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| location | Utrecht, Netherlands | |
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| visits | member for | 1 year, 3 months |
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I'm a psychologist undergoing metamorphosis into a cognitive neuroscientist. I also indulge in parenting, cooking and photography.
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Jan 6 |
answered | My 3 month old gets up 10-15 times a night? |
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Nov 29 |
answered | How do we teach our 1 yr. old that “no” isn't a game? |
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Oct 22 |
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Does teaching your child sign language improve his emotional health? It's wise of you to question the research from this link. I am surrounded by researchers on linguistics, and they tell me that there is no hard data that shows developmental benefits of using sign language. But they do agree that a child can communicate earlier using sign language, which might be nice for the family. So it boils down to what works best for everybody. |
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Oct 21 |
awarded | Civic Duty |
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Oct 13 |
answered | What does it mean to “say a few words”? |
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Sep 26 |
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I suspect my teenager is using illegal drugs; what should I do? A friend of mine had a similar situation with his daughter. It turned out that she had begun to date a girl, and was a bit confused about the whole situation, and was therefore hiding it for the timebeing even though the parents are completely open-minded about those things. The moral here is, you have no idea if it's drugs, really, so be careful not to accuse in advance. That could backfire badly. |
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Aug 28 |
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Good resource for what is safe to eat and when We've been advised to wait with milk until 1 year. Formula is considered OK before that. Drinking milk too early can possibly lead to some allergies and in rare cases autoimmune conditions... Or at least that's the prevailing wisdom at the moment. |
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Aug 27 |
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Is it ok to be on diet while pregnant? @bobobobo - of course. But her question was whether it's ok to go hungry sometimes. I'm saying it's not ok, not even sometimes. |
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Aug 26 |
answered | Is it ok to be on diet while pregnant? |
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Aug 14 |
answered | How can I get my toddler to eat as well for us as he does at daycare? |
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Aug 13 |
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How can i make sure my kids are not annoying? I have to admit that I let my kid (16 months) be more annoying than I thought I would. Keeping him occupied full time is not something I'm always able to do. He is too small to be reasonable, and is normally very nice, but he can't stand it if his motion is restrained. My tolerance threshold for his crying has also shifted: while I know that he will stop crying if I ignore him in certain situations, people around me don't, and it probably looks bad to the outside observer. Anyway, my options are either to entertain full time or allow for some crying, so sometimes there's crying. |
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Aug 11 |
answered | Should I make a particular effort to present great women of history to my daughter? |
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Aug 6 |
answered | Two year old afraid to go on potty |
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Jul 19 |
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Why is my baby suddenly screaming in the bath? @morahhochman - I live in the Netherlands where showers are the norm, and kids typically stop using the baby tub around two years old. The advice we got is to pour some drops of water over our son's face whenever bathing him, from day 1. And to start taking him into the shower with us as well, as soon as we felt ready, but essentially from day 1 would have been fine. Otherwise, kids have a hard time adjusting and are normally afraid of the shower. The Dutch would know :) |
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Jul 16 |
answered | Calming Baby after bath |
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May 30 |
awarded | Commentator |
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May 30 |
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Do dummies (“pacifiers”) hinder speech development? Dummy just means 'not the real thing', just like a crash test dummy or a ventriloquist's doll. As for your question, colic will pass, and when it does, you can begin to give your baby the dummy only during nap/sleep times. There's plenty of time until speech begins. |
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May 27 |
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What are the objective arguments against immunizations for infants and children? @DA01 I'm aware of that... I'm just trying to figure out whether the not-before-18-months diagnosis involves deterioration of already acquired social skills, or playing on the safe side on the part of the diagnosticians. |
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May 26 |
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What are the objective arguments against immunizations for infants and children? I'm very curious about the sudden development of autism (regardless of the cause). Did the kids point to objects before? Make eye contact? Cry when their parents left the room? Understand a few words, respond to commands like: "Bring me the ball"? I read that autism can be diagnosed only about 18 months into someone's life, but I find that strange as my kid was smiling and blabbering to toys with a face (eyes) already when he was three months old. He would also look directly into your eyes (not your hand) if you would suddenly grab his foot. Does all of this suddenly disappear with autism? |
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Apr 18 |
answered | What are the warning signs for Dyslexia? |
