Little Sarah* is 3 years old. Unlike little girls her age, she can not talk sensibly yet. She can mumble phrases, but none, not even her nanny, understands what she is trying to say. It could be speech delay. We, however, sense more than that, the girl has no eye contact and no concept of things, she just mimics. So we talked with her mom.
We found out that mom and dad are both overseas contract workers and at the time of Sarah’s enrollment with us, they were only on vacation. As per our recommendation, mommy, a registered nurse, had Sarah checked. The pediatrician said it was not just speech delay (as what we have sensed) and she recommended therapy.
I personally believe, however, that Sarah needs more than that. She needs parents more than anything else. But when we asked mommy if it’s not possible for her to stay with the little girl, she said it isn’t and that she really had to continue working abroad.
Yesterday, we received an overseas call from Sarah’s mommy. She’s been back abroad for 2 weeks now and was checking how Sarah was coping. What saddened us was her reluctance to have Sarah undergo therapy. She still believes that the girl was fine and that she only needs exposure to other children. I believe otherwise. If the pediatrician said she needs therapy, and I guess she really needs it :(
Our children are kids only once, if we miss their childhood altogether, there’s no way to make up for the lost time because they will NEVER BE kids again..
*not real name
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