Monitoring Early Child Development is Critical for Effective Intervention

Walking, talking, and making facial expressions are all part of early childhood development, but how do new parents know if their child is meeting age-appropriate benchmarks?

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By Alexis Fernandez

Story Created: Nov 7, 2011 at 3:25 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Nov 7, 2011 at 4:17 PM AKDT

Walking, talking, and making facial expressions are all part of early childhood development, but how do new parents know if their child is meeting age-appropriate benchmarks?

Doctors say the early developmental stages are when parents need to pay special attention to their child’s progress.

Angie and Kelly Petit’s 3-year-old son, Hugo, was diagnosed at four months old with a rare disorder known as juvenile xanthogranuloma, or JXG, which affects his blood and organs.

At six months, Hugo wasn’t responding to his name, sending up a red flag to his parents.

Angie feels early intervention helped her son find the right support services.

“The younger they are, the more impressionable they are. You’re still molding their minds. It’s never too early to start and there's such a thing as too much intervention,” she said.

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Eh? said on Monday, Nov 7 at 7:52 PM

They oughta have this in Iran or Pakinstan!

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