Kids with Down Syndrome
The sky’s the limit
by Josie Padro

Tamara Taggart, mother of Beckett and Zoë, is a well-known CTV British Columbia weathercaster in Vancouver. In 2009 she won a spot as a guest co-host of the popular television show,
Live! With Regis and Kelly. What’s less well-known is that her son Beckett, two-and-a-half, has Down syndrome.

She reassures parents who find out their child has Down syndrome. “I tell them that it is really scary and it’s painful, but I promise them that in just a few months they won’t remember how they’re feeling right now,” says Taggart.

“Once you realize that you are the leader of this child’s team and that you need to provide them with the best life possible, as you would any child of yours—then it’s all just fine,” she says. “Everyone just falls in behind you; they really do.”

Like Beckett, Charles Levatte is two-and-a-half. He loves to tussle with his three siblings; he loves to swim; and he loves gymnastics. He follows along to “Head and Shoulders Knees and Toes” in French. Charles also has Down syndrome.

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