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How to Respond to Other Children's Reactions to My Baby with Special Needs

I was at a playground today with my big girl who is 4 years old and baby girl who is 10 months. Some young boys noticed my littlest munchkin and said something like "Look at that baby!" and then they laughed. Then I heard "It looks like it has no brain!" I should mention here that baby has Down Syndrome. Sometimes her tongue sticks out a little bit, her eyes don't work together very well and she has some very prominent blue veins on her forehead. She also has scars on her body from a number of surgeries she has survived, including open...