Category Archives: health

Role of family…


It is extreme important to involve parents or family during assessment, diagnosis and treatment for the children with disabilities or delays. It is not only important for providing information because the children are very young but, to plan the therapy … Continue reading

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Lets play…it is fun


Play is an important developmental milestone. It is not only fun rather it teaches and organises the child to the environment. From the birth the child engages himself to play. Play has various stages as developmental milestones. Very young child … Continue reading

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Rhymes and speech therapy


Rhymes have been the integral parts of child development. We all have enjoyed listening rhymes in our childhood, and enjoy even now. CD’s, DVD’s etc are easily available in market with animation. For the child with communication delay or other … Continue reading

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Autism and diet


From many years we have been hearing about diet to loose weight and maintain our selves. Recent time the diet concept has been changed from high calories and fat diet to healthy and nutritious diet. But, the diet or in … Continue reading

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Child development and Early intervention


There are few concerns that the parents of growing child should ask to themselves and they should get the answers  to tap the right potential of their children to provide them the best opportunity of early intervention if required. What … Continue reading

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Early Stimulation/ Early Intervention


All the children need a stimulating environment for their development. a child with some diagnosis (Cerebral palsy, Down’s syndrome, Autism, or preterm) needs a planned and structured stimulation. The stimulation should be started as earliest possible. stimulation may includes all … Continue reading

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Sensory awareness


Child development is amazing and if the child is provided with proper nature and nurture develops. Every day a growing child learn an activity and keep repeating them because the excitement we show them works as motivation. However, there are … Continue reading

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Coming up: Health checkup camp


Dear Volunteer: This is the next event for our project ‘Adopt A School’ (http://www.sakshum.com/ui/page/AdoptASchool.jsp). We are conducting a Health Check up camp at CN Thanda school for all the children. Below are the details: Date: Saturday, 24th Apr 2010 Time: … Continue reading

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Play… A Platform For Learning


Play is an integral part of child development. During first few years of child development, he spends most of his time in playing and learns through it. It is the child’s work and he enjoys it because it is fun. … Continue reading

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WORLD MENTAL HEALTH WEEK As per WHO definition of health “it is the state of well being both physically and mentally”. Equal importance has been given to both the mental and physical well being. But, according to survey it is … Continue reading

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