Age specific questions from about 3 months to about 1 year of age. Younger: newborn. Older: toddler.
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How much sun is too much for a child?
My three months old son really likes to sit or lie in the spots where the sun shines through our windows unto the floor. I guess he likes the additional warmth.
Currently it's winter in Germany (from ...
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What are your remedies for baby acid reflux?
My 9-month baby suffers from moderate acid reflux since she was 3-month old.
Our doctor put her on prescription, but we also tried the usual solutions like keeping her propped during sleep (I use a ...
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How can I get my 12-month baby to sleep in her bed?
My 12-month baby doesn't want to fall asleep in her own bed. We could do it in her rocking cot, but now it's too small, and currently we get her to sleep outside of bed, but every time she wakes up ...
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Are there any non-soy, non-dairy infant formulas?
Background
For a child who is allergic to dairy, there are soy-based formulas. However, soy has phytoestrogens, estrogen-like hormones, to which infants are sensitive*, **.
Question
Are there any ...
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How do you determine what the age-appropriate foods for a baby are?
Our baby is 14 months now and he has eaten almost any kind of food.
But during the first months, it was so confusing the fact that each doctor and/or "expert", suggested their own schedule about when ...
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Does using sign language really accelerate a child's ability to speak?
I have often heard that using sign language is really good in teaching a baby to talk. Is this really true, or is this an urban legend?
Related: Can toddlers learn sign
language?
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At what age should I expect my daughter to talk?
At what age should I expect my daughter to form words? When should I expect her to be capable of simple sentences?
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Why does the baby consistently fuss at nightfall?
My daughter (2 months old) consistently fusses or screams around sundown/nightfall regardless of the sky is overcast, the lights in the house are on, or apparently any other factor.
Is this common, ...
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How do I get my 6-month-old to sleep better at night?
So our 6-month-old boy still doesn't sleep through the night. He still wakes up at least once and wants to eat.
He takes 3 naps during the day, ranging from 30 minutes to 1.5 (sometimes 2) hours.
We ...
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Programming with a baby
I'm wondering what parents programmers (or really any working-at-a-computer job) have to say about staying at home with an infant while trying to get some work done; is it at all feasible? How much ...
