This study describes children's behaviors associated with pride on achievem
ent-related tasks and examines caregiver behaviors in the facilitation of p
ride in children with Down syndrome. Twenty children with Down syndrome age
s four to eight years and their caregivers were compared to twenty typicall
y-developing children ages two and one-half to four years and their caregiv
ers. Children with Down syndrome showed greater positive affect, social ori
entation and task outcome behaviors reflective of pride than the typically
developing group of children. Caregivers of children with Down syndrome did
not provide more directive or responsive types of assistance than caregive
rs of typical children, but they did provide a greater frequency of praise.