Drs. Patty Manning and Bob Frenck join us to provide an update on the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss the current state of the pandemic, masking for students in schools, vaccines for younger age groups and recommendations for families to keep kids safe as the 4th surge of the pandemic continues to grow.  

Click for frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccines. 

For additional resources visit Coronavirus Resources for Families. 

Find child-specific COVID-19 public health data from the COVID Kids Project here: COVID-19 Cases Dashboard | The COVKID Project 

For more information on our vaccine clinics or to schedule a vaccination, visit https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/patients/coronavirus-information/vaccines/schedule.  

This week on the podcast we are talking about car seats with certified Child Passenger Safety technician, Michelle Price. Join us as we discuss how to choose a car seat for your child, when to progress your child from rear facing, to front facing, to booster seat, and finally to front seat. We also bust some myths and talk about peer pressure, share resources families can use and so much more! 

To learn more about child passenger safety, please visit the Comprehensive Children’s Injury Center. 

Learn more about the Ohio Buckles Buckeyes program. 

To sign up for a virtual car seat check, please visit https://m.facebook.com/growingsafer/  

For more resources on child safety, please visit Safe Kids Worldwide. 

This week on the podcast we are talking about books and the importance of reading to children from birth. Our guest, Tiana Henry, a literacy expert and children’s book enthusiast, shares her tips for how to find books your child will love, resources for free books to start your home library, school readiness and we even share some of our favorite books for kids! 

To learn more and sign up for imagination library, please visit https://ohioimaginationlibrary.org/ . 

This week on the podcast we discuss picky eaters. Our guest, Amy Reed, Registered Dietitian, discusses what defines a picky eater, how to introduce new foods, when to worry if they are below a certain percentage on the growth chart and so much more! 

This week on the podcast, we discuss social engagement post-COVID! Our guests, pediatric psychologists, Dr. Stephanie Filigno and Dr. Wendi Lopez join us to share some helpful tips for parents. In this episode, we discuss social re-engagement anxiety, signs of social re-engagement anxiety, coping strategies and we even answer some parent questions we gathered on Instagram and Facebook. 

This week on the podcast, we discuss chest pain in kids with Dr. Bill Hardie, Pediatric Pulmonologist, and Dr. Adam Powell, Pediatric Cardiologist. We discuss causes of chest pain in adolescents, sports physicals and screenings, chest pain with COVID, what to do if you witness a sudden cardiac arrest and we ask and answer some parent questions.   

About 10% of people report that they have a penicillin allergy when asked. But most of those people are not truly allergic to the medications. This week we discuss penicillin and penicillin allergy. Our guests Trisha Wendling, Nurse Practitioner and Tricia Earl, Clinical Care Coordinator, RN, join us to talk about what happens when a child is labeled as having the allergy, what it takes to test and see if it’s a true allergy and the many benefits of being able to take penicillin, especially for children. 

With cell phones, tablets, computers, and social media being so readily available, kids are spending more time in front of screens than ever before. During the pandemic, children used technology to attend school virtually, communicate with family, and connect with friends, which all increased the use of electronics. This week we discuss screen time, social media, and kids! Our guest, Dr. Suzanne Sampang, joins us to talk about adolescents and cell phones, cyberbullying, the impact of screen time on development, the positives of electronics, and so much more!  

This week on the podcast, we discuss the COVID-19 vaccine with kids! Our guests, 12-year-old Yasmeen, 17-year-old Anna and Dr. Joe Real join us to share how they feel about the vaccine, conversations they are having with friends and family, and so much more.  

This week on the podcast, we discuss kids and sugar! Our guests, Catherine Anthony and Delaney Elam, are Registered Dietitians in the Heart Institute and they joined us to share helpful information and useful tips. In this episode, we discuss added sugar versus natural sugars in foods kids like, popular drinks and foods with a lot of added sugar, picky eaters, sports and energy drinks; and so much more!