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SPEECH DEVELOPMENT - Infant to Childhood.

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What are Voice, Speech and Language? Voice, Speech and Language are the tools we use to communicate with each other. VOICE: is the sound we make as air from our lungs is pushed between vocal folds in our Larynx , Causing them to vibrate. SPEECH: is talking , which is one way to express language. It involves the precisely coordinated muscle actions of the tongue, lips, jaw , and vocal tract to produce the recognizable sounds that make up language. LANGUAGE: is a set of shared rules that allow people to express verbally or by writing, singing or making other gestures , such as eye blinking or mouth movement. How do Speech and Language develop? The first 3 years of life ,when the brain in developing and maturing , is the most intensive period for acquiring speech and language skills. These skills develop best a world that is rich with sounds, sights and consistent exposure to the speech and others. There appear to be critical periods for speech and language development

MALNUTRITION - AND CHILDREN

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Malnutrition : Someone who doesn't get enough of one specific nutrient has a nutritional deficiency, a form of malnutrition (although it doesn't necessarily mean the person will become seriously ill). Even people who have plenty to eat may be malnourished if they don't eat foods that provide the right nutrients , vita mins, and minerals . Some diseases and conditions prevent people from digesting or absorbing their food  properly. For a example : 🔵 some with ' Celiac disease ' has intestinal problems that are triggered by a protein called Gluten , which is found in wheat , rye and barlay. 🔵  kids with ' Cystic Fibrosis' have trouble absorbing nutrients because the disease affects the pancreas , an organ that normally produces enzymes necessary for digestion . The most common nutritional deficiency in the world is iron deficiency, which can lead to anemia. WHO ( world health organization ) est

Signs of Positive Developmental Delays: Gross Motor and Sensory Development

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Delays in gross motor or sensory skills may be caused by a variety of neurological or orthopedic problems . REMEMBER , THOUGH THAT MOST DELAYS ARE NOT SERIOUS . <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <script>      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({           google_ad_client: "ca-pub-4280545194065456",           enable_page_level_ads: true      }); </script> The following may be signs of developmental delay : Birth to 3months: 🔵  Limbs trunk feel floppy and excessively loose 🔵 Arms and legs in only a limited way 🔵 Is unable to maintain a position on the stomach 3 to 6months: 🔵 Limbs and trunk feel floppy excessively loose 🔵 Arms and legs are stiff when moved during dressing and changing 🔵 Move arms and legs in only a limited way 🔵 Has trouble rolling from back to stomach and stomach to back 🔵 cannot sit with support 🔵 Has continue

Motor Development and Sensory Development (Infant to Early Childhood)

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The foundation of growth, development, and learning in a child starts with sensory and motor interaction with the world. The brain is built from the bottom up and this starts with movement and sensory exploration Motor   Development Gross motor skills involve the ability to use large muscle for movement such as lifting the head, crawling, or walking. These skills begin to develop in infancy and early childhood. Sensory   Development Sensory skills, such as taste, touch, visions, hearing and smell development and exploration. Infants explore with their mouth and progress to exploring with the hands. Sensory skills become more refined in early childhood. Jean Piaget was a 20th century forward - thinking psychologist who focused his COGNITIVE studies on children . He found that children think in a completely different way than adult, a truly remarkable find since many  <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></sc