Child Protection Procedures - East Ayrshire Council
Child Protection Procedures - East Ayrshire Council
Child Protection Procedures - East Ayrshire Council
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1.6 Non-organic Failure to Thrive<br />
1.6.1 “<strong>Child</strong>ren who significantly fail to reach normal growth and<br />
developmental milestones, (i.e. physical growth, weight, motor, social<br />
and intellectual development) where physical and genetic reasons<br />
have been medically eliminated and a diagnosis of non-organic<br />
failure to thrive has been established”.<br />
1.6.2 Factors affecting a diagnosis may include inappropriate relationships<br />
between the care giver and child, especially at meal times, for<br />
instance the persistent withholding of food as punishment and the<br />
sufficiency and/or suitability of the food for the child. In its chronic<br />
form, non-organic failure to thrive can result in greater susceptibility<br />
to more serious childhood illnesses, reduction in potential stature,<br />
and with young children, particularly, the results may be lifethreatening<br />
over a relatively short period.<br />
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