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Parents having Down syndrome children may not be aware of the reason for their child’s present condition and knowledge to hold the situation hence, in such conditions genetic counseling is important to guide the parents about caring for the child with Down syndrome. So the main aim of the researchers’ study is to understand the impact of Genetic counseling replica on the parents having Down syndrome in a language they understand better and also to understand the parent’s experience of Genetic counseling and knowledge of Down syndrome. The Genetic counseling session was carried out in two phases attended by eight parents having Down syndrome children and after Genetic counseling session parents were able to understand possible condition that may be the reason for their child’s current situation. The researchers’ study concluded that Genetic counseling should be the best replica to help the parents having children with Down syndrome.