Hello
to all dear visitors to my child’s world, one of the things that
parents care about most, and that they should care about, is the normal
growth and development of their children at all stages of their age to
ensure their physical, emotional, and skill safety alike, each of which
is no less important than the other. Then parents must be able to
evaluate their children and notice if there is a problem or delay at
some stage. Therefore, in this article, we will highlight to you the
most important signs that indicate a delay in development in children,
and the most important points that we must focus on while evaluating our
children.
The most important indicators that indicate a delay in development in a child:
1. At the age of two months:
Inability to keep the head up after lifting it from his hands while sleeping on his back.
The child feels “loose” or “stiff” more than normal.
2. At the age of 4 months:
Inability to hold toys.
Inability to hold the head well.
Doesn't try to lift things into his mouth.
3. At the age of 6 months:
Inability to sit with the help of the mother.
Inability to turn over in bed.
At 7 months old:
He does not try to reach things (toy - food).
If you give him something, he cannot put things into his mouth accurately.
He cannot "load" even a small amount on his legs.
At 9 months old:
He cannot sit alone.
At 12 months:
He cannot stand even with help.
At the age of one and a half years:
Can not walk.
At the age of three years:
He falls frequently or cannot use stairs.
He cannot handle small objects (collecting cubes, for example).
If your son is late in one or more of these movements...you should consult a doctor.
Key and very important points that must be focused on during our evaluation of the child:
We
will learn together how to evaluate our children. What is meant here is
to ensure that our child is physically, emotionally, and skillfully
safe, and that he is fine, and we will notice if he may be suffering
from some problem.
1. Auditory attention:
It
is represented in the call to the child. Does the child look when he is
called or does he not pay attention, and does he pay attention the
first, second, or third time? Does he pay attention while he is busy
doing something he loves?
Does the child notice that there is a sound behind him (does he turn his face to the source of the sound)?
2. Visual attention:
Does he pay attention to anything that emits light (such as a flashlight or glow stick)?
Does he notice anything moving?
Does he pay attention to something moving in a circular motion, such as a bee?
Does he pay attention to the face of the person he is talking to?
Does he pay attention to something moving vertically or horizontally?
3. Focus:
How long can a child sit while listening and alert to your conversation with him?
Does the child have any movement patterns that require a specific amount of time to be maintained?
Is there something that makes him angry?
How long can a child sit while engaging in a favorite activity?
4. Caring for things:
In
it, we observe the way the child plays, whether he plays normally or
whether he is interested in part of the game (the car wheel) and how
long he sits and engages in his activity.
5. Understanding the language:
We
notice his understanding of simple commands (give - take). His
understanding of his body parts (where is your hand, where is your eye).
His understanding of the things surrounding him (where is the chair, where is the toy).
6. Expressive language:
Does the child express by pointing or speaking, or does he take the mother’s hand for the thing he wants?
7. Imitation:
Does the child imitate simple movements such as (raising the hand and hitting the table) or is he unable to imitate?
