Siblings Issues:
What Other Kids Without
Disabilities Are Thinking
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
7:00pm-9:00pm
PLEASE NOTE LOCATION CHANGE:
Cook DeVos Center for Health Sciences
Classroom #123
301 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids
Click Here to Register
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Through discussion and a series of interactive exercises, parents will explore what questions, needs and concerns are often raised by children who have siblings with special needs. You will leave with practical answers to commonly raised questions.
Immediately after the workshop, Dr Skotko will be available to autograph his book "Fasten Your Seatbelt: A Crash Course on Down Syndrome for Bothers and Sisters, co-authored with Sue Levine.
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 Fasten Your Seatbelt: A Crash Course on Down Syndrome for Brothers and Sisters is the first book written exclusively for teens with a brother or sister with Down syndrome. In an easy-to-read, question & answer format, it tackles a broad range of their most common issues and concerns. Nearly 100 questions--all posed by teen siblings--are grouped into the following categories:
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- Facts and stats about Down syndrome
- How people with Down syndrome learn
- Handling parent and family conflicts
- Dealing with your sibling's frustrating behaviors
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- Managing uncomfortable situations Sorting out your feelings
- Becoming an advocate
- What the future holds for you and your sibling
- Finding local and national resources
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