Routine health check-up: at one month
The goal of regular preventive health check-up examinations (systematic examinations) is to preserve and improve the health of your child. The medical team might include your family doctor, or GP or a paediatrician and a nurse. Pediatric team: the paediatrician and pediatric nurse. They will undertake the planned activities, but will also leave you enough time for your questions and dilemmas.
The goal of regular preventive health check-up examinations (systematic examinations) is to preserve and improve the health of your child. The medical team might include your family doctor, or GP or a paediatrician and a nurse. Pediatric team: the paediatrician and pediatric nurse. They will undertake the planned activities, but will also leave you enough time for your questions and dilemmas.
Routine health check-up: at 9 months
As a part of the routine health check-up, in addition to the usual check of your child's growth and health condition, a more comprehensive assessment of the child’s development will be undertaken in this visit. Schedule your next visit to the doctor!
As a part of the routine health check-up, in addition to the usual check of your child's growth and health condition, a more comprehensive assessment of the child’s development will be undertaken in this visit. Schedule your next visit to the doctor!
Can you spoil a baby?
You can’t ‘spoil’ a young baby. If your newborn is crying, it’s because he needs your help. If you respond calmly and consistently, it helps your baby learn that the world is a safe and predictable place.
You can’t ‘spoil’ a young baby. If your newborn is crying, it’s because he needs your help. If you respond calmly and consistently, it helps your baby learn that the world is a safe and predictable place.
Baby massage: in pictures
Getting started with baby massage
Upper body massaging for babies
Face and back massage for babies
Getting started with baby massage
Upper body massaging for babies
Face and back massage for babies
A child as a cyclist
Cycling is one of the healthiest ways to move, it is environmentally friendly and is an indispensable form of recreation that you should not deny to your child of, even if you are not really a fan or can't ride a bicycle. Responsible and conscientious participation in traffic, good working order of the bicycle, use of protective equipment, as well as movement on safe surfaces (bicycle lanes) are the basis of safe cycling.
Cycling is one of the healthiest ways to move, it is environmentally friendly and is an indispensable form of recreation that you should not deny to your child of, even if you are not really a fan or can't ride a bicycle. Responsible and conscientious participation in traffic, good working order of the bicycle, use of protective equipment, as well as movement on safe surfaces (bicycle lanes) are the basis of safe cycling.
Stimulation of motor activities in the third year
Healthy children are expected to start walking by the age of 20 months. The phase of learning to walk and independent walking is very intense and children have a constant need to further explore motor activities: running, climbing, kicking, throwing and catching a ball, walking up and down stairs, climbing uphill, going downhill, pushing push-toys, trying to ride a scooter, bicycle...
Healthy children are expected to start walking by the age of 20 months. The phase of learning to walk and independent walking is very intense and children have a constant need to further explore motor activities: running, climbing, kicking, throwing and catching a ball, walking up and down stairs, climbing uphill, going downhill, pushing push-toys, trying to ride a scooter, bicycle...
Childhood sexual behaviour: toddlers
Sexual behaviour is a mostly typical and healthy part of children’s development.
Toddlers might explore their own or other people’s bodies by touching, looking and talking.
The way you respond to toddler sexual behaviour depends on your values. But staying calm is very important.
Sexual behaviour is a mostly typical and healthy part of children’s development.
Toddlers might explore their own or other people’s bodies by touching, looking and talking.
The way you respond to toddler sexual behaviour depends on your values. But staying calm is very important.
What affects child growth
A child grows under the influence of numerous factors. Some of them are hereditary, but living conditions and environmental factors have a strong impact and can significantly inform the end result.
A child grows under the influence of numerous factors. Some of them are hereditary, but living conditions and environmental factors have a strong impact and can significantly inform the end result.
Baby and toddler cues: in pictures
Baby cues: ‘I want attention’
Baby cues: ‘I want attention’
Child development: the first five years
Development is how your child grows physically and emotionally and learns to communicate, think and socialise. In the first five years of life, your child’s brain develops more and faster than at any other time in his life. Your relationship with your child is one of the most important influences on your child’s learning and development. In the early years, your child’s main way of learning and developing is through play.
Development is how your child grows physically and emotionally and learns to communicate, think and socialise. In the first five years of life, your child’s brain develops more and faster than at any other time in his life. Your relationship with your child is one of the most important influences on your child’s learning and development. In the early years, your child’s main way of learning and developing is through play.