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Marcos Mion is a Brazilian television host and father of three children, one of them with autism. In his Facebook account he often publishes videos and family photographs with which he intends to disseminate and raise awareness about this disorder. But one of his latest videos has been viralized in a matter of days, and there are already more than six million people who have seen and moved with him.

High capacities, high demand and high sensitivity: three concepts that surely you have heard on occasion or that you may even have identified in your child, both in isolation and associated with each other. But why do they sometimes relate to each other and how can we differentiate them? Do all children have high abilities, high sensitivity or vice versa?

It is an undeniable reality: children like video games and it is an arduous task to get them to play in moderation. Because the key, according to experts, seems to be there, in moderation. Many schools already integrate new technologies in their educational methodology, as a way to motivate a generation that was born in the era of apps for everything and video games.

Sleeping enough hours for our body to recover is something necessary for all people, regardless of the stage of our life in which we find ourselves. However, in the case of babies and children, it is important that the recommended times are respected according to their age, as a good rest is essential for their healthy development.

Exposure to traumatic experiences during childhood can have a negative impact on brain development in its most vulnerable stage. Cases of child abuse are more common than what is shown in the media; According to downward estimates, more than 45,000 Australian children were exposed to abuse in 2015 and 2016.

Since she is in mom's belly, the baby is able to listen to music that comes from outside, and even already opts for some musical preferences. After birth, music remains a key element for the development of babies and children, and if we teach them to love it from an early age, music will continue to accompany them throughout their lives.

A correct and balanced diet is essential for the healthy development and growth of children. Remember that eating habits that are established in childhood will have a great impact on your adult life. As parents, our responsibility is to provide you with the necessary food during your first years, so that you can get all the nutrients you need.

The normal weight of a full-term newborn can range from 2.5 to 4 kilos. In its first year, the baby will experience the highest growth rate of its entire life, especially at the stage between four and six months. And it will seem incredible that the little newborn ball that you hold in your arms today will triple its weight when it blows its first candle.

Mutism is a voluntary or imposed silence, and when we talk about children, we talk about child mutism or selective mutism. According to information from the Spanish Association of Pediatrics, this disorder is more frequent than we think and is estimated to occur in one in 500 children.

He just fell asleep. He is so calm, he looks so serene ... And then he starts to smile, even let out a laugh. Impossible not to look at him (and love him), impossible not to wonder ... what will my baby be dreaming about? Watching your baby sleep is one of the greatest pleasures in life (both because of the placidity they transmit and the breath they give us, we will not deny it, right?

Promoting certain activities from childhood helps our children have good habits in their adult lives and can avoid the presence of health problems in the future. One of them is physical activity, and although it has increased in recent years, there is still much to do. A recent report found that 80% of Spanish girls do not practice the amount of physical activity recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).

There is a very funny thread on Twitter of a father who recounts when his six-year-old daughter confesses that he likes a child, that he loves him and that although they "have not yet" kissed on the mouth, other schoolmates of his Age they have. It is normal that as parents we hyperventilate and we are attracted to food when we realize that, suddenly, our little angel who is just learning to read, thinks about kissing in the mouth with another child.

The street has become a dangerous place for children to the point that in a city it is practically impossible to hear about "I'm going to play in the street". However, something is changing in recent years. Some cities (still few) take into account the smallest, who are the citizens of the future, when planning their development.

We all know the multiple benefits that sport has for children: it contributes to the maintenance of a good state of health, prevents obesity, promotes relaxation and sleep, helps in their school performance, promotes socialization and helps improve self-esteem. But, as if all this were not enough, according to a study prepared by the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies of the University of Queen (Canada) doing sports would help prevent bullying, and it has been shown that cases of bullying in the sports environment they are less frequent than in school.

The week has become a Yinkana of extracurriculars and on weekends a marathon of plans, parties and birthdays. When did our life become so complicated? Our children have too many things, too much information, too many activities and, consequently, too much stress.

Newborn babies have various primary reflexes or involuntary movements that, as their nervous system grows and matures, they lose. One of them is for example the Moro or startle reflex, in which the baby extends his arms and opens his hands with his palms when he feels lack of support, and another that we are going to talk about today, the gait reflex, reflex of passage or automatic gear.

Children around the world like hide-based games: there is something very exciting about disappearing from another person's sight and becoming "invisible." However, both developmental psychologists and parents know that preschoolers are fatally hiding.

As parents, we are responsible for many aspects of our children's lives: their health, their emotional state and their education, among others. At this last point, we are interested in our children developing their learning skills and we are in charge of promoting and motivating them to continue learning day by day.

If you ask us what has been the happiest time of our lives, many will answer without hesitation: "when I was a child." Childhood is a period that is often remembered with melancholy, even for those who have experienced hard situations at that time. However it is not always so. Children can also become depressed, experience anxiety and other psychological problems.

It is a frequent complaint of the parents of teenage children: "My son is hooked on the mobile." They spend the hours glued to the screen, they ignore us when we talk to them and it seems that they end the world if they have to separate from the precious phone even if it is twenty minutes for dinner. However, although these behaviors irritate us (and worry us), we must distinguish between an abusive use of new technologies and a true addiction, which experts call "non-substance related addictions" and have consequences as serious as alcohol or the drugs.