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My son had a heart problem when he was born. Will he develop normally?
Q: Hi, my name is Priya. My son was born with a heart problem and had surgery for truncus repair when he was 35 days old. He was kept in NICU for 14 days thereafter since he had a heart failure. He was...
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Are you dealing with a slow learner?
If you are a teacher or a parent you most likely would have battled the inability of a particular child to learn as fast as the others. Labeled as lazy, uninterested in studies, distracted or just dumb...
View ArticleDevelopmental milestone: Has your baby started walking?
It is a delight to see your baby graduate from the cradle to crawling. Those first little wobbly steps can bring you to tears. However, your baby goes through a series of developmental phase before...
View ArticleDevelopmental milestones: Should you worry about your child’s delayed speech?
Sometimes your child is exposed to a multi-lingual culture even if you make it a point to follow one particular language, like say English or Hindi to communicate with the child. Don’t forget that your...
View ArticleDevelopmental milestones -- What to expect during the first year of your...
Babies grow everyday, each day there is a new development, a new skill they learn. However, as parents we are always worried -- 'If my child is growing right?' Well, not all babies are the same and...
View ArticleDevelopment milestones -- 1 to 2 years
Have you ever heard of the ‘terrible twos’? If you have ever interacted with a two-year-old child, you surely would know what I am talking about. It is that stage in a child's development which is...
View ArticleDevelopmental milestones -- 2 to 3 years
2 to 3 year age group is when children show interest in doing things on their own. It is also the time when most Indian kids start their informal schooling with preschool or kindergarten. While the...
View ArticleDevelopment milestones -- 3 to 4 years
Age group of 3 to 4 is the time when children try to fit in their own progressing need for self-actualisation with those of expectations from parents and society. Children are creative, spontaneous and...
View ArticleDevelopmental milestones -- 4 to 5 years
Children master certain age-specific skills and functions with each turn of the calendar. As they reach the age of 5 they crave independence as well as get serious and realistic. They begin to get a...
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My motherly instincts knew something was amiss about my baby!
We spoke to Vaishali Mehta, a mother of two - one of them a special child. Here is her story in her own words. We salute your courage! My elder son Parshva Mehta came into my life like a ray of light...
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