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'My daughter and Down's syndrome'
Monica Rivers, 34, a charity worker from London, describes family life with her daughters: Ayesha, six, who has Down's syndrome, and her sister Erin, aged three.
Twins growing up
As your twins grow up they will develop new skills and relationships and it's important to learn how to deal with these changes.
Helping twins to develop individuality
Advice on how to help your twins to develop their sense of individuality.
Twins and language development
Many twins have normal speech and language development, but some preschool twins can be up to six months behind singletons in their language development.
Supporting siblings
Adjusting to a new baby can be hard for an older brother or sister, but getting used to two or more babies needs to be handled with even more care.
Getting out and about
Don't let having twins or more stop you from making the most of getting out and about with your babies.
What is a learning disability?
A learning disability affects the way a person learns new things in any area of life, not just at school.
'My learning disability'
Sinead Dobbin, 25 (pictured), a charity worker from Trafford, goes to college and likes swimming, shopping and meeting her friends. Here she talks about life with a learning disability.
Teyfant School, Bristol
Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) is a theme of the Healthy Schools Programme. At Teyfant Community School in Bristol, PSHE is part of school life.
Learning disabilities: education
If your child has a learning disability, their special educational needs can be met either in a mainstream school with extra support, or in a special school.
Learning disabilities: help your child learn
If your child has a learning disability, there are steps you can take to help them learn. These range from changing how you communicate to using local support services.
Learning disabilities: coping with a diagnosis
Diagnosing a learning disability can be difficult, and in some cases it isn't clear what the learning disability is or why it happened.
Learning disabilities: requesting a statement
If your child has a learning disability, you can ask your local authority to assess them. Your local authority can then issue a statement of special educational needs, stating what should be done to give your child the best education possible.
Childhood illness
As a parent or carer, it can be very worrying if your child is ill. It’s often difficult to know what’s wrong because it can be hard for a young child to explain what they’re feeling.
Coping with challenging behaviour
Dealing with your child's challenging behaviour can be stressful, but you don't have to tackle it alone.
'My life with Asperger syndrome'
Michael Cooke, 22, has Asperger syndrome and lives at home with his parents and three brothers in Manchester. He works at an arts centre a few evenings a week and likes playing football.
- 'My daughter and Down's syndrome'
- Twins growing up
- Helping twins to develop individuality
- Twins and language development
- Supporting siblings
- Getting out and about
- What is a learning disability?
- 'My learning disability'
- Teyfant School, Bristol
- Learning disabilities: education
- Learning disabilities: help your child learn
- Learning disabilities: coping with a diagnosis
- Learning disabilities: requesting a statement
- Childhood illness
- Coping with challenging behaviour
- 'My life with Asperger syndrome'
