Hello, I hope I’m allowed to post here. My daughter who is 4 just started school and she has a classmate with Down Syndrome. She has noticed some differences, like her classmate’s hight and asked a few questions. My son who is 6 also listens in. I’m struggling a bit about what to say as it strikes me that, surely, she just wants to be treated as any other kid and I don’t know if I should put a “name” or “label” by saying she has Down Syndrome. For now, I just said, we are all different and some kids grow tall and some shorter. Or, some of us speaks clearly and some of us are harder to understand. Maybe I should ask the child’s mum about what she would like me to tell but I equally don’t want to put that pressure on her. So, here I am. Asking you guys, how would you like parents to talk about Down Syndrome to your children’s friends?

My daughter seems satisfied with my explanations so far, but I don’t know if I’m doing it right. She plays with the little girl sometimes and I’d like to get it right. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Xx