Category: Parenting/Psychology

  • The Impact of COVID-19 on our Children, and How to Help them Cope while Keeping them SAFE

    (written by Dr. Pravin Vasanthan) COVID-19 and the Movement Control Order have caused unprecedented disruption in the lives and routines of all Malaysians, including our children. Due to concerns about virus spread, we have been forced to endure school closures, movement restrictions and social distancing measures which few of us could have imagined, just a […]

  • How Should We Respond to Autism?

    What has autism got to do with me? Why is it important that I should be aware of autism? You may be unsure of the answers to the above questions but how we respond to autism is important because it can make a difference to the lives of individuals with autism and their families. According […]

  • Bayi sawan tangis (colic) – pengalaman peribadi

    Setiap bayi yang baru lahir akan menangis secara purata dua jam setiap hari. Ada pelbagai sebab yang menyebabkan bayi itu menangis antaranya adalah mereka lapar, letih, mengantuk, kurang selesa kerana lampin basah dan merasa sejuk atau panas. Setiap individu, ibu bapa, keluarga terdekat serta orang sekeliling akan merasa kurang senang apabila mendengar bayi menangis, apatah […]

  • Bedung : Amalan tradisi yang diiktiraf sains

    Ditulis oleh Puan Uswatun Hasanah (Baby Cry Consultant) Selama sembilan bulan lamanya bayi menggerekot dalam kedudukan ‘fetal’ sepanjang dikandung ibu; kepala tunduk, belakang membengkok dan kaki menekan perut serta dada. Tidak cukup dengan itu, dinding rahim menyampul keseluruhan badan bayi agar kekal dalam posisi sedemikian. Ia membuat bayi merasa bagai dipeluk dan disentuh setiap masa. […]

  • Bayi Tersedak Susu

      Situasi bayi tersedak susu adalah satu situasi yang menakutkan dan merisaukan ibu bapa atau penjaga bayi atau kanak – kanak tersebut.  Semasa bayi tersebut tersedak susu bayi boleh menjadi biru atau tercungap-cungap dan ini adalah satu keadaan yang mencemaskan.   Apakah yang dimaksudkan dengan bayi tersedak susu? Tersedak susu bermaksud bahawa susu termasuk ke dalam […]

  • Autism Awareness Month : How to teach a child with autism?

    Applied Behaviour Analysis, commonly known as ‘ABA’, is a systematic method of used to support and/or improve behaviour to a meaningful degree. An ABA program is a systematic teaching approach that uses methods of behavioural psychology including discrete trial and positive reinforcement to analyse information and behaviour, in order to systematically teach new skills. ABA […]

  • Autism Awareness Month : Managing Challenging Behaviour

    POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT Positive behaviour supports principles that regard a right of a child to be treated with dignity. It focuses on a child’s overall success, not just the challenging behaviours. When dealing with a challenging behaviour, positive behaviour support implies that there is a reason behind most inappropriate behaviours or face difficulties in acquiring […]

  • Hari Kesedaran Autisme 2015

      HARI KESEDARAN AUTISME 2015 , April 19 2015, Fakulti Pendidikan UKM  Mari kita bersama menyokong, mendidik, membela dan menyayangi

  • Autism Awareness Month : Treatment Options for Autism Spectrum Disorders

      GOLD STANDARD TREATMENT: APPLIED BEHAVIOURAL ANALYSIS (ABA) According to Schreck & Miller’s (2010) research, “Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) has been extensively documented by researchers, national and state governments, and the US Surgeon General as the gold standard and most empirically validated of treatments for autism spectrum disorders”. ABA is in essence the only teaching […]

  • Tangisan bayi; apa yang kita tahu?

    Setengah dari jumlah keseluruhan bayi baru yang dilahirkan menangis dan resah lebih dari 2 jam dalam sehari. Episod tangisan berpanjangan ini sering menyebabkan kemurungan di kalangan ibu, ketegangan hubungan perkahwinan dan isi rumah, kegagalan penyusuan ibu malah penderaan bayi. Sindrom bayi digoncang (Shaken Baby Syndrome) atau SBS adalah punca utama penderaan bayi dalam kes trauma […]