:54 pm

[...] Technicality [...]

   Piercing

August 2, 2009 @ 3:31 pm

It’s interesting to find how challenging the content side is for some

   babafisa

August 3, 2009 @ 6:58 am

WoW! Thank you very much for that enlightening article

   hotspot shield

August 3, 2009 @ 4:49 pm

Great article, lots of intersting things to digest. Very informative

   Ventego

August 8, 2009 @ 7:18 am

Thank you! You often write very interesting articles. You improved my mood.

   yourbig.ru

September 28, 2009 @ 7:04 am

I thought this was a very interesting post thanks for writing it!

   ofigennoe.ru

October 9, 2009 @ 12:39 am

what a lengthy and in depth article but full of useful information

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