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Young children cry frequently. When they are babies it is the only way they have to communicate to us that something is wrong (that they are hungry, cold, hot or in pain) and as they grow up they have the ability to explain it, more or less, in their own words.

More than 200 million new cases of this disease are diagnosed each year, which so far has not been eradicated. The covid-19 pandemic threatens efforts in recent decades.

The most common image tomorrow in homes with children is that of the little ones opening one package after another, tearing the wrapping paper at full speed to quickly discover what it contains and move on to the next, amid cries of surprise and happiness. And that is the key: that they be happy.

During pregnancy, and especially with the arrival of low temperatures, a woman's skin becomes extremely sensitive so it needs you to give it special care.

The year has started with good news for parents: since January 1, 2021, paternity leave has been fully equated with maternity leave, so they will have more time to be able to care for their children, a right they had. long time requesting.

Changing diapers for a newborn baby is one of our first tasks as parents, a task that will last for many months. And, although in the end we are experts in this maneuver, by dint of changing up to ten diapers a day, some tips on how to change the diaper for the newborn are not bad, especially to eliminate the remains of the meconium and take care of the umbilical cord.

At birth, the baby's head is the widest part of the body (proportionally), with a diameter equal to that of the thorax. As the child grows, as is logical, the head does so at a slower rate (imagine with a few years with the head as wide as the thorax) and the rest of the body advances more quickly.

The baby's umbilical cord will fall off between 10 days and three weeks after birth. The way to bathe a baby before the cord falls when the clip is still on the navel is different from how we do it afterwards.