“…To meet these needs on time and with correct intervention, the developmental evaluation of children with DS should be followed from early on, and expert support should be provided to their parents. The training should be implemented on the basis of home and/or institution in the form of early intervention programs to support children's cognitive, emotional, social and behavioral development (Bailey, Hebbeler, Spiker, Scarborough, Mallik, & Nelson, 2005;Dunst, Trivette, Hamby, Raab, & Bruder, 2000;Sucuoğlu, 1995). Early intervention programs advocate that children aged 0-36 months should be able to reach health, nutrition and development support as early as possible, strengthen their families and regulate the environment in which their children live with their families (Ertem, 2005;Ertem, Doğan, Gök, Kızılates, Çalışkan, Atay, & Cicchetti, 2008).…”