jellybeanie07
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hidayah-
i understand ur concerns. we've been thru the same thoughts, over n again.
to me, developmentally delayed means he is slower in developmental milestones than the average child. and a late bloomer probably stands very close to the same line.
so if u ask for my humble opinion, i would say im not gonna put my bets on my unprofessional speculation.
attending a special presch helps to focus on the things he needs to manage in daily life. a playgroup helps him to interact, draw, do arts and sing songs. a special sch can teach him to wear his shoes, feed himself, learn to walk. something a "normal" presch may not have time and expertise to assist my kid.
u're right. i think a childcare has diff priorities from a playgroup. they can let alot of time slip by bathing 20 kids, feeding 20 kids, whereas we can do the feeding and bathing much more efficiently and have more time for constructive play n reading.
when a child is developmentally delayed, he may be late in one or two fields (gross motor, fine motor, speech..) but when he is globally delayed and the delay gaps seem to widen with time (say he was diagnosed with abilities of a 12month old at 15 months of age, and when he is 18 months old he is still at 12 month level.. ), then it is a cause for concern for me.
we're gonna put our boy in a normal playgroup (nothing too fancy or costly for fear that the expensive schs will start putting labels on the unique child), and attend rainbow at the same time if time permits.
we havent attended the 1st interview at rainbow. lets c how it goes. *wink
i understand ur concerns. we've been thru the same thoughts, over n again.
to me, developmentally delayed means he is slower in developmental milestones than the average child. and a late bloomer probably stands very close to the same line.
so if u ask for my humble opinion, i would say im not gonna put my bets on my unprofessional speculation.
attending a special presch helps to focus on the things he needs to manage in daily life. a playgroup helps him to interact, draw, do arts and sing songs. a special sch can teach him to wear his shoes, feed himself, learn to walk. something a "normal" presch may not have time and expertise to assist my kid.
u're right. i think a childcare has diff priorities from a playgroup. they can let alot of time slip by bathing 20 kids, feeding 20 kids, whereas we can do the feeding and bathing much more efficiently and have more time for constructive play n reading.
when a child is developmentally delayed, he may be late in one or two fields (gross motor, fine motor, speech..) but when he is globally delayed and the delay gaps seem to widen with time (say he was diagnosed with abilities of a 12month old at 15 months of age, and when he is 18 months old he is still at 12 month level.. ), then it is a cause for concern for me.
we're gonna put our boy in a normal playgroup (nothing too fancy or costly for fear that the expensive schs will start putting labels on the unique child), and attend rainbow at the same time if time permits.
we havent attended the 1st interview at rainbow. lets c how it goes. *wink