Babies and Toddlers in Spain
Chatting with other parents about ages, sleep, teeth and nappies at a Spanish playground.
Spaniards love babies and will happily stop you in the street or at the park to ask how old yours is and tell you how 'rico' it is. Parents swap tips about sleep, teething, the 'guarde' (nursery) and the paediatrician at the centro de salud. The cards follow a new parent's morning at a playground, chatting with a local mum.
- 1
¿Cuánto tiempo tiene el peque?
How old is your little one?
- 2
Tiene unos seis meses.
He's about six months old.
- 3
¿Cómo se llama?
What's her name?
- 4
¡Qué rica!
She's so cute!
- 5
¿Ya anda?
Is she walking yet?
- 6
Ha empezado a gatear.
He's started crawling.
- 7
Está echando los dientes, por eso está tan llorón.
He's teething, that's why he's so whiny.
- 8
¿Ya duerme del tirón?
Does she sleep through the night yet?
- 9
Casi no dormimos.
We hardly sleep.
- 10
¿Tienes un pañal de sobra?
Have you got a spare nappy?
- 11
Ha vuelto a perder el chupete.
He's lost his dummy again.
- 12
Empieza la guarde en septiembre.
He's starting nursery in September.
- 13
Estamos empezando con la papilla.
We're starting him on purées.
- 14
Cuidado, que se lo mete todo en la boca.
Careful, she puts everything in her mouth.
- 15
Es un poco tímido con la gente.
He's a bit shy with people.
- 16
Mañana tiene revisión con la pediatra.
He's got a check-up with the paediatrician tomorrow.
- 17
¿Lo puedo coger?
Can I hold him?
- 18
Es clavadito a ti.
He looks just like you.
- 19
Es la hora de la siesta.
It's time for his nap.
- 20
Ha tenido una rabieta enorme en el súper.
She had a massive tantrum at the supermarket.