Role of Life Development Centre.

Learning difficulty and disabled children should not be discriminated as what most do.

Role of Parents :
Parents should try to accept the fact that their child is mentally challenged and help him or her grow to the full potential that he or she is capable of. Even though such an attitude is understandable, it does not show any results. That time will be better spent in admitting your child to a special school or sheltered institution where he can get professional help. School teaches the child how to survive and progress in our world. Special skills are taught to them to help them make good use of their time and lives. Each child is given a task that suits his or her mental growth. Sensory training and perceptual knowledge is stressed on and children are taught utilitarian tasks that will help the child to be more independent. This is normally taught through drill and repetition over a period of years. Besides schools, parents and family members at home also must provide a secure environment for the development of the abilities and interests of the mentally retarded.
Parents should not feel awkward and should help their child to socialise with family members, relatives and friends. Subnormal children need more love and affection than the normal child does or they tend to get frustrated. They might not be able to express their needs. So it is up to you to anticipate what they want and give them all the love and strength that they require to help them develop to their full potential. Health and education professionals who participate as team members must actively pursue parent-professional partnerships in the decision-making process. The logical first step is to acknowledge the value of the parent-professional relationship. Parents should be viewed as equal partners who can make important and necessary contributions in the planning, decision-making, process. If professionals are reluctant to or refuse to acknowledge parents as partners in the process, they run the risk of alienating them, resulting in a lack of interest or participation in necessary services. Once the non-family team members accept the parents or other relevant family members as equal partners in the planning process, strategies to encourage continued active participation should be developed and implemented.		Besides schools, parents and family members at home also must provide a secure environment for the development of the abilities and interests of the mentally retarded. Subnormal children need more love and affection than the normal child does or they tend to get frustrated.