Biting, pinching and hair-pulling
Key points
Babies bite, pinch and pull hair to work out cause and effect. Toddlers often do it to express feelings they don’t have words for.
Respond to this behaviour by saying ‘No’, but stay calm. Give the behaviour as little attention as possible.
For toddlers, try to understand the reason for the behaviour. This can help you decide what to do next.
Key points
Babies bite, pinch and pull hair to work out cause and effect. Toddlers often do it to express feelings they don’t have words for.
Respond to this behaviour by saying ‘No’, but stay calm. Give the behaviour as little attention as possible.
For toddlers, try to understand the reason for the behaviour. This can help you decide what to do next.
Supporting siblings of children with disability
Typically developing children need to feel that they matter as much as their siblings with disability. You can support typically developing children by talking with them, spending time together and problem-solving together. You can help typically developing children to connect with people outside the family through sports clubs, extracurricular activities, time with friends, and support groups.
Typically developing children need to feel that they matter as much as their siblings with disability. You can support typically developing children by talking with them, spending time together and problem-solving together. You can help typically developing children to connect with people outside the family through sports clubs, extracurricular activities, time with friends, and support groups.
Contraindications to vaccination
Contraindications for vaccination are certain conditions and diseases of children and adults, during which they must not receive a certain vaccine, due to the risk of possible serious side effects. Therefore, it is important that the doctor gets acquainted with personal and family history before each vaccination, and examine the child.
Contraindications for vaccination are certain conditions and diseases of children and adults, during which they must not receive a certain vaccine, due to the risk of possible serious side effects. Therefore, it is important that the doctor gets acquainted with personal and family history before each vaccination, and examine the child.
Early initiation of breastfeeding - breastfeeding immediately after birth
In the first hour of life, most healthy newborns instinctively move towards their mother's breast and latch spontaneously. This early breastfeeding means a healthy start for your baby!
In the first hour of life, most healthy newborns instinctively move towards their mother's breast and latch spontaneously. This early breastfeeding means a healthy start for your baby!
Developmental delay
Developmental delay is present when children acquire motor, emotional, social and communication skills more slowly than expected.
Developmental delay is present when children acquire motor, emotional, social and communication skills more slowly than expected.
Care for caregivers
Because responsive care is driven by emotions and motivations, mental health problems can disrupt parenting and caregiving. Care requires attention to the physical, mental and socio-emotional needs of caregivers.
Because responsive care is driven by emotions and motivations, mental health problems can disrupt parenting and caregiving. Care requires attention to the physical, mental and socio-emotional needs of caregivers.
Mastitis and breast abscess
Mastitis is breast inflammation that leads to local tenderness, redness and fever. Milk flow from the affected breast is difficult. Fever, dizziness, malaise and headache may also occur.
Mastitis is breast inflammation that leads to local tenderness, redness and fever. Milk flow from the affected breast is difficult. Fever, dizziness, malaise and headache may also occur.
Breastfeeding while severely ill with COVID-19
Breast milk provides antibodies that give babies everywhere a healthy boost and protect them against many infections. Antibodies and bio-active factors in breast milk may fight against COVID-19 infection, if baby is exposed. In addition, the corona virus has not been found in breast milk, and transmission via breastfeeding has not been demonstrated.
Breast milk provides antibodies that give babies everywhere a healthy boost and protect them against many infections. Antibodies and bio-active factors in breast milk may fight against COVID-19 infection, if baby is exposed. In addition, the corona virus has not been found in breast milk, and transmission via breastfeeding has not been demonstrated.
Routine health check-up: at 6 months
The goal of routine check-ups at this age is to check the growth, development and health of your child, perform the necessary regular vaccinations and give other recommendations for his successful progress.
The goal of routine check-ups at this age is to check the growth, development and health of your child, perform the necessary regular vaccinations and give other recommendations for his successful progress.
Tall stature
Parents rarely ask "Is my child too tall?" A tall child is seen as a child with a hereditary predisposition related to height combined with good nutrition and health. This is usually the case. Sometimes it can be annoying when the environment perceives the child as older and more mature due to his/her tall stature and, consequently, has higher expectations.
Parents rarely ask "Is my child too tall?" A tall child is seen as a child with a hereditary predisposition related to height combined with good nutrition and health. This is usually the case. Sometimes it can be annoying when the environment perceives the child as older and more mature due to his/her tall stature and, consequently, has higher expectations.