(As per IAP Parent Guideline Committee) THUMB-SUCKING My child is sucking his thumb since infancy. We thought that he would grow out of it. Now my child is 3 years old, but his habit is same. Why does my child continue to suck his thumb? Thumb-sucking is self-soothing. It is

Pencil grasp Between 1 and 2 year your child should be developing fine movements in the following sequence Development of fine pinch grip and precise release of small objectsBoth hands develop skilled function and work togetherCrayon is held initially in the palm as if holding a Dagger (Palmar Supinate ).Movement

The advances in the newborn care in the last decade has lead to survival of many babies who couldn’t be saved previously. These improvements have been most dramatic in infants born ELBW (<1 Kg birth weight) and at extremes of viability (22-25 weeks). But this has lead to newer problems