Child Development

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Sunday, March 05, 2006

About Kidzgrow

An award-winning child development tracking programme, KidzGrow Online is designed to empower and equip parents in their personal involvement of their children's development from birth to 6 years.

Access all 6 years of professional advice, suggestions and recommendations covering:
Gross Motor,
Fine Motor,
Cognition,
Speech & Language and
Social Skills developments of a child.

Benefits of using KidzGrow Online

Gain rapid child development knowledge specially tailored to your child's unique strengths and weaknesses .

Get quick checks of your child's developmental milestones at your convenience. Obtain instant and up-to-date Summary Analysis to help you track your child's development. Enrich the quality of time with your child through bonding and meaningful activities.

The Professionals behind KidzGrow Online

Cheryl ChiaClinical Director / PhysiotherapistB.Phty (Hons, Aus) / M.Phty.St (Paeds, Aus) / MSPA
Equipped with a Masters degree in Physiotherapy Studies (Paediatrics) and 10 years' work experience from KK Women's and Children's Hospital and private practice, Cheryl is able to offer comprehensive management of a wide range of paediatric neurological, orthopaedic and respiratory conditions.
Cheryl has also lectured at Nanyang Polytechnic on Paediatric Physiotherapy. Cheryl's current clinical interests include management of children with movement co-ordination and learning difficulties, and cerebral palsy. She is also a certified Infant Massage Instructor with the International Massage Association (Australia). Cheryl is leading the team of child development professionals generating contents for KidzGrow Online.

Jacqueline PhangSpeech Language TherapistB.Sc (Honours) Clinical Communication Studies, U.K. MSHAS
Jacqueline's experience ranges from work with children to adults with communication and swallowing disorders. She has worked at Tan Tock Seng and Ang Mo Kio hospital and continues to service various hospitals by providing treatment and/or staff training. Her last appointment was the Deputy Chief Therapist to the Rehabilitation Department of KK Women's and Children's Hospital. Her caseload comprised newborns and children with conditions such as cerebral palsy, down syndrome, head injury. autism, language delay and more. She enjoys working with parents and caregivers to optimise each child's communication skills.
Jacqueline has served on the committee of the Speech-Language and Hearing Association (professional body representing Speech-Language Therapists working locally) for 6 years in various capacities. Currently as the Vice-President, she is actively involved in planning for local Speech Therapy Graduate course and raising the profile of the profession.

Valerie ChuaPhysiotherapistB. Physiotherapy, University of Queensland, Australia
Following her graduation from the University of Queensland, Australia, Valerie worked as a physiotherapist in Mt Alvernia Hospital, Ang Mo Kio Community Hospital and Tan Tock Seng Hospital. She is experienced in the physiotherapy management of both adult and paediatric conditions. In her time working at TherapyWorks and KidzGrow Centres, much of her work has involved management of infant, paediatrics women's health conditions.
Her current interests include managing children with co-ordination problems often associated with learning difficulties.

Pooja ShahOccupational TherapistB.Sc (Honours) Occupational Therapy, M.S.A.O.T., M.A.I.O.T.A. (India)
Pooja graduated from the University of Mumbai, India, with an Honours degree in Occupational Therapy. Upon graduation, she was associated with Dr. Asha Chitnis's private clinic in Mumbai for 2 years. She is experienced in management of children with autistim, learning disorders-dyslexia, dyspraxia, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, cerebral palsy, pediatric hemiplegia, mentally retarded, and other sensory integration issues. Pooja’s interest also lies in adult neurological conditions such as stroke, multiple sclerosis etc. She has been a consultant with various organisations and associations including Multiple Sclerosis Society of India, Aastha and others.
In Singapore, Pooja worked as an Occupational Therapist with The National Neuroscience Institute at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Her work has involved treating children with sensory integration issues such as autism, spectrum disorder, learning disorders, attention deficit and hyperactive issues, handwriting problems, fine motor and coordination problems. Her current interest lies in the area of managing children with learning difficulties often associated with hyperactivity and concentration issues.

Wong Yeok LinPsychologistB.SocSc. (Honors) Psychology, Singapore, M.Edu. (Distinction) Child Development with Early Childhood Education), U.K. MSPS
Equipped with a Psychology Honors and a Child Development with Early Childhood Education Masters' Distinction, Yeok Lin has 3 years of clinical experience as a school psychologist with Rainbow Center and 6 years of clinical experience as a senior counselor with the SAF Counseling Center. She has an extensive range of direct experience working with children, adolescents, parents and families, in areas of psychological assessment, behavior management, educational therapy, parent training and support as well as clinical counseling.
Yeok Lin has also lectured and tutored in the Open University program for the undergraduate course in Psychology. She is presently working as a school psychologist in Rainbow Center, a voluntary welfare organization serving children with special needs.
Yeok Lin was the primary consultant on the development of the cognitive and social content in Kidzgrow Online.



Sunday, February 26, 2006

KidzGrow

After a very exciting period of Time My wife & me are blessed with a grandchild !!

And I'm sooooo happy !! I brought up my child by old ways but, for my grandchild I am looking into some improve ways.

This let me into a frantic search for new ways. Good willing I was introduces by my friend Roger into something new and very pratical.

He showed me to KidzGrow. A very interesting online guide in child development. Need to understand it better and how to use it..