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SELF-TALK AND A CHILD WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME

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PALAK'S SELF-TALK HELPED ME READ HER MIND Palak was six years of age when she got admission in 1st STD in TATA Girls' high school, Navsari. I was under terrible stress & tension. My worries were multifaceted. ·          I was worried about her acceptance by school teachers & students. ·          She was at Ahmedabad & completed her JR/SR KG there. The acceptance of new school by Palak was a major point of worry. ·          Till then, she was with my father for 7-8 months every year since she was 10 months old. The care she got at Ahmedabad was beyond everything. I was tensed because I was not confident to match with my father's efforts. ·          Till that date I just followed the time-table prepared by my father when Palak stayed with us. I was not sure whether I would be able to evaluate her needs, her milestones etc. ·          My self expectations rose so high because my father, being a non-medico person, could do a lot f

FLAT FOOT & THE CHILD WITH DS

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Before coming to the actual topic let me share that all the techniques shown are actually done with my daughter Palak who is now 23. Some of the images shown are internet images for the purpose of either clarity or unavailability of my own pictures. My blogs are full of activities. The reason is, to me these are the actual things you need to do with your kids. We did it and the result is our daughter Palak. There is nothing she haven't done or she can't do. Young parents are very ambitious. Each one wants the child to run, to speak & to study. Good..! we should be!!! 'Raising the bar' is our first step towards the betterment of our kids....but when asked to follow, some of the parents run here & there in search of some special person/persons to make the child learn everything.... There is nothing wrong to go for therapies or to therapist, but thinking that he/she will solve all the problems is the biggest MYTH. Few hours a week is not going to ser