scholarly journals SPORTS ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-216
Author(s):  
Brahim Harbach ◽  
Bendehiba Djourdem ◽  
Djamel Mokrani

AbstractThe aim of the current study is to explore the importance of recreational sporting activities’ practice in developing social interactions of children with Down syndrome, and in maintaining communication, participation, teamwork, and socialization from parents and educators’ perceptions. A descriptive approach has been deployed and a sample of 45 parents and 30 educators of children with Down syndrome were randomly selected from the psychological and pedagogical centre for children with mental disabilities, and from the association of El-Wafaa and scholastic and professional integration for trisomy 21 and autism children in Algeria. The results revealed that there is a statistical significance for recreational sports activities’ practice. The results suggest that the practice of recreational sports activities has a positive effect on the social interactions of children with Down syndrome, as confirmed by parents and educators.


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2087-2091
Author(s):  
Alexander S. Makhov ◽  
Dmitry A. Kazakov ◽  
Alexey I. Seselkin ◽  
Valery P. Kartashev ◽  
Natalia V. Karpova ◽  
...  

People with down syndrome, is very difficult to socialize due to significant communication difficulties. It is difficult to give any of the organizational actions in your daily life. To solve these problems so people recommend sports activities, which contribute to the development of many necessary for living in society skills – punctuality, neatness, discipline and diligence. Very suitable in this case the sport is football. This is a team sport that can generate team spirit, sense of camaraderie, mutual support, creating the basis for rapid adaptation in the team. So, in football, people with down syndrome, become healthier, active socializers, develop their talents and become more sociable. The analysis of the views of parents of children with down syndrome showed a high significance of sport in their child's life. This section, such children get valuable experience. Here they take an example and try to be polite. Sports activity socialize a child gives you the opportunity to prove himself as an athlete and help them overcome internal barriers. Sports trigger in children with down syndrome the physical and psychological indicators. According to parents, it is football changing the lives of their child in a better way children adapt to life in the team, reveal their mental capacity, making whiter confident and more disciplined.


1976 ◽  
Vol 112 (10) ◽  
pp. 1397-1399 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. Carter

1991 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-172
Author(s):  
No authorship indicated
Keyword(s):  

1990 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 766-767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clifford J. Drew
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