Feeding | • Breastfeeding | ± 2 weeks |
• Variation in maternal food | ± 1,2 months | |
• No extra bottle when breast feeding | ± 2 weeks, ± 2 months | |
• Left overs allowed in bottle | ± 2 weeks, ± 2 months | |
• No extra supplements in bottle | ± 1 month | |
• Level spoon for bottle feeding | ± 1 month | |
• Do not reward every cry or fuss with feeding | ± 2 months | |
• Eat in a social setting (not in front of TV) | ± 1 month | |
• Accustom to different structures | ± 3 months | |
• Accustom to different tastes | ± 4, 71/2 months | |
• Difference home-made food and food from jars | ± 6 months | |
• Eating at the same time at the table | ± 4,6, 71/2 months | |
• No TV watching while eating | ± 9,11,18,24,36 months | |
• Positive atmosphere at the table | ± 9,11,18,36 months | |
• Child may eat less or more in this phase | ± 14,24 months | |
± 14,24 months | ||
Space to move and play with pleasure | • Tummy time | ± 2 weeks, 1,2,3,4,6 months |
• Car seat is for transport | ± 4 months | |
• Not too long in rocking chair | ± 4 months | |
• Get baby out of playpen before it starts to cry | ± 4 months | |
• The playpen is a safe a nice place to play | ± 6, 71/2,11 months | |
• The playpen is a stimulant for motoric development | ± 6, 71/2,11 months | |
• Let the toddler walk itself when/where possible | ± 14,18,24,36 months | |
Daily outside | ± 2 weeks, 1,2,3,6,9,11,14,18 months | |
Sleep | • Duration (sleeping/awake) | ± 2 weeks, 1,2,3,4,6,71/2,9,11, 18,24,36 months |
• Put the baby to sleep awake | ± 2,3, 71/2 months | |
• Sleep in afternoon gradually reducing | ± 71/2 months | |
• Late feeding in the evening not necessary anymore | ± 71/2,9,11,18 months | |
• Children like rituals when going to bed | ± 9,11,24,36 months | |
• A bottle “to fall asleep” is not necessary | ± 9,11,14 months | |
• Bedtime | ± 11,18,24,36 months | |
Regularity, uniformity in daily care and reduction of stimuli | • Fixed order: sleeping, feeding, playing, getting tired, bring to bed awake | ± 1,2,11,14,18 months |
• Crying increases till 6-8 weeks, and decreases after 8 week | ± 1 months | |
• Play in playpen, transport in car seat | ± 2 months | |
Parenting | • Role/influence grandparents | ± 2,71/2,18,36 months |
• Children need warmth, love and safety | ± 2,3,71/2 months | |
• Sensitive and warm parenting and at the same time restriction | ± 71/2,9,14,18,24,36 months | |
• Sweets/food not to be used as reinforcer of behavior | ± 71/2,9,14,18 months | |
• Parenting style | ± 9,24 months | |
• Children like predictability | ± 14 months | |
• Screen/food not to be used as reinforcer of behavior | ± 24,36 months | |
Screen | • A baby and TV watching don’t match | ± 3,4,6,71/2,9 months |
• No television in bedroom of the child | ± 11,14,18,24,36 months | |
• Watch TV together | ± 14 months | |
• Watch TV/play computer together, not longer than 1 hour, daily | ± 24,36 months | |
Drinking | • When thirsty, offer water | ± 4,6,9,11,18,24 months |
Snack | • Water and diluted fruit juice or tea (no sugar), and bread crust or cracker | ± 9,11 months |