Anniversary of Madhuram centre celebrated

By Our Staff Reporter

CHENNAI, DEC. 12. The important role played by parents in the care and education of exceptional children was to the forefront today at the 11th anniversary celebrations of the Madhuram Narayanan Centre (MNC) for Exceptional Children.

As the children took the stage to exhibit their many talents, their parents also stepped in giving the audience wholesome entertainment.

MNC was set up in December 1989, with financial support from the Madhuram Narayanan Charitable Trust to train children with developmental delays/ mental retardation in the age group 0-2 years. Their training is based on a systematic early intervention programme called `Upanayan' developed indigenously. This includes orientation for the mothers to train their children to do all their tasks themselves. The mothers function as carry over agents to continue the training in the course of the normal activities of the children at home.

Those, who took the stage later to pay compliments on the occasion, praised the school for training parents along with children. Ms. Sheela Balakrishnan, social welfare secretary, urged MNC to ensure that their technique and knowledge was shared with other organisations working for the rehabilitation of children with disabilities.

Mr. M. Kalaivanan, Commissioner for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled, assured the support of the state for further development in the treatment of the disabled.

Mr. V. R. Deenadayalu, former CMD, MRL and Ms. Vimala Kannan, principal of the school, also spoke.

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