Healthy Children Podcast
1) How to Survive Temper Tantrums
It’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 -- t...Show More
2) What to Do if Your Child Has Lice
Even 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 anothe...Show More
3) Importance of Father Figures
A 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, healt...Show More
4) Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)
ACES 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 dis...Show More
5) Children, Seasonal Depression, and Staying Busy in the Winter
The 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 pediatricia...Show More
6) Setting Goals in the New Year
The 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...Show More
7) Fostering Healthy Goals & Attitudes
Everyone 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 whe...Show More
8) Eliminating Race-Based Medicine
In 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...Show More
9) Preventing Winter Injuries: Indoors & Outdoors
When 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 tod...Show More
10) The Dangers of Marijuana Edibles to Small Children
Marijuana is now legal for medical or recreational use in many U.S. states, with its use on the rise. Unfortunately, so is the unintentional THC poisoning risk these products pose to kids who get a ho...Show More