Mrs Pillai’s understanding of cultural differences in parenting helped the teachers and us to mutually understand each other’s perspective. Her dedication and passion towards reaching out not only to KP but also to us- his family-is a quality that I as a medical professional can truly appreciate. She included the entire family during her instructional sessions so that everyone in our extended family household were familiar with activities that she wanted KP to do at home. KP used to be very...
I met Bala Pillai DPT when she was working in the South Plainfield school system as a physical therapist. My 14 year old daughter (A.) had suffered a stroke and when she returned to school Dr Pillai was her physical therapist. From the moment we met, Dr Pillai impressed me with her passion, enthusiasm, skill and commitment to ensure that A. would benefit from everything available to her while she was under her care.
I met Bala Pillai DPT when she was working in the South Plainfield school...
Mrs. Bala was instrumental in making us understand how a child’s immature nervous system was coming in the way of their growth and understand why they were different from other children their own age. She attempted to bridge the cultural differences in parenting beliefs which helped us understand the teacher’s expectations from us. Being immigrant parents, not only did we find becoming parents of special needs children overwhelming, but we were totally lost, how to help our children.
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