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Many children were born with or may acquire physical and-or mental conditions which can handicap normal growth and development. Fortunately, many of these conditions can be corrected IF parents recognize the problem early and seek help that is available through, the Rappahannock public school system. Children between the ages of two and five are eligible for free home bound instruction from Patricia Hottinger, the county's child development specialist. Mrs. Flottinger has drawn up a checklist of skills that normal children should have mastered by a specific age. Between birth and one year, a child should babble and coo. reach for objects, turn to voices, pull to standing position, drink from a held cup and pick up a spoon. Between one and two years of age. a child should be able to walk unassisted, name three body parts, stack a block tower, say about 20 words and indicate need to go to the toilet.

Between two and three years. a child should recognize people in

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