ABSTRACT
In this chapter, we consider the children and their relationships with their parents. Three aspects of these relationships are described. First, we focus on parental management of behaviour. We consider the extent to which mothers feel that they treat the child with Down’s syndrome differently to other children, and describe their attitudes about and practices of specific management techniques. Concerns about management were frequently raised by parents during informal discussions with members of the research team. Understandably, this was particularly the case where parents felt that their children were difficult to manage.
