Parents' training: effects of the self‐help skills programme with Down's syndrome babies

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This article reviews studies evaluating the effectiveness of two types of early intervention programmes for babies with Down's syndrome (DS). Evaluation of self‐help early intervention programmes was done with two types of training with the parents: in the first the parents learned the training programme from observing the clinician, and in the second the parents were taught self‐help skills through described instructions. A sample of 16 DS babies was used. The analyses of the results established positive changes. Differences were seen in the self‐help skills development of DS babies whose parents were exposed to observed early intervention.