At the firs anniversary function of the Developmental Paediatrics and Child Neurology Unit at MOSC medical college, this school boy who needs mobility aids and periodic medical attention paused a question, 'where can we go when we are just a few years old, to find out how we can learn to overcome our limitations'!
That question was an eye opener about the need to develop a Family Support Centre for families come to and become familiar with how children learn when they have physical or cognitive challenges!
A large room with visual displays and toys appropriate for early learning is now getting ready in our unit. This is created keeping in mind the needs of the parents who visit the department. The displays would be a dialogue starter with parents.
In an enquiry with doctors from the community health department we found out that many children who need special assistance do not have appropriately suitable home environment.
Our idea is to help parents to plan to modify their home environment. We offer to look at the photos or videos they would bring to help them in planning to make their environment more suitable to their children and their learning at home!
So the Family Support Centre is now getting ready!
M.C.Mathew (text and photo)
M.C.Mathew (text and photo)
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