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Mother's thank you note to TK Maxx employee who comforted her son with Down Syndrome is perfect

When this little boy with Down Syndrome had a tantrum in a TK Maxx store, his mother knew she had to be patient.

Her seven-year-old son Seb Playle was fed up with having to walk around the shops, so he sat down at the top of the stairs in a strop.

So his mother Caroline Playle, 41, waited around the corner – keeping him in view from a small distance – in the hope he would eventually come to her.

But Seb refused to move.

Caroline Playle with her son Seb Playle (previously Seb's surname was White) See SWNS story SWTHANKS; A grateful mum's 'thank you' to a caring shop assistant who calmed down her disabled young son who threw a tantrum in a TK Maxx store has become a viral hit. Tired Seb Playle, aged seven, who has Down's Syndrome, decided he had enough of traipsing around the shops and sat down at the top of some stairs. Mum Caroline pretended to leave him while still keeping him in view but Seb - who featured in a Marks and Spencer TV ad - stubbornly refused to budge and follow her. Assistant Ashley Rogers spotted the stand-off and sat next to the youngster and began chatting to him.

Caroline Playle with her son Seb Playle (Picture: SWNS)

Then something incredible happened.

Caroline was amazed to see a shop assistant Ashley Rogers sit down next to Seb and ask him what was wrong.

He said something along the lines of ‘Are you ok buddy?’ .

Caroline Playle with her son Seb Playle (previously Seb's surname was White) See SWNS story SWTHANKS; A grateful mum's 'thank you' to a caring shop assistant who calmed down her disabled young son who threw a tantrum in a TK Maxx store has become a viral hit. Tired Seb Playle, aged seven, who has Down's Syndrome, decided he had enough of traipsing around the shops and sat down at the top of some stairs. Mum Caroline pretended to leave him while still keeping him in view but Seb - who featured in a Marks and Spencer TV ad - stubbornly refused to budge and follow her. Assistant Ashley Rogers spotted the stand-off and sat next to the youngster and began chatting to him.

Caroline Playle with her son Seb Playle (Picture: SWNS)

Ash eventually talked the little boy around – putting a smile on his face – and convincing him to rejoin his mother.

‘I cannot express how much this young man’s actions meant to me. It really did make a huge difference,’ she said afterwards.

‘Too often you read about bad experiences but I want new parents of children with Down’s to know that not everybody is horrible.’

Caroline, from Bath, Somerset, was so impressed with the shop assistant’s actions that she wrote a thank you note to him on Facebook.

The post obviously struck a cord with hundreds of others as it was shared dozens of times and received more than 28,000 likes.

And here it is:

The thank you letter which Caroline Playle posted on Facebook. See SWNS story SWTHANKS; A grateful mum's 'thank you' to a caring shop assistant who calmed down her disabled young son who threw a tantrum in a TK Maxx store has become a viral hit. Tired Seb Playle, aged seven, who has Down's Syndrome, decided he had enough of traipsing around the shops and sat down at the top of some stairs. Mum Caroline pretended to leave him while still keeping him in view but Seb - who featured in a Marks and Spencer TV ad - stubbornly refused to budge and follow her. Assistant Ashley Rogers spotted the stand-off and sat next to the youngster and began chatting to him.

 

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