Better Life Child Development Centre, located in Thalap, Kannur District, Kerala, India, is a trusted institution with over 10 years of experience in the field of child development and disability management. The centre is committed to enhancing child development services through evidence-based practices, supporting children up to 16 years of age.
With a decade of expertise, the centre has evolved into a comprehensive support system that integrates preventive, promotive, and rehabilitative interventions to meet the diverse developmental needs of children and today its one of the best in Kannur, Kerala. Our approach is rooted in the understanding that child development is a dynamic process influenced by physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioural factors across different stages of childhood.
Better Life adopts a holistic and multidisciplinary approach, where a team of experienced professionals—including child development specialists, therapists, educators, and caregivers—work collaboratively to provide individualized, child-centred, and need-based interventions.
We offer structured developmental, educational, and therapeutic programs tailored to children from early childhood through middle childhood up to 16 years. These programs are designed to:
Support age-appropriate developmental milestones
Enhance functional and adaptive skills
Promote emotional and behavioural regulation
Strengthen learning abilities and social integration
At Better Life, we strongly believe that families play a vital role in a child’s development. Therefore, parental guidance, counselling, and active caregiver involvement are integral to our services, ensuring continuity of care and fostering a supportive and inclusive environment for every child. Through our years of experience and integrated services, Better Life Child Development Centre continues to empower children to achieve their full potential and actively participate in family, school, and community life.
The centre is founded on the principle that each child possesses unique developmental needs, strengths, and learning profiles. Accordingly, interventions and educational strategies are individualized and designed to incorporate approaches that are most effective for each child. A structured and supportive learning environment is provided, utilizing evidence-based teaching methodologies, including specialized teaching aids, visual supports, structured schedules, and other scientifically validated tools to facilitate engagement, enhance comprehension, and optimize learning outcomes.
To ensure that every child with developmental disorders—including Cerebral Palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), developmental impairments associated with epilepsy, sensory processing difficulties, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), learning disabilities, and related neurodevelopmental conditions affecting physical, cognitive, communicative, and learning domains—irrespective of socio-economic background, is provided with equitable access to early identification, comprehensive diagnosis, evidence-based intervention, therapeutic training, counselling, and guidance. Our vision is to empower each child to achieve their maximum potential and to lead a dignified, healthy, independent, and fulfilling life.
To establish and maintain specialized, well-equipped, and child-friendly therapeutic environments dedicated to children with special needs, enabling the delivery of high-quality physical and occupational therapy interventions based on scientific and best-practice standards. To support children and their families through an integrated rehabilitation approach by facilitating access to multidisciplinary therapeutic services, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and language pathology, yoga-based therapeutic practices, early childhood and infant development programs, and structured family support and counselling services, thereby promoting holistic development and long-term functional independence
Better Life Child Development Centre upholds a child-centred and inclusive philosophy that recognizes the individuality of every child, focuses on holistic development across cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioural domains, follows ethical and evidence-based practices, actively collaborates with families and caregivers, and provides a structured, nurturing, and supportive environment to help children up to 16 years of age develop independence, confidence, and their maximum potential.
Better life child development center is headed by experienced doctors in the field of Neurology and Ayurveda.
Managing Director - Dr. Reshma, Ratheesh, BAMS, MBA [Hospital Management], BCABA , CAMA
1. Speech and Language Therapists
2. Psychologists
3. Behavior analysts (ABA)
4. Occupational Therapists
5. Special Educators
6. Yoga Therapist
7. Neurologist (Consulted and Patronized)
Leadership
Dr. Mohanan Neurologist (Mentor)
Dr. Reshma
Ratheesh Raghunathan