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
Dogan paediatrics guide
Our paediatrician colleague Özgür Dogan from Stuttgart has created something really great: He has basically written a book that covers all aspects of our profession - and published the whole thing not as a book, but as an app.
Taking a temperature
Now it's getting curious. Bavaria's Minister President Markus Söder told the Süddeutsche Zeitung this week that he takes his temperature every day. And he's not the only one. But is that even necessary?
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.