Most children learn to wave and clap and point long before they are able to speak and it is this same method with baby signing that can teach your child to communicate at a much earlier stage.
Common health problems found in children with Down Syndrome included congenital heart defects, glue ear, upper respiratory infections and hypothyroidism and should be tested routinely.
Here are a few shots from a recent trip to the Menatawai Islands, off Indonesia. This is nowhere near Somalia as some folk seem to get Sumatra confused with Somalia. Besides the fact that they both begin with the letter "S" they do not have a lot in common.
