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Information for New Parents

One of our main outreach programs is designed for new parents of a child with Down syndrome.  This can be an especially anxious time for most new parents, so we strive to provide you with as much information as possible about Down syndrome and connect you with resources to help you.

 

We are currently stocking hospitals and birthing centers in the Puget Sound area with Down Syndrome Community New Parent Packets. 
These packets contain information from the National Down Syndrome Society, National Down Syndrome Congress, ARC of King County and other sources. 
New Parent Packets are one of our most important pieces of education, communication and advocacy, designed to give new parents enough information to help them out, but not so much that they feel overwhelmed.  New parents take the packet home with their new baby as a start of their collection of reference material on Down syndrome.  Much of this information is also available on the web -- see links below.

For more information, contact Louise Avery, Vice President of Community Relations at DSC_Relations@comcast.net
 

Sponsoring a New Parent Packet is easy! $16 covers the costs of materials, printing and distribution of each packet, ensuring a positive message reaches the new parents of a child with Down syndrome. Sponsor a packet today by sending your check to:

Down Syndrome Community
c/o Curtis Thelin, Treasurer
17930 Normandy Terrace SW
Normandy Park, WA 98166

 

You may also sponsor a New Parent Packet through PayPal.  Please be sure to designate you are sponsoring a packet when checking out.

Thank you for your support!

 

 

The Seattle Children's Hospital Medical Center's Center for Children with Special Needs website has a huge list of contacts, resources and news for parents of children with special needs.

Seattle's Children's Hospital Medical Center also has a resource guide for new parents called Starting Point, which is provided in both English and Spanish, as well as an exhaustive list of links to resources that might be of use to new parents.

The National Down Syndrome Congress has a set of links for new parents of children with Down syndrome with facts on Down syndrome, early intervention and resources.

The National Down Syndrome Society has published a great deal of information for New and Expectant Parents on their website.

The Down Syndrome Information Alliance provides support and resources to empower those affected by Down syndrome in our community to improve their knowledge and quality of life.

DownSyndromePregnancy.org is a non-profit organization that offers support to expectant parents who have received a prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis and are moving forward with their pregnancy. The material is not appropriate for women who are still weighing options about their pregnancy because it infers that a woman will be continuing a pregnancy to delivery and beyond.
Informing Families Building Trust, sponsored by the Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council, in collaboration with the Division of Developmental Disabilities and others, provides information on services and resources in Washington State to families of children with disabilities.

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