New Taipei, June 19 (CNA) Of 80 students at a preschool in New Taipei's Xizhi District tested for different finds of sedatives over the weekend, only one had a result that warranted follow-up testing, the city's health department said Monday.
By Chiu Shu-yu and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writerChildren under the age of two should not use electronic devices, as it could delay language development, doctors said.
Children under the age of two should not use electronic devices, as it could delay language development, doctors said.
“My two-year-old can understand everything, but when they want something, they can only point,” one mother said when describing her child.
These “late talkers” can understand and interact as well as other children their age, but do not begin speaking until later, New Taipei City Tucheng Hospital physiatrist Liu Kuo-cheng (劉國正) said on Wednesday.
Last year, the majority of the 26,392 children treated for developmental issues were treated for language development, Ministry of Health and Welfare data showed.
Causes might be genetic or environmental, Liu