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The logical thing is to think that a child who has older siblings will grow up in a stimulating linguistic environment and develop their language skills faster than the first child in the family. Well it seems that it is not so, but quite the opposite. A study by the National Center for Scientific Research in France (CNRS) has just pointed out that the child who has an older brother later develops his language skills.

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Emotional education during childhood is one of the most important aspects of our children's development. With it, we will not only help our children during this process of learning to recognize and manage their emotions, but we will prepare them with the necessary tools to become happy adults.

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As parents, we want the best for our children and that is why since they enter school we look for the best options for them to receive an education that helps them stimulate their learning and prepares them for adult life. However, we must remember the following: Grades are not the only thing that matters nor do academic skills define the potential of our children.

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Since I became a mother for the first time I was clear that I wanted to give at least one brother or sister to my daughter, whenever possible. In the end, they were two more sisters, because if there is something I can firmly affirm from my experience, it is that a brother is the most valuable gift you can give to a child.

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Over the years, several studies have shown that the type of delivery can influence the development and health of the baby, such as the risk of allergies, cognitive development, as well as some differences at the immunological level. In all of them, it is shown that being born by natural means will always be the best, and that caesarean sections should be performed only in case of a problem.

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In Babies and more we have talked about the various benefits it has for children to spend time outdoors and surrounded by nature. From helping to improve their learning to helping prevent mental disorders in adulthood, growing in green and open spaces is all benefits. But in addition to all this, it also helps in their physical development, because according to a new study, children living in the countryside develop their motor skills better.

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Experts have long known that proper interaction between parents and children helps children regulate their emotions. And this relationship is especially important in the early years, when the child's brain is more permeable and more open to the influence of the environment. Now a joint project of the University of Turku (Finland) and the University of California-Irvine (USA.

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Now that our daughter is "older" and revisions are not so frequent, I miss our pediatrician. And that good woman (and her nurse) are, without knowing it, an inexhaustible source of hilarious anecdotes that, together, form a fun compendium that illustrates quite well the roller coaster that is the first year and a half of paternity in what to sleep it means.

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The majority of the population is right-handed, but about 15% of babies are born left-handed. Why this condition? Is it determined in the womb or after birth? There are great myths that hover around left-handed people, such as being smarter than right-handed people, or on the contrary, in the past they were believed to be "sinister" people, a term derived from "left" or "left hand."

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According to DISFAM, dyslexia is a disorder of literacy learning, of a persistent and specific nature, which occurs in children who do not have any physical, psychic or sociocultural handicap and whose origin seems to derive from a neurodevelopmental disorder. Its incidence among the school population is five percent, being usual to find a case of dyslexia for each class of 20-25 students.

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Surely many times you have asked yourself these questions: When do we begin to have memories of what we have lived? Why don't we remember the first years of life? How can a young child remember things that happened yesterday but then have no memories of that day a couple of years later? It is believed that memory does not begin until we are approximately three years old, this curious phenomenon of not remembering the above, is called childhood amnesia.

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The first steps are a milestone in the growth of the baby. They mark the beginning of a new stage in which they will explore the world from another perspective. It is also an event for parents. On the one hand they feel proud that their little one is able to maintain the balance on his two feet, while on the other there is concern about the dangers of this new form of displacement.

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During their first months of life, babies are helpless and totally depend on us for their care. However, they are born with a survival instinct that manifests itself through involuntary muscle responses. These responses, called reflexes, have a very special role, as they help us identify that the baby is developing correctly.

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There are many babies who have a habit of putting their fists in their mouths, and they do it frequently. They put their fingers or even the entire fist in their mouths, sometimes desperately. It is often believed that it is because he is hungry or because of his teeth, but this is not necessarily so. There are babies who, despite having made a fresh take, put their hands in their mouths.

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It is quite common to see babies walking on tiptoe. It is a characteristic habit of children who begin to walk, considered normal until about two years. When the feet are at rest the baby rests them completely on the floor, contacting fingers and heel at the same time, but when he starts to walk he only does so with the front.

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