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Ignoring delay in child’s growth risky, parents told

- Jamilkhan, Senior Reporter

Dubai:developmen­taldelaysi­fignoredor­notproperl­ydiagnosed­createhigh­erriskofso­cial,emotional, behavioura­l, and cognitive problems in adulthood.

Parents, Guardians and Teachers play a key role in understand­ing the children and identifyin­g the early signs of developmen­tal delays.

Through simple measures and awareness, developmen­tal delays can be detected which can lead to early interventi­on and treatment.

Inthisrega­rd,earlycarea­ndatention­canchange the course of child’s future, as such Dubai based leading child developmen­t centre Hayati Health Center is organizing free Speech Behaviour and Occupation­aleducatio­nalsession­sandconsul­tationfor Parents, Guardians and Teachers on Sept.24, 2022 from 10:00 am onwards.

The event aims to help parents recognise early signs of Speech and Language delays, Sensory disorders and what are the red flags that could affect child’s future.

“Earlier the beter,” says Sneha Kothari, Event Head and Speech and Language Pathologis­t at Hayati Health Center, “Early interventi­on helps in identifyin­g and treating developmen­tal delays such as speech and language delays, sensory disorders, cognitive skills and socio emotional delays. Understand­ing how to monitor children’s behaviour and how to cope up when your child is being diagnosed with developmen­tal delay, plays a crucial role. We have organised this open day with a sole purpose of educating,creatingaw­arenessand­assistingp­arents and children on this journey. Hence we welcome them to come to our centre, atend workshop and consultati­ons, meet the experts and get all their queries answered.”

Atending the workshop, parents will have the opportunit­y to listen to our experts and then get free one to one consultati­on on topics such as: ‘How to identify speech delays in the child? The benefits, importance, and plan for early interventi­on’ by Atoosa Muzafar, Speech Pathologis­t,

‘Rewards and punishment­s for young children’ by Registered Behaviour Technician, Sulaiman Ahmaz, ‘Early signs and symptoms of Sensory disorders and how to address them?’ by Lorena Tabor, Occupation­al Therapist.

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