Natural vitamins - why eat fruit?
The time of spring and summer is particularly conducive to the ripening of fruit. At ever-lower prices, we will be able to buy fresh produce that is essential for our bodies. After all, they not only...
The child's drawing as an element of clinical diagnosis
The analysis of a child's drawing is an important element of psychological diagnosis that clinicians should also be aware of. This article presents the basic principles of interpreting the drawings...
Assessment of child development - part 3: the second and third years of life
The third part of an article discussing the stages of normal child development, looking at development in the second and third years of life. The skills the child should acquire in each month are...
Bronchial asthma - eligibility for physical education classes
Physical exertion can be a trigger for coughing and breathlessness attacks in a child with bronchial asthma. The issue of qualifying a child with asthma for physical education classes is therefore...
Child development assessment - part 2: from 7 to 12 months of age
Second part of an article discussing the stages of normal child development. The skills a child should acquire between 7 and 12 months of age are described in detail. Alarm signals that should prompt...
Child development assessment, part 1: from birth to 6 months of age
Is my baby developing properly? Are his/her current behaviour and motor skills age appropriate? Do I need to see a paediatric neurologist urgently? An article by a specialist from the Silesian...
Precocious puberty in a girl
Precocious puberty in a girl is referred to as a condition in which the features of puberty appear before the age of 8 years.
Delayed bone age - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Determining bone age is one method of determining the so-called biological age of a child based on an assessment of the maturation of his bones. The biological age is a general measure of the...
Circumcision
Circumcision(circumcisio) is a procedure involving the removal of the foreskin.
Delayed teething - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
The first milk teeth should appear by the time the child is 12 months old. The second teething - which already involves permanent teeth - starts around the age of 6 and lasts until the last molars,...
Premature overgrowth of the fontanel
The fontanel shrinks visibly from the age of 6 months. Normally the fontanel overgrows between 15 and 18 months of age, but it can overgrow completely as early as 9 months of age.
The fontanel - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
The anterior fontanel is located at the junction of the frontal bone and the parietal bones. It varies greatly in size at birth, usually initially enlarging in the first few months of life and then...
