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Child development (87 contents)
Diapering: what can be done to prevent potty training becoming a parent's nightmare?
Parents of young children often wonder whether their child is developing at the right pace. When asking paediatricians about this, they often hear that it is possible to define certain intervals,...
Joint pain in children: causes and treatments
Joint pain in children is a cause of much worry for parents, but is also a symptom of many diseases, not only of osteoarticular origin. Joint pain in children is so problematic for the young person...
Mothers' experience of racial prejudice affects the development of their children's brains
Does the experience of social inequality or racial prejudice during pregnancy affect the development of their offspring's functional connections during the fetal period?
The amount of sleep in infants reflects their developmental pattern
Infants who need more frequent naps during the day have a smaller vocabulary and lower cognitive skills. This is according to a study carried out by a team from the University of East Anglia in...
Baby soother review - what should I look out for?
Not every child accepts a dummy - this can be due to simple dislike, but also to a mismatch. Here is an overview of dummies on the market.
Centile grids - what are they, how to read and interpret them?
Centile grids are charts that allow the physical development of children and young people to be assessed. They are one of many methods of assessing a child. The most commonly used are centile grids...
When should a baby start smiling?
Most new parents look at their babies very carefully - they want to make sure that their child is developing correctly. It is easy to find information on when a child should start walking or talking,...
Dyslexia in a child - how to recognise?
Dyslexia is now the most common learning disorder in children. This article by a clinical psychologist answers questions about what dyslexia is, what disorders it covers, where to get help and how to...
10 symptoms in a child that should worry you
A child's rate of development is an individual matter. There are, however, behavioural patterns and symptoms that may indicate certain irregularities in the child's development. Causes for these may...
Snacking between meals puts children at risk of caries and obesity
Caries is one of the diseases of civilisation, along with obesity, affecting children. Research shows that snacking between meals (mainly sweets, biscuits and crisps) leads to oral cavity and weight...
Harmful sexual behaviour in children and adolescents - how to recognise it?
Sexual development is an integral part of everyone's adolescence and it is during adolescence that images, patterns and norms are formed. Sexual behaviour displayed by children and adolescents,...
Relationship building and integrated development of the child
Depending on the relationship model adopted by the parents, a child can develop according to his or her best potential or get stuck in rigid patterns that cause many adaptation difficulties in his or...
Aggression in children - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
In every pre-school group or school there is a child that not only parents but also teachers cannot cope with. This is not only true for boys, but also for girls. In most cases, peers are also afraid...
Menier's disease - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Menier's disease affects the structures of the inner ear and is associated with the formation of a hydrocephalus of the membranous vagus.
Tantrums in children - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
A tantrum is a loss of control over behaviour. It depends on the temperament of the child. It manifests itself: shouting, beating, stomping, hitting the head, throwing themselves on the...
Breastfeeding promotion programme needed
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends that infants should be breastfed only until the end of the sixth month of life and, after the diet has been expanded, until they are two years old or...
Importance of folic acid in the prevention of neural tube defects
In Poland, approximately 2,000 children are born each year with congenital malformations of the nervous system and spine known as neural tube defects.
Dyslexia may appear before children learn to read
New research suggests that the reduced brain activity associated with the onset of dyslexia appears to develop before, rather than after, a child starts reading.
Dyslexia may appear before children learn to read
New research suggests that the reduced brain activity associated with the onset of dyslexia appears to develop before, rather than after, a child starts reading.
Electroencephalographic (EEG) examination in children
TheEEG test is often ordered for children with suspected various neurological conditions. Aimed at parents, this article presents basic information about the EEG test, with particular emphasis on the...
Neurodevelopmental disorders - what it means and what to look out for when observing a child's development
Neurodevelopmental disorders is a broad term encompassing a range of abnormalities in both the motor, intellectual and social development of a child. Often early detection of such disorders can...
Speech development in the child
One of the most common questions asked to the paediatrician is about the normal intellectual development of the young child and, in particular, about speech development. In the following article,...
