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Exercises and activities for children with Down Syndrome

Practising the right exercises and activities will give children with Down Syndrome building blocks to thrive as they grow. 

This library (produced by specialist physiotherapist Stephanie Wheen), has lots of ideas, exercises and games to help our children reach their potential. Activities are sequenced on each page from easiest to hardest so there is something to suit every child.

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13 Balancing Exercises: From Sitting to Walking

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13 Shoulder Stability, arm and Hand Strengthening Exercises for Down Syndrome

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10 Core Stability Exercises for Children Who Can Stand

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10 Core Stability Exercises for Your Baby With Down Syndrome - Tummy Time to Crawling

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17 Great Games to Improve Hand-Eye Coordination

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10 Fabulous Fine Motor Activities For Children with Down Syndrome

14 Great Apps for Developing Fine Motor Skills in Children With Down Syndrome

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Massage Tips for Children With Down Syndrome

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Ways to Help Children's Development Through Music

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9 Sports to Play at Home for Children With Down Syndrome

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20 Games to Get Active at Home for Down Syndrome

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5 Workouts and Exercise Videos for Children and Toddlers with Down Syndrome

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14 Wet Messy Play Ideas for Children With Down Syndrome

10 Dry Messy Play Ideas for Children With Down Syndrome

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41 Awesome Messy Play Recipes For Children with Down Syndrome

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20 Ideas on How to Dye Sensory Materials for Messy Play

Video Webinars

These webinars are led by qualified therapists and specialist children’s well-being practitioners and are informative as well as offering practical tips and tricks to try at home.

The information is easy to access and understand with a breakdown of topics enabling access ot the sections that are relevant to our children.

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Physiotherapy Ideas for Children with Down Syndrome

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Proprioception: The Missing link?

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Getting Engaged: How to help your child’s attention and motivation

Ideas to Manage Complex Feeding Difficulties

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Understanding Sensory Processing and Strategies to try at Home

We also have resources for:

Exercise, play and therapy for ADHD

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Exercise and play for Autism

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Cerebral Palsy

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Sensory Processing

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Developmental Delay

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Syndromes

Exercise and play ideas for wheelchair users

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