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What you need to know about the next generation of baby monitors with Ami Meoded Jan 27, 2025

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A lot has changed since the days when baby monitors were little more than pastel-colored intercoms. Today, baby monitors transmit video as well as sound, they play lullabies and have night vision, and some even proport to be able to alert parents to changes in their baby’s breathing. While these advancements should result to healthier and happier children, the temptation to replace actual physical contact between a parent and a child with monitoring is great and doing so would be incredibly damaging. The people at LittleOne.Care think that their baby monitor, Elora, not only avoids this temptation but actually strengthens the connection between a parent and a child and even among members of their community. My guest to explain how Elora accomplishes this is LittleOne.Care’s CMO and a driving force behind Elora, Ami Meoded. More information about Ami and a link to LittleOne.Care are at talkingaboutkids.com.

Episode 6: What birth statistics indicate about how the U.S. values families Jan 20, 2025

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It has been just over two weeks since Baby New Year 2025 arrived, so for this sixth and final mini holiday break episode of the 2024-2025 season of Talking About Kids, I am going to discuss births, deaths, and the fetal mortality rates and maternal mortality ratios. Links to the data I cite are at talkingaboutkids.com. Full-length Talking About Kids episodes will return next week.

Episode 5: How preparticipation physical examinations differ from annual well child examinations Jan 13, 2025

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In this fifth mini holiday break episode of the 2024-2025 season of Talking About Kids, I am going to explain the differences between a preparticipation physical examination and an annual well child examination. Links to more information are at talkingaboutkids.com. Full-length Talking About Kids episodes will return soon.

Holiday Break Episode 4: How to measure a second chance for adolescents and the rest of us Jan 06, 2025

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2025 is just a few days old and the United States has already seen old adults, young adults, and adolescents injured or killed in a mass shooting in New York City, a bombing in Las Vegas, and, what is being described as, an act of domestic terrorism in New Orleans. I think 2025 needs a restart, so, for this fourth mini holiday break episode of the 2024-2025 season of Talking About Kids, I am going to look at second chances. In particular, I will examine a recent update to a decade-old report from the Word Health Organization called, Health for the World’s Adolescents: A Second Chance in the Second Decade. Links to the reports I cite are at talkingaboutkids.com. Full-length Talking About Kids episodes will return soon.

Holiday Break Episode 3: Why humor is important to children and families Dec 30, 2024

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In this third mini holiday break episode of 2024-2025 season of Talking About Kids and the final episode of 2024, I want to talk about kids and humor. In particular, I will present a little bit about what we know about humor’s importance to development, its role in establishing and maintaining relationships, and why at least one world leader thinks it is crucial to our survival. Links to some of the articles I cite are at talkingaboutkids.com. Full-length Talking About Kids episodes will return in 2025.

Holiday Break Episode 2: What the good news is about youth substance use Dec 23, 2024

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In this second mini holiday break episode of the 2024-2025 season of Talking About Kids, I share some seasonal joy in the form of brand-new statics from the Monitoring the Future study, which is conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan and funded by National Institute on Drug Abuse. Here is a sneak peek: The substantial declines in adolescent substance use that started in the 1990s continue! A link to the Monitoring the Future study is at talkingaboutkids.com. Full-length Talking About Kids episodes will return in 2025.

Holiday Break Episode 1: How to avoid "jargon-oblivion" Dec 16, 2024

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In this first mini holiday break episode, I share a brand-new article from Pediatrics. It is entitled “Children’s Understanding of Commonly Used Medical Terminology,” and it examines “jargon-oblivion” or the problem that some professionals who work with kids do not recognize that those kids do not understand all of the words or phrases that are being used in their care. A link to the article is talkingaboutkids.com. Full-length Talking About Kids episodes will return in 2025.

What state and federal resources are available to help address eating disorders with Noelle Veilleux Markham Dec 09, 2024

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This is the final episode in Talking About Kids’ four-part series on eating disorders. In the first episode, Bryn Austin described the prevalence and stigmas of eating disorders. In the second episode, Jean Doak explained the harm caused by them. In the third episode, Anna Lutz and I discussed preventing eating disorders and how to intervene when issues arise. My guest to wrap up the series and describe some of the federal and state-level resources that are available to help address eating disorders, body image issues, and nutrition in the classroom, program, or home is Noelle Veilleux Markham. Noelle is a registered dietitian and the Population Health Dietitian at the Arizona Department of Health Services. More information about Noelle and links to resources she recommends are at talkingaboutkids.com.

How to prevent and respond to eating disorders with Anna Lutz Dec 02, 2024

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This is the third of four episodes in Talking About Kids’ series on eating disorders. In the first episode, Bryn Austin described the prevalence and stigmas of eating disorders. In the second episode, Jean Doak explained the harm caused by them. In this third episode, we examine how to prevent eating disorders or intervene when issues manifest. My guest to provide her expert insights on these topics is Anna Lutz. Anna has a distinguished history as a dietician and eating disorder specialist. She is co-owner of Lutz & Alexander Nutrition Therapy, which focuses on eating disorders and pediatric and family nutrition, and she is the co-creator of Sunny Side Up Nutrition, which is a website and podcast that assists parents in feeding their kids successfully. More information about Anna - including links to Lutz & Alexander Nutrition Therapy, Sunny Side Up Nutrition, and a tool for finding treatment providers in your area - is at talkingaboutkids.com.

How eating disorders harm kids with Jean Doak Nov 25, 2024

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This is the second of four episodes in Talking About Kids’ series on eating disorders. In the first installment, the preeminent Bryn Austin addressed the prevalence and stigmas of eating disorders. The core of this episode is on why we care. My guest to help us understand the harm to kids caused by body image issues, unhealthy eating behaviors, and eating disorders, is the amazing Jean Doak. Jean is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and the Clinical Director in the universally respected Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (CEED). CEED was founded to help ensure access to appropriate care for everyone, and, for over 20 years, CEED has been doing just that through its three pillars of research, training, and service. More information about Jean and links to resources she recommends are at talkingaboutkids.com.

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