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As mentioned in your comments, perhaps giving her a high-protein snack pre-bedtime. An egg maybe or even a protein shake. You could make a pretty awesome high-protein, pre-bedtime smoothie with peanut or almond butter, yogurt and/or milk and a fruit of some kind.
We know that eating protein helps to sort of stave off hunger by increasing the hormone ...
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I am a language developmentalist and at 18 months of age I would expect an 18 month old child to have between 6 and 20 words of speech. You have to bear in mind that development does not proceed at the same rate in all children and that 18 months is still very, very young. As long as her understanding of spoken language is improving then that is all that ...
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Looking at her diet it is actually too healthy! Children should get half their calories from fat, and have high protein levels as well. They should get their veggies to be sure, but stoke her up on high energy, long-lasting stuff that "sticks to your ribs" as my grandfather said. Chuck some cheeseburgers and fries her way!
Good dairy fats are something easy ...
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It is known that the composition of breast milk changes over time, to account for different nutrition needs when the baby grows up.
I think that is the reason behind different formula milk types for different ages.
But:
Considering that you should start supplementing milk with solid foods after a few months (ask two different doctors when to start this, ...
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According to some research of "American Academy of Pediatrics", under the title of "BABIES AND TODDLERS SHOULD LEARN FROM PLAY, NOT SCREENS", those are the key findings:
Many video programs for infants and toddlers are marketed as “educational,” yet evidence does not support this.
Quality programs are educational for children only if they
understand the ...
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The manufacturer's information should have instructions, but based on what I remember from ours, if you set it so his knees are slightly bent when he sits down in it and the seat part no longer supports him if he stands up, it should be good (photo looks like you've got it right). I've also heard (from my sis whose baby just turned one) the toe thing is ...
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