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Understanding developmental disorders in children
There’s nothing quite like being a parent. As you watch your little one grow, you keep on wondering how your child is developing, whether she’s the same as other kids. It can be particularly difficult...
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Weight gain during pregnancy – how much is normal?
How often have you heard that a pregnant woman needs to ‘eat for two’? Yes, you do need some extra calories for the baby growing inside you, but that doesn’t mean you double your calorie intake. It is...
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Stammering in children can be corrected with the right help
Raj and Seema were a happily married couple, who had just had a baby boy, Arjun. He was a happy child who was perfect. But when it came time for him to talk, there were a few things that had the young...
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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 ArticleStammering – is it a sign of developmental disorder?
Children who stutter have less grey matter in key regions of the brain responsible for speech production than children who do not stutter, according to a new Canadian study. The study, published...
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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