Gifts: Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives
- ISBN13: 9781890627850
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
(2008 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA): Gold Award; 2008 Mom’s Choice Awards: Silver Recipient, Special & Exceptional Needs; 2008 Nautilus Award: Silver Winner, Memoir/Personal Growth) Having a baby with Down syndrome is not something most parents would willingly choose. Yet many who travel this path discover rich, unexpected rewards along the way. In this candid and poignant collection of personal stories, sixty-three mothers describe the gifts of res… More >>
Gifts: Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives
The book came quickly in perfect condition – it was a recommended book and will benefit many of our mothers here at church.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book has been a beautiful gift for people who have helped our organization. We serve individuals with Down syndrome, but have many volunteers who have never had any contact with this community before. This book is a wonderful way to introduce them to our children.
Thank you!!
Rating: 4 / 5
What I read of this book was beautiful….
As per a 10/22/09 article in First Things by Archbishop Charles Chaput,
* “medical professionals now can steer an expectant mother toward abortion simply by hinting at a list of the child’s possible defects [sic]….
* “Every child with Down syndrome, every adult with special needs–in fact, every unwanted unborn child, every person who is poor, weak, abandoned, or homeless–is an icon of God’s face and a vessel of his love. How we treat these persons–whether we revere them and welcome them or throw them away in distaste–shows what we really believe about human dignity, both as individuals and as a nation”
Rating: 5 / 5
What wonderful uplifting stories of children with Down Syndrome. This would be an excellent gift for parents or grandparents of someone with Down Syndrome. I’ve already given it to our neighbor down the street and will give it to others who are blessed with a child with Down Syndrome. Our daughter (who has Down Syndrome) asked my husband (who is bald) what Down Syndrome means and he said that “it’s kind of like being bald, you can’t help it but it really doesn’t matter much!”
Rating: 5 / 5
This is an incredibly wonderful collection of personal stories, from families, about their feelings when they were given the diagnosis of Down syndrome. It talks about their vulnerability, tears, fears, grief, and loving acceptance. The stories are remarkably similar in spirit (and similar to my own experiences), yet vastly different in true-life execution. How we react, grieve, and deal with the curve ball of Down syndrome is explored and the reader will laugh, cry, and everything in between; but the outcome is always fantastic. It is a throughly enjoyable and compelling read.
Rating: 5 / 5