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The "good old" sleep training / the Ferber method

The "good old" sleep training method, known as the Ferber method, regularly causes controversy - like so many issues surrounding sleep in babies and young children. What bothers the doctor the most? The fact that people hardly talk about it because they are so divided into different camps.

More in the video. Links to the previous sleep tips from the doctor:

Tip from the doc Sleep I

Tip from the doc Sleep II

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Insect bites

Insect bites are annoying and can be painful. However, they are almost always completely harmless. And if it does become serious, you will recognise it immediately.

Sneezing (photic sneeze reflex)

Do you know this? You step into the sunlight and - whoops - you have to sneeze. This phenomenon is called the photic sneeze reflex. Around a third of all people have this reflex.

Tantrums I

It turns the sweetest child into a bully: the tantrum. How to recognise whether tantrums are a cause for concern or simply a minor evil: