Remo Largo
"The child does not belong to its parents, but to itself. It was not born to fulfil the expectations of its parents, but to become the being that is inherent in it. It is the parents' responsibility to make this possible."
Vom berühmten Schweizer Kinderarzt und Autor Remo Largo stammen viele schlaue Sätze über Kinder und Erziehung. Dieses Zitat von ihm ist zentral für seine Arbeit. Wir finden: Man kann gar nicht oft genug auf seine Bücher und Sprüche hinweisen. Und wir sollten froh sein, dass es diesen Mann gab, der einen so tollen Blick auf Kinder und so kluge Gedanken hatte - und diese mit uns allen geteilt hat. Wer mehr lesen möchte, dem empfehlen wir besonders Largos Standardwerke „Babyjahre" und „Kinderjahre".
Further interesting tips
Urinary tract infection
The child has to wee very frequently, is in pain or wets in an atypical way. Classic symptoms of a urinary tract infection. If you notice these in your child, you should pay particular attention to one thing.
Blood in the stool
We are starting the new year with a not so appetising topic: blood in the stool. It happens once a week in our day-to-day practice that we receive a very excited phone call or a somewhat panicked email saying: "Oh God, my child has blood in their stool." In most cases, the excitement is unnecessary.
Reading - a real superpower!
Today is the nationwide Read Aloud Day. And I don't think I need to say too much more about the great importance of reading aloud. Reading is a real superpower for children. Hence the tip, the advice, the request: Take today as an opportunity to read something really nice to your child again.