DDTK: Early Child Growth and Development Examination
Early detection of child growth and development (DDKT) is a very important thing for parents to do. By making early detection, children can immediately get the right intervention or action to deal with growth and development problems that may occur.
Bumame will discuss the importance of early detection of child growth and development and how to do this early detection.
What is DDTK?
Children’s growth and development is a complex process and takes place throughout their childhood in a period of growth and development. Every child has a different growth rate depending on genetic and environmental factors. However, there are several things that parents need to pay attention to when monitoring the growth and development of their children.
This is the function of DDTK. Simply put, DDTK is a child’s examination from an early age to find growth and development deviations. By finding it early, it is hoped that these irregularities can be dealt with as soon as possible.
Early Detection of Growth Period Deviations
In detecting deviations or abnormalities during the growth period, there are three parameters used:
Measurement of Weight for Height (BB/TB) to determine the nutritional status of children under 5 years old, whether normal, thin, very thin or fat.
Measurement of Body Length for age or Height for age (PB/U or TB/U) to determine whether the child has normal height, short or very short.
Measurement of Body Mass Index by Age (BMI/U).
Early Detection of Developmental Deviations
In addition to the several aspects of growth above, the next aspect that needs to be studied is the development of the baby. Here are some methods used to find out deviations in child development:
Development Pre Screening Questionnaire (KPSP) aims to determine normal child development or deviations.
The Hearing Test (TDD) is useful as a way to detect hearing loss early. If there are hearing problems in children, special measures will be given to improve the child’s speech and hearing.
The Vision Test (TDL) aims to find out vision abnormalities so that further action can be taken. Thus, children have the opportunity to gain greater visual acuity.
Early Detection of Mental Emotional Deviations
Examination of child development still covers problems of mental and emotional development. That is why examinations are needed to find behavioral and emotional problems, such as attention disorders, hyperactivity, to autism.
Detection of mental and emotional disorders in children is very important. If emotional behavior deviations are found too late, then therapy or action will be more difficult to do. As a result, this problem will affect the development of children to adulthood.
Quoted from healthline, parents can play a big role in detecting problems related to mental and emotional conditions. If a child has changes in attitude that tend to be negative, such as uncontrollable tantrums, don’t hesitate to have your child checked by a doctor or psychologist.
