Tracing and controlling child´s development using COCIDIN

Two activities are essential for the successful care of children, namely adequate trace (measurement, recording, trend and pattern calculations) and control (measurement, comparison and possible mediation) of their development. To enable efficient trace and control we should follow as more as possible various development parameters. The intention of this paper is to present the COCIDIN (Computerized cOntinued ChIld´s Development INdex) and its design. COCIDIN is a numeric index founded on observations of ten important parameters and can be used as a suitable base for above activities.