As I watched this bud broken and hanging in a slender support, I wondered whether it is a symbol of what happens to some children, who are developmentally challenged!
Most children who come seeking for help are children who go through difficulties which freeze them in the developmental process on account of what they suffered. Their circumstances have been difficult because of which they find the developmental progress difficult and demanding.
To have been denied of all prospects of development because of what they suffered is unfortunate.
What Amazed me was, how the bud was still holding in a slender form, with the prospect of it becoming a flower.
That gives plenty of hope for children and their parents because there is still life left in the flower bud to allow it to become a flower.
I have often come across this as a reality in many children. Amidst many difficulties which children might go through, what would sustain them would be the help they would find from their home and family.
The professionals whom parents would consult would be another source of support for children; the teachers at school provide a link in the developmental achievement; the civil society has to be mindful of children and their needs.
A developmentally challenged child would need support from various places and people to be able to overcome the disadvantage they are through.
The child development of developmentally challenged children is a major concern in any developing country, as about 15 percent children born would have special needs!
A collaborative plan of action is needed for their development.
M.C.Mathew (text and photo)
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