GrabHisBalls:
She lacks wisdom. Why fix your wedding on the same day your masters exam is to take place? I am sure she didn't read for the exam and will go there looking for who to copy from.

Stop being so judgemental. Unilag gave barely 2weeks notice for the exam, Wedding planning is longer than that. Her exam could also have been in the afternoon.

femilambor007:


Ok thanks.. I was told that this morning and also advised to check my exam pass again on Saturday morning.

And to be on the safer side, one can still be present on 20th.

Please do you have the pass questions? Can you share with me please?

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I am also going for PGDE and experiencing the same issue?

have you contact them? can you DM me your contact with my signature number.

Yes please, we are to follow the date on the examination pass.

Good morning house. Please my exam pass stipulates my exam for 27th whereas the timetable has education for 20th. Which do I follow now? PGD education.

Please I haven't seen any exam pass on my dashboard. Help.

[quote author=KingAfo post=59824514] does he like playing alone...flapping of hands? Do a small test for him, do as if you are injured or crying and watch his reaction.I have an autistic son as well
@kingafo no he doesn't, he doesn't like to play alone, but he is very interested in cars. When anyone hurts themselves around him, he puts his hand on their head , I guess that is his way of saying sorry. But when he is engrossed with something he doesn't seem to notice. Sorry for the late response been busy of late. Thanks

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I think there is nothing wrong with your son. Kids that age can make so much progress in milestones within a month. A child can go from saying just one word at 20 months to saying 10 words at 23 months. My son is about 2-3 weeks older than yours and I know where he is speech wise now compared to where he was at 16 months.

Do not compare your child with other children. I have come to realise that if you ask a parent how old their child is, if the child is actually 2years and 11 months old, they will tell you the child is '2years old'. The fact is that there is a massive difference in the speech and communication skills between a child aged 24 months (2years) and another aged 34 months (2 years and 10months). so when next you see that 'two years old' child telling her mum what she had for breakfast, lunch and dinner, ask well, the child is just shy of 3years.

That said, I believe in trusting a mother's instincts and I do not think you did wrong by having him checked by a doctor - it only shows that you are a caring and proactive mum. Sometimes our instincts are right. Now, let's assume there is the slightest trace of autism - the doctors are not going to put him on any medication. All they can do is come up with different mental development exercises/techniques that you can use to help him improve his speech and communication skills, so you can as well imbibe some of some techniques and start now. All it takes is a lot of love, patience and commitment and you will see drastic improvement.

First of all, you need to work on his diet. There are many articles online on foods that aid brain development in children. This is the time to replace ogi (if you are an ogi voltron ) with oats/oatmeal. This is the time to introduce varied vegetables and fruits in his diet. Prepare efo riro heavily garnished with assorted fish, small prawns, etc and give your child. Give him bread with peanut butter (you can actually make peanut butter yourself at home). Google - there are many articles from reputable websites discussing food that aid brain development in toddlers. Multivitamin syrup should not be used to replace feeding a toddler a rich/varied diet.

Secondly, since he goes to a crèche/nursery/day-care/preschool, you need to find out from his teachers what activities they engage him in. At the end of the day when you pick him up, always ask what they've been up to during the day - this chat doesn't take up to 5 minutes. No matter how pressed I am for time, i always get a recap of my son's activities for the day. what he was fed with, how many wet/soiled diapers, how much sleep he has had during the day and what activities they engaged him in. You are paying for the services they render, so you have every right to demand daily answers to these questions. Regularly discuss areas of improvement you will want seen in your child -if its speech or his interaction with other kids, you let them know, so they can also focus on these areas. When you do see improvements, commend his teachers and let them know.

This is not the stage to teach him how to write 1,2,and 3. This is the time for activities that will enhance his mental development. This is the period for them to engage in activities such as painting, drawing, recognising and naming animals, sorting items into boxes, messy play, singing, dancing, etc. if you are not happy with the activities he is engaged with at his crèche, then speak to them about it or move him to another crèche where things are done properly. Again Google and you will see examples of activities that you can engage your child with.

You need to seriously reduce his TV time. Personally, I am not a fan of cartoons at this age. I feel nursery rhymes are more beneficial to kids because they are a lot easier for kids this age to remember, hence it develops/improves their memory. It also helps their speech. My son learned how to name body parts from the popular nursery rhymes 'head, shoulder, knees and toes''. You should also learn to sing along with him to nursery rhymes and amuse him. I sing, make funny faces and do a choreography for my son and he absolutely loves it. Sometimes he attempts to copy the choreography and he also attempts to sing along or finish the song with me. We do this so often that sometimes I get bored and want to stop but he insists I continue. Popular classics like 'row, row, row your boat''. ‘‘Old MacDonald has a farm'', if you are happy and you know'', etc are great with kids. You can get so many easy to follow rhymes from YouTube.

All will be well.
@helovesme, I just saw your responses last night. I can't thank you enough for your useful tips. I do some of the listed above but not so much. I will definitely work more on them. He doesn't like cartoons, he loves nursery rhymes but thing is he imitates their actions than words, clap yours he is clapping, hop little bunnies, he hops as well.
This past week I had my cousins come spend some of their break with us and I was amazed at how much effort he was putting in communicating they are young kids as well.
I do ask question when I pick him up everyday. I asked one of the teachers who is an older mom what she thinks since she has a wealth of experience with kids, he socializes well and copy more actions than words but he is better than when he resumed. They have a communication book which his teachers fill everyday to tell the parents the kids conduct , from feeding to sleeping, child's attitude during circle time and all. I honestly never knew I was to communicate with him like an adult early. He eats well and healthy. They do serve lunch in his school but he doesn't like it so I pack his. He loves oats actually.
It's painful seen ones child struggle with things that comes effortlessly to other children but am positive he will get there. God bless you and yours ma'am.

Thank you sabi moms God bless.

Thank you so much moms, I will be patient but so difficult not to worry. Regards to your LO.
cc: Myrygurl, Jaya mama, Eminya

Good evening mamas, how are your LO doing. Please make una help me touch light this mata. My 23 months old hasn't started talking o. He is my first and presently the only. He only says baba for his dad, maa for me, si for six, kiss,and see. He babbles alot also He likes to watch tv a lot which am trying to reduce. He has started school as well. We have gone to have his earing checked and it came out clean, the paediatrician also did an evaluation for Autism. He said he doesn't have it. However he sometimes wouldn't respond to his name when called especially while watching tv. He doesn't always point at things. He loves being around kids, adults have to stay for a while b4 he warms up to you. He is good around familiar faces. He has no issue with eye contact. I have been trying to teach him body parts, he won't respond when I say touch your nose or eyes but he will put my hand his head when I say head. He likes to play ball and climb anything available. He doesn't always sit calmly either, he is always opening this touching that, scattering. he won't get the ball when I say fetch your ball or get your shoes. He understands very little command like come here, sit down, take food, stop it, wave bye, kiss mummy. The doctor said to make him say things before giving him. Like do you want water or milk he will only point at what he wants and if you dont give he just walks away or starts crying. He loves been read to and scrabbling. He is also strong willed, he knows what I mean by kiss mummy but sometime when I say kiss mummy he wil just look at me like what is she talking about. There was a day he was pulling my hands and holding his book which means he wants me to read, I told him say read, he kept on pulling and I kept saying say read, he got tired and left me and kept flipping over pages, I then wanted to read to him he pushed me away. He knows what things are used for, Mama please help how do I get him to start talk. Am sick with worry all kids in his class are talking and potty training with him is difficult. My MIL said not to worry his dad didn't talk till age 2 and till date his dad isn't much of a talker and am not either. In fact his Ped.mention of that factor as well. I have seen two other doctors who think to wait till he is 2 1\2. He never had issues with reaching milestones except for communicating. cc:Zaynie, helovesme,UmmTwins2, AlphaHandMaiden, Onegai, and all the sabi mummys please help.

pjthatcher:

hello ma'am just want to find out how your baby is fairing

@pjhatcher am so sorry was offline. The poop has finally stopped yesterday Thanks a lot for the concern ma. How is lo doing?

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well done ma'am someone suggested a spoon of uncooked pap preferably made by u. I have actually tried it and it worked. but in case u don't have please continue the zinc and ors it will stop @lso be watchful of what u take.
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@pjthatcher. Thanks a bunch. I gave him the pap today. Hope the stooling stops

Mothers in the house Una well done. Please help a ftm. My lo turned six months on the 10th. Woke up last week to see two teeth, didn't experience the usual teething phrase then. But yesterday he started having running stool in fact mostly water. I started the Ors and zinc treatment same yesterday but as at today no improvement whatsoever it even seems worse. He is still active but he has refused to eat only bf. Is it the teething or just reacting to something else? How do I get the stooling to stop? Sorry for the long essay