Gross Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals

Children with Down syndrome master basic gross motor skills just as their peers do, but may need help along the way. Written by a physical therapist with sixteen years of experience working with children with Down syndrome, this guide describes and illustrates more than 100 easy-to-follow activities to encourage end maximize a child's gross motor development. The skills covered are those appropriate from birth to age six, such as head control, rolling, sitting, cruising, walking, kicking, jumpin…