Latest Healthychildren Podcast Episodes
How to Survive Temper Tantrums
Healthy Children - March 14, 2023 05:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIt’s your worst nightmare. Your child throws a tantrum in a public place. You’re stressed out and are ready to have a tantrum of your own. How can you deal? The most difficult -- yet most important -- thing to do is to ignore your child during the temper tantrum. See if the tantrum dies down. ...
What to Do if Your Child Has Lice
Healthy Children - March 07, 2023 06:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsEven the cleanest children get lice. Those little bugs tend to nest in certain colors and textures of hair, which is why some people get repeat visits. Lice are bugs that crawl from one scalp to another. They can crawl from combs, brushes, and clothing onto a fresh scalp. The bugs look like sesa...
Importance of Father Figures
Healthy Children - February 28, 2023 06:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsA recent report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics proves the importance of fathers in the development of young children. Engaged fathers are associated with better academic success, health, social skills, and confidence. Their children also have less delinquency and reduced likelih...
Children, Seasonal Depression, and Staying Busy in the Winter
Healthy Children - February 14, 2023 06:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThe slowness of winter and the stress of the holidays can be a lot, even for our children. Hilary Bowers, MD, is the Director of Behavioral and Mental Health Services and a board-certified pediatrician providing care through the Children's Primary Care Medical Group (CPCMG). She is also a membe...
Setting Goals in the New Year
Healthy Children - February 07, 2023 06:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThe beginning of a new year is always a time of resolutions and resetting your goals and intentions. So today we're chatting with Dr. Lanre Falusi in this encore episode from January 2022 about action vs. avoidance goals, reward systems, and good resolutions for our kids, such as drinking more ...
Fostering Healthy Goals & Attitudes
Healthy Children - January 31, 2023 06:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsEveryone craves a fresh start sometimes, even our children. Whether it's a brand new year, or just wanting to try something new at any point in the year, it's important to be realistic and healthy when it comes to setting goals. Joining us for this conversation is Nicole Cifra, MD, MPH, MHPEd, ...
Preventing Winter Injuries: Indoors & Outdoors
Healthy Children - January 17, 2023 06:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWhen we're out of our routines, that is the best time for chaos to enter the home. And with the holidays and winter breaks, all kinds of crazy injuries can happen. Even in the depths of winter. So today we're talking about the most common injuries doctors see this season (a lot of injuries in t...
Flu & Virus Prevention
Healthy Children - January 03, 2023 06:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsBetween the seasonal flu, COVID-19, and the rising number of kids with RSV, it's time to talk about this triple-demic. Today we'll talk about the slight differences between these 3 big illnesses hitting us this winter, what kind of symptoms to look for, and what to expect for the rest of the yea...
Organized Sports Participation
Healthy Children - December 27, 2022 06:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWatching your child play sports is exciting. You can support your child as an organized sports participant both emotionally and physically. Benefits of Organized Sports weight control time management organization skills better bone density improved mental health social skills feeling of c...
When Should I Get My Child A Cell Phone?
Healthy Children - December 20, 2022 06:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsToday's children grow up immersed in digital media, which can have both positive and negative effects on healthy development. And it can be difficult to know when your child should have a phone of their own. Well, to help you out, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and AT&T have teamed up...
Teen Driving
Healthy Children - December 06, 2022 06:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsLet’s face it, your child learning to drive can be very stressful for you as a parent. You want them to gain independence while still keeping them safe. The most important investment you can make in terms of the safety of your driving teen is giving them a structured experience behind the wheel....
Talking About Jaundice
Healthy Children - December 06, 2022 06:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsYou've probably heard the term jaundice before, and that it makes yellow babies, but you may not really understand what it is. New guidelines released recently say jaundice is not something that we consider to be pathologic, but more physiologic, and it's actually quite common in newborn babies....
Helping Children with Constipation
Healthy Children - November 22, 2022 06:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIf you're a parent, you know that it can be incredibly frustrating and even scary at times when your kids are constipated. It's really common and it's something that so many parents go through, but we're gonna learn about it today and get all the information that you need so that you have informe...
Why School Attendance is Important
Healthy Children - November 08, 2022 06:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsNow that our kids are back to in-person schooling, some of them don't always wanna go. But there are a number of reasons for that. So today we're talking to Dr. Heidi Schumacher. She's a practicing pediatrician and she also serves as the Assistant Superintendent of Health and Wellness at the DC ...
Is Your Child Lagging Behind in School?
Healthy Children - November 01, 2022 05:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIf your child is having trouble at school, your pediatrician may be able to help. Risk factors or difficulties during pregnancy or early life could contribute to a learning difficulty. First, speak with your child’s teacher and/or principal. Ask questions about what’s happening inside and outsid...
Internet Challenges and TikTok Trends
Healthy Children - October 25, 2022 05:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThe milk crate challenge, the blackout challenge, the sleepy chicken challenge, and of course the Tide pod challenge. These were all internet games based around the social media app TikTok. While social media can be good for children who want to learn about the world at large or find other kids ...
Updated Recommendations on Breastfeeding
Healthy Children - October 11, 2022 05:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThe AAP released updated recommendations on breastfeeding a few months ago, which have been a bit controversial because they call for supporting moms who breastfeed 2 years or beyond (from the previous recommendation of 1 year.) Our goal is to normalize breastfeeding in the U.S. and help women a...
Safe Gun Storage & Preventing Gun Violence
Healthy Children - October 04, 2022 05:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThis is not a discussion any parent wants to have with their kids. We don't even wanna think about it but think about it we must. Our kids have a unique issue that we did not have. They must be prepared for school shootings, mass attacks, and gun violence in a way that we never did. I hate that ...
Conscious Parenting
Healthy Children - September 27, 2022 05:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe do a lot of podcasts here at Healthy Children on parenting tips and ways we could be better parents and ways to keep our kids healthy and safe. But what about being a conscious parent? These days with so many distractions and cell phones, we are not very present. The advice Melanie gives all ...
The Power of Play
Healthy Children - September 20, 2022 05:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsPlay is important to child development. It should be a priority in children’s lives. Why Play is Priority Play with caregivers, peers and teachers affects brain structure and function. Playful learning is a fundamental part of healthy development. Play helps develop the safe, nurturing relati...
Ensuring Access to Reproductive Healthcare for Teens
Healthy Children - September 13, 2022 05:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsPediatricians around the country are voicing concern over federal and state actions that could threaten the medical rights and safety of teenagers seeking reproductive healthcare, including pregnancy counseling and abortion services. Joining us for this very important topic today is Dr. Elise Be...
Mentally Preparing For Big Crowds & Classrooms
Healthy Children - September 06, 2022 05:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsAfter spending so much time at home these last few years, and doing school online, some children may not be excited to go back to the classroom. And we know anxiety and depression have been on the rise in young people as well. So how can we get our kids eased back into the old ways of socializati...
Adjusting Your Schedules for Back to School
Healthy Children - August 30, 2022 05:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsAll summer long, your children most likely have been staying up all night, sleeping in, and have lost track of any type of schedule. So as the season comes to an end, its time to prep your kids for going back to school, and getting back into the rhythms that will help them succeed in the classroo...
Grandfamilies: Grandparents Raising Children
Healthy Children - August 23, 2022 05:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsMillions of children across the United States are being raised by their grandparents. Grandparents have always played a role in children’s lives, but their involvement in raising the children has increased in the past twenty years. Their involvement can go beyond serving as a sitter or providing...
When to Include Children in Meal Preparation and Encouraging Healthy Eating
Healthy Children - August 16, 2022 05:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn the last couple of years with this pandemic and these unprecedented times, we've seen anxiety and stress-related disorders really shooting up among our youth. Many times, these can lead to disordered eating and eating-related issues. So this is a very important time for parents and families t...
Digital Literacy in The Age of Misinformation
Healthy Children - August 02, 2022 05:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsDigital and social media grow at such a fast, continual pace it's difficult to keep up. But our kids sure are good at it. In the last couple of years, we've seen a barrage of misinformation online, making it hard to discern what is real and what is fake. Dr. Donald Shifrin joins us today to di...
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)
Healthy Children - July 19, 2022 05:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsACES or Adverse Childhood Experiences is a broad term for a number of stressful and negative events that can happen in a child's life and affect them for years to come. Well today, we are going to discuss what exactly this phrase means. We are joined by Andrew S. Garner, MD, Ph.D., FAAP, who i...
Alternative Birth Plans and Chances of Infection
Healthy Children - July 04, 2022 05:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsGiving birth is such an intimate and unique experience for every parent & couple. But when it comes to creating a birth plan, there are actually a range of options other than just rushing to the closest hospital, to make you as comfortable as possible. Dr. Dawn Nolt specializes in caring for c...
Top 10 Questions Parents Google All the Time
Healthy Children - June 21, 2022 05:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWhat should we do about lice? Why does my child keep getting strep? Why does my child hate me? As a parent, you've probably run to the computer with questions like these. Well, you're not alone, they are just some of the Top 10 Questions Parents Google All the Time. Dr. David Hill wrote an ar...
Eliminating Race-Based Medicine
Healthy Children - June 14, 2022 05:00 ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn a powerful new call to action, the American Academy of Pediatrics is demanding critical self-evaluation and fundamental changes in the practice of medicine to end long-standing inequities in health care. In a new policy statement, “Eliminating Race-Based Medicine,” the AAP observes that race...
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