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Meg Faure Meg Occupational Therapist United state of America

Is an Occupational Therapist who has worked in pediatrics in the USA and South Africa. Megan lectur... more

Is an Occupational Therapist who has worked in pediatrics in the USA and South Africa. Megan lectures internationally to both professionals and parents on baby care issues, including how to soothe infants, manage sleep habits and feeding problems. A journalist and author in the field of child psychology, parenting and child development, Meg seeks to assist parents to nurture their baby’s emotional world in all her areas of work: Meg has co-authored Baby Sense, Sleep Sense, Feeding Sense, The Baby Sense Secret, Pregnancy Sense, Weaning Sense and Allergy Sense. Meg has developed two parenting Applications: Baby Sense Day-by-Day [2012] and Parent Sense which was released in April 2020. In 2004 Meg Faure founded Baby Sense, one of South Africa’s most recognizable baby brands. She sold this company in 2014 and until then was involved in developing and designing products for the company. In 2016 she launched a toddler playgroup solution called Play Sense. Play Sense offers quality early childhood education in homes with trained teachers who franchise the business. Megan is passionate about her work with babies and toddlers and delivers global online services in the parenting space. She lives in Jersey and is married with three children. less

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late talker
Anonymous posted in Parenting
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You are correct to make the link between delayed language onset and autism however I do not think th... more

You are correct to make the link between delayed language onset and autism however I do not think this is the case for your son because he is attempting to communicate – autism is less about words and more about intent to communicate. If your little one is communicating in the following ways, you do not need to worry:

  • Points at things to show you what he is thinking about
  • Understands your language and responds appropriately
  • Tries to communicate with babbles
  • Smiles and loves to engage with people
You should worry if there are a cluster of these signs:
  • He smiled late or rarely smiles
  • He does not make eye contact or avoids it
  • He does not point and try to communicate with gestures
  • He does not listen to you or try to understand
  • He has no words at 24m
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Meg Faure Occupational Therapist
2 years ago
When should I worry about Tiptoe walking?
Anonymous posted in Parenting
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There are a few reasons why a toddler will walk on their tiptoes. None are life-threatening but deve... more

There are a few reasons why a toddler will walk on their tiptoes. None are life-threatening but developmentally should be checked out. The first is that your toddler may be suffering from ear infections or glue ear and not getting adequate feedback for balance from the vestibular system. I would ask your doctor to check for this. Your toddler may require grommets if this is the case. Alternately and more likely is that your toddler has a sensory processing issue. This may involve the vestibular-proprioceptive system – causing your little one to walk in a way that increases feedback to the brain OR because your little one is tactile defensive and trying to avoid tactile feedback from the soles of his feed. For these two issues, I would ask an Occupational Therapist who specialized in sensory integration to examine him. If you are in Dubai I would look up Wilson Centre and they can possibly assist. less

Meg Faure Occupational Therapist
4 years ago
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