Embrace Diversity and Foster Understanding with Our Unique Down Syndrome Dolls
DOLLS FOR UNIQUE CHILDREN
With approximately 5,000 children born with Down Syndrome in the United States each year, the Down Syndrome Dolls will be an important resource for families who have a child with the condition, or for organizations and medical providers that serve these special youngsters.
Parents, teachers, and physicians throughout Europe have found the dolls are shared with siblings and friends, they can help foster a better understanding of the human body for children and people with special needs.
✓ SHARE Head Start in Greenville / Pickens Counties, SC
✓ Palmdale School District Early Childhood Education Programs in Palmdale, CA
✓ Marcia Kelsey, Exceptional Student Education Teacher in Broward County Schools
✓ Dekalb School District Dekalb, IL
✓ Spartanburg School District in Spartanburg, SC
✓ Eastville Elementary School in Corona, CA
✓ Warrant County Board of Administration in McMinville, TN
✓ Children’s Health CHECK Center in Birmingham, AL
✓ Dee Park School District in Deer Park, WA
✓ Child Development Center in Idaho Falls, ID
✓ Cash Valley Elementary School in LaValle, MD
Our dolls realistically reflect the following features of Down Syndrome.
Small ears set low on head with a fold at the top
Shortened fingers
Gap between 1st and 2nd toe
Small mouth
Almond shaped eyes
Flattened back of head
Protruding tongue
Horizontal crease in palm of hand
Flattened bridge across nose
My face may be different, but my feelings the same.
I laugh and I cry and I take pride in my gains
I was sent here among you to teach you to love
As God in the heavens looks down from above
To Him I am no different his love knows no bounds
It's those here among you in cities and towns
That judge me by standards that man has imparted
But this family I've chosen will help me get started
For I'm one of the children so special and few
That came here to learn the same lessons as you
That love is acceptance It comes from the heart
We all have the same purpose though not from the start
The Lord gave me life to live and embrace
And I'll do it as you but at my own pace do
- author unknown -
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