Social-emotional learning, commonly referred to as SEL, is a framework that can help students and the adults they become thrive personally and academically. This week, we have Dr. Aria Fiat, and Dr. Phoebe Jordan join Kate Setter to give parents more context on the social-emotional learning framework and how it comes to life in learning environments. We also discuss the research on SEL, misconceptions about the intent of SEL, the essential components of the framework, parent modeling, and more. This is an episode you won’t want to miss!     

For more information on Social and Emotional Learning, please visit https://casel.org/  

Cincinnati Children's chaplains, Marc Zumhagen and Yisroel Kaufman, join Michael English for a conversation about the importance of having tough conversations with kids. With military conflict in our world, as well as a pandemic that pushes on, and all of the challenges families face everyday, kids worry and need the adults in their lives to help them talk about the tough stuff. Marc and Yisroel offer real-life examples and incredibly practical advice for parents to create a space where kids and adults together can talk about hard things and make them manageable together. 

This week on the podcast, Dr. Ndidi Unaka, and Dr. Andy Beck join us for a conversation about health equity. We answer the questions: What is health equity? How can the healthcare system achieve health equity? And, what is Cincinnati Children’s doing to foster and support this work? We also dive into the definition of social determinants of health and the long-term effects they can have on a child. Our guests also give advice on how people who are not in the medical profession can help make health equity a reality.   

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Dr. Patty Manning-Courtney and Dr. Bob Frenck join us for a COVID-19 update and share what they are seeing in children with omicron, how the community is doing with vaccine rates, and what we know about when vaccines will be available for kids 6 mos.- 5 yrs. We also discuss booster shots for children ages 12-17, the difference between pandemic and endemic, and parents' concerns related to myocarditis. This is a jam-packed episode that addresses many of the questions we’re hearing lately about the state of the pandemic. 

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The Young & Healthy Podcast is back for season two and in this first episode, we are pleased to have Cincinnati Children’s new President and CEO, Steve Davis, MD, join us in the studio. Our conversation with Steve covers his vision for himself as a leader, a bit about his earlier career and what he loves most about his job and about Cincinnati Children's. He also tells us about his family and what his experience has been as a leader in healthcare during the pandemic. This is an episode you don't want to miss! 

This week on the podcast, we bring together the podcast team to talk about our favorite episodes and reflections on Season 1 of Young & Healthy. Michael English and Symfhani Pitts join Kate Setter to wrap up the season and provide some recommendations for must-listen episodes that newer listeners may have missed. Be sure to join us again in January to kick off season 2! Thanks for listening and happy holidays.  

This week on the podcast, we welcome parents who are also members of the Marketing and Communications team at Cincinnati Children’s. Michael English and Allison Bradley join us to discuss the magic of the holidays and Santa Claus. Our guests share the role that Santa plays in their household during the holidays. We also discuss how they found out about Santa as children, giving to others and the magic of the holidays.  

Although we are talking about Christmas during this episode, we recognize that our listeners celebrate many different traditions and faith practices during this time of the year and encourage you all to also listen to last week’s episode about holiday traditions - it’s a good one! 

This week on the podcast, we welcome members of the pastoral care team at Cincinnati Children’s. Daphene Baines, Chaplain Marc Zumhagen, and Chaplain Yisroel Kaufman join us for an exciting and heartfelt conversation about holiday traditions. We dive into the meaning of a tradition and why it is important to learn about traditions different from our own. Our guests also share some of their favorite holiday traditions, how they have changed during the pandemic, and share thoughts on navigating grief during the holiday season.  

The holiday season is here and as Thanksgiving approaches, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Lynne Merk, a clinical psychologist here at Cincinnati Children’s, to talk about gratitude during the holidays and throughout year. Listen in as Dr. Merk shares how being grateful is good for health and happiness, as well as advice on how families can make gratitude a habit. We also share creative activities families can do this holiday season, modeling positive behavior, and talk about generosity’s role in fostering an attitude of gratitude.  

For additional resources on how to help children learn habits of gratitude, please visit: https://blog.cincinnatichildrens.org/healthy-living/help-kids-learn-gratitude 

This week on the podcast, Dr. Kara Ayers and Dr. Susan Wiley, faculty members in our Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, join us to talk about how parents can help their kids understand and learn about people who have disabilities. Listen in as Dr. Ayers and Dr. Wiley share their professional and personal experiences to describe how damaging stereotypes and certain words can be, how to ask respectful questions and help curious kids include others and learn that we all have differences. They also generously share additional resources that can help families who want to continue to learn and explore how they can be more inclusive, understanding and respectful.    

For more information on the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, please visit https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/service/d/developmental-behavioral   

For more information on the University of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, please visit https://www.ucucedd.org/   

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