What is Dysgraphia? Dysgraphia is a learning disability that results in difficulty with written expression. Children with dysgraphia are able to express themselves fluently orally, but when they are asked to express it in writing form. A child’s writing might include language problems such as omitting words,...
Dear Parent, It's perfectly normal for toddlers to refuse to eat or even taste new foods. Do not worry about what your child eats in a day and miss occasional mealtimes. Its more helpful to think about what they eat over a week. If your child is eating...
What is EIP? The Early Intervention Programme (EIP) is a holistic and comprehensive programme specially designed intervention programme that supports infants, toddlers and young children with developmental delays, academic and behavioural difficulties. The program mainly includes kids from birth to 5 years of age harnessing the neuroplasticity of...
Red Flags in Development in the first year Every child is unique, and they develop in their own timeline. The absolute indicators that help parents to identify the developmental markers that suggests the need further evaluation. These are the “Red flags” which helps the parents to have...
Time out Vs Time in When children misbehave and parents try to correct them, feelings and emotions can get out of control. A time-out allows the parent and child time to cool down. The steps below can be used for time-out. Remember it is helpful...
Self-regulation involves children’s developing ability to regulate their emotions, thoughts and behaviour to enable them to act in positive ways toward a goal. The rapid brain development which takes place in early childhood paves the way for the growth of self-regulation, which develops both through the...
Developmental stuttering. This is the most common type of stuttering in children. It usually happens when a child is between ages 2 and 5. It may happen when a child’s speech and language development lags behind what he or she needs or wants to say. What are the symptoms of stuttering...
What is School Readiness? School readiness refers to whether a child is ready to make an easy and successful transition into school School readiness can be defined as the stage where you can make out whether a child can proactively get involved in activities and have...
5 a day Portion Fruit and vegetables are part of a healthy, balanced diet and can help you stay healthy. It's important that you eat enough of them. Evidence shows there are significant health benefits to getting at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day....
What is a Responsive Parenting? In a nutshell, responsive parenting is a form of attachment parenting where parents are highly sensitive to the needs of children. Responsive parents consistently and promptly use accepting behaviours to respond to their children’s signals, interests, feelings, and needs. This type of attachment...