Dealing with your baby’s hospital stay
Posted in Special needs on Nov 14th, 2006
Category Archive for 'Special needs'
Heartbreaking story of a five years old boy caring for himself and his ill mother
Posted in Special needs on Nov 13th, 2006
I read this about a week ago and felt very sad with the dilemmas faced by many children who have to take care of their ailing mothers. They chosed this because they are afraid of being separated if the mother is sent away for proper medical attention and they may end up in shelter homes. [...]
Autism and its links to TV?
Posted in Childcare, Special needs on Oct 23rd, 2006
I find this piece of news disturbing and I am sure other parents may want to reassess the number of times we leave our little children with the TV on. Well, TV with selected programmes seem to be a good alternative to occupy the little ones while we take a quick bath, grab some food [...]
G6PD deficiency – Useful website
Posted in Medical news, Special needs on Aug 21st, 2006
Parents who have children with G6PD deficiency may want to bookmark this website – G6PD Deficiency.Org and read up the information there. Of particular concern are the foods and drugs to avoid. Here is a page with very complete list. Other than that, note this: Miscellaneous elements besides drugs that should be avoided Fava Beans [...]
What is G6PD and what it cause to a baby?
Posted in Medical news, Special needs on Jul 4th, 2006
All our babies will be tested for G6PD deficiency right after birth and this is stated in a card along with their blood group. So, what is G6PD? One of our forum member has a relative who gave birth to a newborn baby with G6PD deficiency. Gucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase(G6PD) deficiency is the most common human enzyme [...]
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