Longitudinal Evaluation of Children's Development
Approach to evaluation of Children with Developmental Delay
The First One Thousand Days: Practical Tips for Parents
人生首一千日：家長錦囊
International published journal by our Clinical Psychologist Dr. Maureen Kong
The objective of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of Incredible Years Basic Parent Training (IYPT Basic) in a community clinic setting in Hong Kong. IYPT Basic is a Western program developed to promote children’s academic, social, and emotional regulation skills and to reduce conduct problems among typically developing children. The program has not been tested in non-Western cultures, where the challenges for parents of children with developmental disabilities can be different. The IYPT Basic was adapted slightly to accommodate cultural characteristics in Hong Kong. Parents of 52 preschoolers with developmental disabilities were randomly assigned to either the IYPT Basic or a waitlist control. Parent and child dyads were assessed before and after the 12-week intervention/waitlist period via self-reports and spouse/kin reports and videotape coding by observers blind to the intervention/waitlist status. Significant intervention benefits included (a) increase in positive and reciprocal parent –child interaction, (b) reduction in parental stress, and (c) decrease in oppositional behavior among the children. The parents’ attendance, satisfaction, and homework compliance was high. Practice or Policy: IYPT Basic, when implemented with cultural sensitivity, can be effective for —and well received by—Chinese parents of preschoolers with developmental disabilities in a community setting.
Mental Health In Children 兒童精神健康
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen?
怎麼說話孩子才會聽?
家長如何協助囡囡心理正向發展?
Positive mental health development in teen girls: How parents could help?
Dr. LAM, Wai Fan Fanny 林蕙芬醫生
Specialist in Developmental-Behavioural Paediatrics
MBChB(CUHK), MRCP(UK), FHKCPaed, FHKAM(Paed)
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Recognizing Developmental Delays in Children and When to Seek Help
https://www.healthymatters.com.hk/recognizing-developmental-delays-babie...
Dr. Fanny WF LAM
MRCP(UK), HKCPaed, HKAM(Paed)
Specialist in Developmental- Behavioural Paediatrics
Honorary Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Hong Kong
Tutor, The Association for Research in Infant and Child Development, UK
Since the first day of conception, human beings’ brains develop rapidly. In the first 1000 days of life, the fetus/infant/child’s brain forms approximately 700 new synaptic connections each second or upon each interaction with others. These synaptic connections develop and associate with senses such as vision, hearing and later establish more complex circuitry which supports the child’s motor skills, language mastery, and other cognitive functioning. If a child’s development deviates from normal limits, a standardized developmental assessment by a specialist should be put in place to further investigate the child's developmental needs, brain development and to provide intervention as early as possible.
Early signs of developmental issues:
- Delay in Meeting milestones: milestones come in a range, which is determined by both genetic and environmental factors. Common milestones will be rolling over at 4-5 months, crawling at 9 months, walking independently at 12-13 months, babbling at 4-5 months and speaking the first meaningful word (e.g. dada for daddy, mama for mommy) at 8-9 months, combining words at 18 months
- Abnormal or asymmetrical posture or movements
- Lack of eye contact, social smile or interest to interact
- Feeding problems e.g. picky diet, difficulty chewing
- Sleep problems: e.g. trouble falling into sleep and persistent intermittent wakings at night
- Parents’ concern in hearing and vision
Early intervention
Nobel prize laureate Professor James Heckman states that in terms of return, investing in early childhood education gives the most rewarding outcome. According to the Harvard Center of Child Development, the earlier the intervention of developmental delay, the more cost-effective and the less effortful it is. Timely intervention can significantly improve children’s development, and help children learn importantly life skills. Parent coaching on providing stimulating environment, pivotal response training, attachment-based relationship building, as well as tailor-made multidisciplinary intervention on motor skills, language development, cognitive and executive function training, is imperative in supporting the child to catch up from their development deviance while minimizing its negative impact on the child’s life.
Common Developmental Problems in Preschoolers
【AD/HD系列】(一)從大雄胖虎看AD/HD小孩特徵
http://www.ohpama.com/135351/24parent/%E3%80%90adhd%E7%B3%BB%E5%88%97%E3...
The role of Speech and Language Therapist in early intervention of ASD
Early Detection of Autism: How can paediatric assessment help?
Early Intervention: How can the educational psychologist help?
吳乃江先生的緩解濕疹患者的心理壓力講座(2016年3月22日)
Learning Objectives
- Evidence on early brain development
- Normative socio-emotional development in young children
- Normative executive function development in young children
- What can you do as a parent to facilitate thedevelopment of your infant/ young child?
發展障礙的前景
- 發展障礙的徵象會持續至成人階段
- 如不接受治療，情況會逐漸變得複雜，後遺症漸漸出現
- 藥物支援及定期的行為治療或心理輔導可 達至良好的治療成果
- Contributors of behaviour in a typically developing child /影響兒童行為及心理發育的因素
- Neurological and neuropsychological basis of developmental behavioural disorders in childhood /行為障礙的腦神經及腦功能基礎
- Early identification of common developmental conditions: what are their core features /及早識別發展障礙 :認識發展障礙的情緒及行為表徵
- Overview on the management of common neurobehavioural disorders in childhood /簡介發展行為障礙的治療方案