Please introduce yourself!

[mko]

Thank you!

[Denise Joy]

Hello All

My name is Denise and I have 2 boys, the youngest Josiah has Down syndrome,  he will be 5 in June.
I have learned so much on this journey and am eager to learn more as well as to share what I have learned.

[andreasro]

Wow! I see that we all have cute special children here! I wish all of us enjoy many happy moments with all of our children!

Andrea

[wendyb5267]

I am a first time mom to a delightful little girl, who is almost 8 months old. She loves water, our ficus tree and two dogs, singing and snuggling. She has Trisomy 21 and we've been lucky enough to avoid most related health concerns so far. I've made up a few Doman style flash cards, but with pictures on the back, and I want to keep doing more educational activities, but I am easily overwhelmed by the vast variety of activities and programs available. I welcome any mentorship!

[ayusmom]

Hi I'm Laura, Mom to 1 yr old Ayu who has T21. SHe is a wonderful sweet little smarty pants girl who has recently mastered the art of hand clapping, waving bye bye and drinking through a straw. She is crawling everywhere and on everything and is pulling to stand on all the furniture. Walking is next! We are seeing great things so far from our little girl and expect nothing but the best for her future !

[andreasro]

Welcome wendyb5267 and ayusmom/Laura!

[Skylark]

Welcome Wendy and Laura! So happy to have you here and it is exciting to hear of the little ones' progress! Wendy, it seems you are doing great, even just a few activities through out the day go a long ways! Have you tried Little Reader trial yet?  You can even print out the flash cards straight from there and use them in different setting throughout the day, or put sights around the house with names of different objects, etc. Yes, there are a lot of information out there, and it is easy to get overwhelmed. Try to not feel like you need to do it all. Just have fun with your girl and give her opportunities to explore and try new things. Reading together, naming things around the house, playing simple games. It does not have to be complicated to be fun and educational, and it looks like you are doing it all just great!

Laura, my boy is about the age of your girl ( tiny bit younger), isn't it such an exiting age?! Please share your progress with us, we are so happy to have you here!

[ash10]

Hi,
My son was born with down syndrome. We had a surprise diagnosis. No markers in pregnancy. He is 14 months old now. I came to know about brill kids when he was 7 months old and downloaded some flash player files and flash cards and I showed him for a short time but then forgot about it. I really want to work with him seriously. When I was pregnant, I had so many dreams. I will try to make sure my dreams come true. He should have a bright future and should live independently on his own. That is my biggest dream.

[andreasro]

When I was pregnant, I had so many dreams. I will try to make sure my dreams come true. He should have a bright future and should live independently on his own. That is my biggest dream.

Hi, Ash! For each of our dreams there is at least one way to make it come true 
I'm sure you have all it takes to do it. Our dreams can always be true, we just have to be flexible and open-minded because the same dream has many ways of expressing itself in real life.

Best wishes!

[kmum]

Welcome!

[carwash8]

Hello, all! My youngest child is Down Syndrome, and he is now 8 years old.  I heard about this program today and have spent the last few hours checking it out to see if it will help my little blessing learn reading and math.  He is reading some and he knows some numbers, but not anywhere near his capability. Since this program was really created for babies, I wondered if anyone had testimonies about how it helped their special needs children, also.  I am doing the free trial download to see if it will be helpful in our situation. Responses are appreciated!

[kmum]

Welcome!

Although BrillKids is created for babies & young children, I think it would be great for any child that you want to teach to read with sight words who is not yet reading.

Often, kids with DS don't have as long of a working memory, so sight reading is best until their memory reaches a digit span of about 5 or 6.

If you want to see how well the program works, check out my blog which i in my siggy. I talk a lOT about BrillKids, early reading, & even have a bunch of videos of my dd reading from ages 2 to 3.5.

My daughter who also has DS is reading at a 2nd grade level at age 4.

[gianna1]

Hi All

Just wanted to introduce myself.  I have 3 children, my youngest has Down Syndrome, diagnosed at birth and is now 5 years old.  I also have 2 more children of 12 and 9.  I home school my older 2 and Gianna has never been to nursery or anything like that and we are just starting to do some reading learning.  I signed up for the BrillKids free trial to see how we get on with it.  By the way we live in the UK.

Best wishes and happy reading to you all.

Elvina

[nogreatergiftmom]

Hi there!  We have 5 kiddos- the youngest two both have Down Syndrome.  Our only guy, Charlie, is just over 2, and Celia is 9 months.  I cannot wait to start BrillKids with them more consistently.  We have had a full couple of years with open heart surgeries for both little ones and Celia's feeding issues (still NG fed but progressing with oral feeds!!!Yay!!).  Any words of wisdom are so welcome!  We homeschool all of our children but for some reason this site is a bit overwhelming to me.  Probably just because I am new to it?!  I have heard nothing but wonderful things about the program, though, so can't wait to get my hands dirty.

[andreasro]

Welcome Elvina and nogreatergiftmom!

Feel free to ask questions on the forum, no matter how silly you think they may sound. We're all helping each other here and there are a lot of parents who have a great experience in teaching their children (very early).

Andrea

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