Children are playful and active; they get easily distracted. Therefore, parents do not recognise the need for regular health check-ups in children. Early childhood is the critical window for the holistic development of a child. For this very reason, the government and CBSE board also focused on early childhood care.
From birth to 8 years of age is considered early childhood. During this time, fast growth on multilevel takes place- physical, mental, socio-emotional, and cognitive.
Scientific evidence shows early childhood is a significant period for brain development. If this period is healthy for the child, it will lay the foundation for healthy living throughout. Health check-up in pre-schoolers provides an opportunity to overcome nutritional deficiencies in children and promote growth.
Regular assessment of the child helps to track age-related milestones. Alongside education on the changing capabilities of children, providing age-specific screening is beneficial. It ensures a smooth transition year by year in a child.
Let's understand with examples. Inadequate response to sounds, abnormal speech, and delayed speech can be indicative of hearing issues. Inward and outward turning of eyes, persistent headaches and trouble understanding the blackboard are warning signs for eyesight issues. Kids sometimes are not able to eat food due to dental caries, mal-alignment, and delayed eruption of teeth which is suggestive of oral health problems.
As mentioned above some of the developmental disturbances (except heredity) can be corrected with early detection. Preventive screenings in pre-schools address undetected health issues in children which interfere with their overall learning progress.
During the annual health check-ups child is assessed for their eyes, blood pressure, heart rate, height, and weight to make sure they are growing at a healthy rate.
The hearing capacity of the youngster will be observed. Students undergo an advanced dental check-up.
In India burden of health issues in children is high, such as anaemia, oral hygiene problems, respiratory illness etc. Post-pandemic we can also see a rise in childhood obesity, vision-related problems, and lifestyle disorders.
Vigour360 is a Westernised adaptation of health care for Indian children. A customised age-specific health check-up is provided to every student as per their needs. It is carried out through AI-powered and world-class screening devices.
At growing age, the right health care can help children to grow to their full potential. All schools can embrace childhood with the provision of health check-ups.
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