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Pediatrician & father of 6 here to help busy parents understand the science behind what you're seeing

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Screen time Impact On Language Development, entering RSV Season, and how to manage croup at home

Talking on today’s podcast about a new study I came across JAMA Pediatrics, called “Screen Use and Children’s Language Development From Ages 5 to 7 Years.”

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Both Anxious AND Capable at the Same Time

How to stop collaborating with an anxious brain, new study looking at food allergies & infant antibiotic exposure, and my approach to a WILD 3 year old

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My 3 AI concerns for kids right now.

I use AI daily...and here’s where I worry when it comes to our kids and families.

🛝 This Week In Parenting

Little House on The Prairie (OG version), Exec Function Skills, Ice-Chewing, Authoritarian/Permissive/Authoritative, "that's why you always leave a note"and caterpillars

Skipping School with Dixie Dillon Lane

How Homeschooling Went Mainstream: A Conversation with Historian Dixie Dillon Lane

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O.D.D. Is B.S.

Oppositional Defiant Disorder tells you what a child does. It doesn't tells you why.

Before Dinner Window Sibling Squabbles

authoritative parenting approaches between getting home and dinner

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AMA Toddler Sleep Regression/Anxiety

Nearly 3 year old was a good sleeper, now not so much. My approach

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This Week In Parenting July 3, 2026

Visual checklists, weeds galore, our clinic's approach to vaccines, checking in on ADHD approaches, executive function, and more

T1D Deep Dive

Most kids with type 1 diabetes are diagnosed in crisis: thirsty, exhausted, losing weight…they end up in the hospital and often the ICU.

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AMA: Dysregulated + Aggressive 6 year old

what to do when safety is a concern in the midst of meltdowns

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Universal basic screen time + bonuses (how we do screens)

how we handle summer screens + a quick request