Here's the latest article from the Children with Special Needs site at BellaOnline.com.

Person First Language and Down Syndrome
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art178780.asp
Parents of young children with Down syndrome may feel passionately about how they refer to their sons and daughters. Some advocate Person First Language and some feel that Down syndrome should be first to be kept as a focus of their advocacy. Respectful conversations about this topic allow us to learn more about one another and make us stronger advocates as our sons and daughters grow up.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art178780.asp

Keep up to date on disability issues and events via Twitter with 2,320 other families and advocacy groups:
http://www.twitter.com/downsynadvocacy

Woodbine House: Grandparents! Do you have grandchildren with developmental
disabilities? Your new site:
http://bit.ly/TQCNLm Thanks, Don Meyer

Join our community on Facebook with 272 other parents and advocacy organizations
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Children-with-Special-Needs-at-Bellaonline/232298623459587

All Born In
http://allbornin.org/
Cross-disability Kindergarten Inclusion Cohort
2013 Cross-Disability Inclusion Conference April 13 Oregon

Please visit specialneedschildren.bellaonline.com for even more great content about Children with Special Needs.

Tenderness & Childhood Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art178473.asp

Person First Language Awareness
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33981.asp

Person First Language Sensitivity
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art14410.asp

To participate in free, fun online discussions, this site has a community forum all about Children with Special Needs located here -

http://forums.bellaonline.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=57

I hope to hear from you sometime soon, either in the forum or in response to this email message. I thrive on your feedback!

Have fun passing this message along to family and friends, because we all love free knowledge!

Pamela Wilson, Children with Special Needs Editor
http://specialneedschildren.bellaonline.com

Gifts for Children Who have a Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33623.asp

Holiday Shopping: Children w/ Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art54092.asp

New Holiday Traditions - Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art69513.asp

Holiday Parties for Children with Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art46990.asp

Holiday Play and Crafts
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art48113.asp

Holiday Parties and Gifts
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art46990.asp

Thoughts from the Middle of the Night
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32533.asp

Kindergarten Inclusion Cohort
http://allbornin.org/kindergarten-cohort/what-is-kindergarten-inclusion-cohort

Kindergarten Transition
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art49718.asp

Everyone should read this before you say anything, email anything, comment on anything to someone with cancer
http://bit.ly/vHk8PF

Elementary Transitions - Childhood Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art50637.asp

EIC to Preschool Transition - Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art49696.asp

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety. ~Aesop, Fables

Grandmothers and Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art60481.asp

Grandparents of Children with Disabilities Facebook & Yahoo Groups
http://gksn.org/

Grandfathers and Great Uncles - Childhood Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art51398.asp

Single Parenting - Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art176615.asp

Grandmothers of Children with Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art37114.asp

The Florida Developmental Disabilities Council’s publication
Easing Your Stress: Information for Caregivers
http://fb.me/13UTFYVof

Terri Mauro: The Love Notes for Special Parents Calendar Is Here (Finally)
http://specialchildren.about.com/b/2012/12/06/the-love-notes-for-special-parents-calendar-2013-is-here-finally.htm

Dr. Eliz­a­beth Kay Rain­ing Bird: Down Syn­drome & Bilin­gual­ism: What We Know
and What We Need to Know
http://ow.ly/fTi5f

Bilingual Children with Down Syndrome
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art51927.asp

Teaching the Power of Communication
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32725.asp

Family Relationships w/ a Complicated Diagnosis
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art60427.asp

Forgiving Family - Childhood Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art48067.asp

Northeast Down Syndrome Education Conference
http://fb.me/1qDycNLqP

KiDS 1st Diabetes 2nd: Tips for Parenting Type 1 Diabetes
http://tinyurl.com/cax7b8d

Diabetes Experience: As a Child Grows
http://diabetes.sanofi.us/home/feature/as-a-child-grows

AAPD ‏
Read & RT the IDAC letter, asking Congress to protect medicaid
http://bit.ly/Xdnhud

NICHCY
Parent participation is crucial in early intervention: For parents, here are resources about the valuable role
http://fb.me/1rpjkv3LM
From NYTimes: Girls with autism may face even more challenges than boys in the classroom & on the playground http://nyti.ms/UnehRT

Family Village website
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/
Library icon lists 100s of diagnoses w/ links

"I have decided to be happy because it's good for my health." -Voltaire

National DS Congress ‏@NDSC
Just watched an exclusive screening of Any Day Now. It was amazing! Heart-wrenching; you will fall in love with...
http://fb.me/1rj3nb6RS

RT @ypierre: Parents, advocates, supporters of children with Down syndrome @AnyDayNowMovie is a must see!
http://www.hyhonline.com

@AnyDayNowMovie
We made @indiewire's list of 7 Indie films that are a must-see in December! Check it out!
http://owl.li/g0VVq #AnyDayNow

Any Day Now ‏@AnyDayNowMovie
"@mattsmiley: Just finished watching @AnyDayNowMovie. Great performance by @Alancumming. Don't read any reviews. Just go see it. "

NDSAN ‏@dsadoption
"Any Day Now" Movie about the adoption of an adult with Down syndrome, select cities on 12/14
http://ow.ly/ftPk2 #downsyndrome #dsadoption

Adoption and Childhood Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art5149.asp

Adoption by Gay or Lesbian Parents
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art175995.asp

The Catholic Herald ‏
Adoptive parents of babies with Down syndrome ‘lifesavers’
http://bit.ly/WNS9Bb

Down's with the kids ‏@downs_dad_uk
Slam dunk! Man with DS scores varsity three pointer - watch from 40 secs in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1IXmWDdwLaU

Karen Gaffney ’97 is nominated for World Open Water Swimming Association Woman of the Year.
Vote for Karen by Dec. 31.
http://www.worldopenwaterswimmingassociation.com/2012-wowsa-woman-of-the-year-nominees/

A young girl near death from leukemia is now in remission.
The experimental treatment? A disabled form of AIDS.
http://nyti.ms/VxvjN5

It's 1 thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path. - Paulo Coelho http://tinyurl.com/b32h5vo

What Catholics Really Believe About Choice
http://www.reproductivejusticeblog.org/2012/11/what-catholics-really-believe-about.html …

Shopping for a new sewing machine
http://tinyurl.com/dx6m8dv
How can I look at anything else after I find a Hello Kitty machine on page four? LOL
Kitchenaid mixer Flying Tiger Shark Plane Decal
http://tinyurl.com/b3kumdq
Victorian Vintage Rose
http://tinyurl.com/ae2wtgm
Flame
http://tinyurl.com/ag3equq

We're Not Special Parents
http://wp.me/p28u0p-5O

New Generation is Ready to Lead
http://speakout.peakparent.org/newsletter-archive/2011-archives/19-2011-archives/fall-2011/36-a-new-generation-is-ready-to-lead

DSAIA ‏@downsyndromeaia
New Blog Post: The Fiscal Cliff Hits Home - By Deanna Tharpe, DSAIA Executive Director
http://ow.ly/2tH6fU

Invisible Backpack of Able-Bodied Privilege Checklist
http://exposingableism.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/the-invisible-backpack-of-able-bodied-privilege-checklist/

NICHCY ‏@nichcy
Who can refer a baby or toddler to the early intervention system for evaluation? Anyone can! Find out more ... http://fb.me/27DY5oKT1

Ohio baby w/ Downsyndrome receives 400 ornaments from around the world
http://ohne.ws/Vnwj6E

Senate's failure to pass @UN disability treaty is slap in face to most vulnerable.
http://seattletimes.com/html/editorials/2019857382_editundisabilitiesxml.html

We're not alone in calling out the U.S. Senate over its failure to pass disability treaty.
Reax round-up on our blog: http://seattletimes.com/html/edcetera/2019877341_bob_dole_un_treaty_us_senate_fails.html

National Federation of the Blind $12,000 college scholarships - Apply by March 31
http://conta.cc/125gesJ

Parent Isolation & Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art173768.asp

Mothering Babies with Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art50678.asp

Single Parenting - Childhood Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art176615.asp

Military Families and Childhood Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art178624.asp

Governors Weigh Options On Health Insurance Exchanges
http://bit.ly/VQ1mOd

NationalADAPT ‏@NationalADAPT
@andersoncooper, thank you for covering disability rights tonight.
YES on CRPD, written by people with disabilities ourselves.

From Love That Max: Smart occupational therapy ideas for kids
http://www.lovethatmax.com/2012/12/smart-occupational-therapy-ideas-from.html

From Bloom: Let's Rethink "Normal" in Children's Rehab
http://bloom-parentingkidswithdisabilities.blogspot.com/2012/12/lets-rethink-normal-in-childrens-rehab.html

NationalADAPT ‏@NationalADAPT
The jobs issue no one is discussing: #Medicaid provides millions of jobs nationwide to people providing services

Check out the MD Health Benefit Exchange's terrific new website --
http://goo.gl/fqHhL

NYTimes: Likely Increase in Births Has Some Lawmakers Revisiting Cuts
http://nyti.ms/SRwjwW

Childhood Disability & Supporting Other Mothers
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art59660.asp

Mothering Babies w/ Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art50678.asp

Canada - Yoga for girls with Down syndrome
http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2012/12/06/yoga-for-girls-with-down-syndrome/

The UK has confirmed that austerity policies don't work.
JohnCassidy on what we should learn from their experiment:
http://nyr.kr/WMwJnY

From Republicans, a Parting Slap at Bob Dole and Disabled Americans
http://nyti.ms/TNwUyl