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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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Pollen allergy

Spring is actually fantastic. The sun is finally shining again, temperatures are rising and there's an end to grey in grey, because everything is green and in bloom. And that's exactly where the spring glories come to an end for some: for those who suffer from pollen allergies.

Paediatric myths

Have you ever heard these phrases or said them yourself? "The child has such yellow snot, it's probably something bacterial!" "The urine smells so bad, it's probably a urinary tract infection!" "The child is coughing so badly, it must be pneumonia!" You hear all these sentences over and over again and they are all, you guessed it, rubbish.

Fear of (visiting) the doctor

There are always children who are terrified of their paediatrician - or of a visit to the surgery. What can you do about it? A lot.