Your Friendly Neighborhood Pediatricians
By Dr. Elena and Dr. Laura
Your Friendly Neighborhood PediatriciansAug 31, 2022
Social media use and mental health
From 2012 to 2022, Dr. Aramburu served as an attending physician at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, where she also served as medical director of a school-based health center. During her tenure, she created and directed an integrated mental health clinic for teenagers. Her focus of practice is adolescent mental health, which is also the focus of her social media account, @pediatricsmom. Through her work on social media, Dr. Aramburu aims to empower families to identify, prevent, and manage pediatric mental health conditions early and in a trauma-informed way. She is also an advocate for decreased stigma in mental health.
Dr. Aramburu currently practices as an Adolescent Focused Pediatrician in the Department of Adolescent Medicine at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Pennsylvania, USA.
Talking to your children about tragedies
Dr. Laura and Dr. Elena are joined by Dr. Jenicka Engler to discuss how to talk to your children about tragedies in the news. Dr. Jenicka is a developmental neuropsychologist and licensed psychologist. She is an expert in child development and pediatric mental health. Through her platform, she shares parenting tips and calls out misinformation. You can find her on her Instagram @DrJenicka
Spring Allergies
Listen for quick tips to help your children through the spring allergy season.
Picky Eating with Leah Hackney, RD
Dr. Laura and Dr. Elena discuss strategies to help picky eaters with Leah Hackney, RD and what to expect as your children learn about new foods.
Leah Hackney is a Pediatric Registered Dietitian who currently has a virtual private practice and is the COO of two parenting apps. As a Pediatric Dietitian, in her private practice she works with families to provide nutrition guidance from baby’s first solids to raising body confident and healthy adolescents. With her knowledge and experience in pediatrics, she also is the COO for parenting apps BLW meals for starting solids and KIDS meals for picky eating. Leah is passionate about supporting kids' natural ability to eat intuitively from infancy and learn to have a healthy relationship with food as they grow to become adults. You can find helpful tips on how to start solids with baby, picky eating, and raising kids to have a healthy relationship with food on instagram @kids.nutritionist.
Preparing your children for the birth of a new baby sibling
Croup
Dr. Laura and Dr. Elena discuss all things croup including supportive care at home as well as when to see your child's doctor.
From the Inbox
Dr. Laura and Dr. Elena answer questions from our listeners, including how to handle the current Tylenol and Motrin shortage.
Cough, Congestion, Fever, Oh my!
Dr. Laura and Dr. Elena discuss how to best care for your child during respiratory virus season
Breastfeeding
Dr. Laura and Dr. Elena discuss the updated AAP policy statement on breastfeeding and the use of human milk
Starting Preschool and Kindergarten
Summer Safety Tips
Dr. Laura and Dr. Elena discuss tips to have a fun and safe summer from sunscreen to bug spray to water safety.
COVID Vaccines for 6 months to 5 years
Dr. Laura and Dr. Elena discuss the recent approval of both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines for children 6 months to 5 years of age. They discuss the study findings, side effects and answer common questions.
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