Currently in the United States, suicide is the second leading cause of death for people ages 10-14 as well as ages 25-34. When adolescents and teens can recognize and understand how they are feeling they are better able to plan to help themselves or help a friend. On today’s episode of the Young & Healthy Podcast, we sit down to talk with Stacey Hoffman and Pete Mesrin about Adapt for Life, a mental wellness and suicide prevention program designed to help kids understand their own mental health and empower them to ask for help if they need it. Our guests explain the ADAPT framework which stands for Ask, Describe, Assess, Plan, and Talk and they explain how this framework helps students develop healthy behaviors and handle stress. Listen today for actionable steps you and your kids can carry forward from the ADAPT framework to support mental wellbeing and readiness to recognize if someone needs help. 

Resources: 

Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Dial 988 

Cincinnati Children’s Psychiatric Intake Response Center (PIRC): 513-636-4124 

Adapt for Life: https://www.adaptforlife.org/  

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 

1N5: 1N5 | Stop the Stigma. Start the Conversation. 

… are you ready for it? The Taylor Swift Eras Tour is making its way to Cincinnati next week. On this episode of Young and Healthy, music therapists Bethany Rice and Erin Seibert sit down to discuss all things music from the ways it promotes language development, to how it affects socialization and connection. We learn how playing an instrument is beneficial for the body and mind, and no, you do not have to be a professional to enjoy making music! We also learn about what music therapy is, who can benefit from it and musical tools parents and caregivers can incorporate into their everyday lives. You’ll be dancing like you’re made of “Starlight” after this episode.  

Resources:  

For more information on Cincinnati Children’s Creative Arts Therapies, please visit:  

Creative Arts Therapies at Cincinnati Children's (cincinnatichildrens.org) 

To find a music therapist to work with in your area, please visit: 

www.cbmt.org. 

The summer months are perfect for outdoor fun. Whether your family is playing at the pool, taking a camping trip or having a staycation in your backyard, you should aim to keep your child’s skin protected. On today’s episode of Young & Healthy, Dr. Jasmine Gray from Florence Primary Care discusses best practices to protect your skin from the sun, biting and stinging insects and what to do if you have an encounter with rash-causing, poisonous plants.  

Topic Timestamps: 

Sun Safety: 

1:14- Importance of taking precautions with skin in the summer. 

2:13- Ways to protect the skin from sunburn. 

4:15- Can children be too young for sunscreen? 

4:40- Appropriate SPF level to wear. 

6:52- Treatment for sunburn. 

8:36- When to see your PCP for sunburn. 

9:17- Sun poisoning and Heat Rash. 

Bug Bites: 

11:38- Types of bugs that can be problematic during the summer. 

12:22- How to protect kids from bugs. 

13:47- Ticks. 

14:43- Removing a tick. 

17:08- Mosquitos. 

19:43- Types of medicine to take for reactions. 

20:37-What to look for in a developing allergic reaction. 

22:53-Treatment for a sting that hurts (not an allergic reaction). 

24:23- Final advice for bug bites and stings. 

Poisonous Plants: 

25:24- Types of poisonous plants during summer. 

26:17- What does the rash from poison ivy or poison oak look like. 

27:15- Treatment for poison ivy and poison oak rash.  

29:33- Can rashes be spread from person to person? 

31:15- When to see your PCP for poison ivy or poison oak rash. 

31:45- How to prevent exposure to poisonous plants. 

32:20- Final thoughts 

Important Note: If your child is experiencing a serious emergency, always call 911. 

It is scary and stressful when your child is sick or injured. Deciding where to go for emergency or urgent medical care is not always easy. On today’s episode of Young & Healthy, we provide the information you need so you are ready to make that decision if the time comes.  

Emergency doctors Brad Sobolewski and Hannah Carron join us and share insight on what injuries need an immediate trip to the emergency department and what injuries are okay to have seen in urgent care. They also discuss the option of virtual urgent care, where to go for mental health crises and common misunderstandings about the emergency department. Listen today so you're ready for anything that may happen tomorrow!  

Resources: 

For more information about Emergency Care and Urgent Care, please visit: https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/locations/urgent-care/care  

Poison Help Line: 1-800-222-1222. 

"When I think of the families and the patients that I've seen, the first thing I think of is how much I love them all." - Dr. Patty Manning-Courtney.  
 
Connections with patients, families and colleagues have always been at the heart of Dr. Patty Manning-Courtney's approach to medicine and leadership. She will retire next month, after more than 30 years at Cincinnati Children’s. She joins us today on Young & Healthy to reflect on the highlights of her career, her passion for developmental pediatrics and what she’ll miss most as she transitions to her next chapter of life. If you love a good origin story or adore Dr. Manning-Courtney as much as we do, this is a must-listen episode! 

Life with a newborn is a magical time, but it can also be a bit scary. Whether you are a first-time parent or have older kids too, the first weeks at home with a new baby usually come with lots of questions and new concerns. From bathing guidelines and wake windows to cradle cap, feeding schedules and diaper rash – there are so many things to know! In this first episode of the Young & Healthy infant series, Drs. Mary Carol Burkhardt and Nick DeBlasio share their expertise and their wisdom as we walk through some of the most common concerns and questions they hear from brand new parents.   

Timestamps: 

1:00: Things to see a pediatrician for. 

2:48- Bathing guidelines. 

7:16- Diaper Rash. 

11:14- Baby acne. 

13:50- Cradle cap. 

16:05- Feeding a newborn 

23:11- Baby poop 

30:36 -Newborn Sleep 

34:16- Wake windows 

39:15- Final thoughts 

Bravery, love, forgiveness, humor, honesty, and creativity. These are some of the 24 character strengths that are part of each and every one of us. Today we are talking about how identifying character strengths that shine in children, and telling them what we see, can have a profound positive impact on how they see themselves. It’s called strength spotting and Dr. Pratima Shanbhag and social worker Ashley Cremeans from our Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children are experts at strength spotting. They use it in their practice with children who have experienced trauma and they are on the podcast today to teach us how parents and other health professionals can also use it to help children see and celebrate the strengths that make them uniquely wonderful.   

Topic timestamps: 

1:53- What is strength Spotting. 

3:33- Examples of the type of character strengths. 

9:32- How strengths can help children who have challenges other than those associated with trauma. 

14:43- Do strengths change as children get older. 

21:18- Utilizing Strengths with staff at the Mayerson Center. 

23:56- Favorite experience using strengths/Final Thoughts. 

27:53- What is next with the strength spotting project. 

Via Character Strengths Survey: https://www.viacharacter.org/surveys/takesurvey 

Let's face it, feeding kids is a lot of work. Finding healthy meals and snacks that they want to eat, sometimes feels impossible. But it doesn't have to! Catherine Anthony, a registered dietitian with our Healthworks! program joined us today to talk about how to involve kids in the kitchen and help them learn to love what they eat. She has fantastic ideas for kids of all ages that can make life easier now and set kids up for a lifetime of good food experiences. 

Is it a toy, or an important tool to help kids manage anxiety? Does the fidget distract the student, or help them focus? Therapists Emily Meyer and Jenny McNiese are what you might call fidget experts, and they have nothing but good things to say about kids using fidgets. We know it's easy to be skeptical of the "toys" that so many kids have in their backpacks and pockets, but we shouldn't be. Today we talk about how helpful they can be to kids and teens to help manage anxiety, stay calm and focus. 

In this episode of Young & Healthy, we talk about the basics of ADHD with Dr. Tanya Froehlich and Dr. Landon Krantz. They share how a child’s doctor can help when families first become curious if a child has ADHD, and how to think about the difference between typical kid energy and ADHD. We also explore the signs that indicate an evaluation is a good next step and treatments that are available. If you’ve ever questioned if a behavior is typical for your child’s developmental age, or worried that they aren’t focusing well in school, this episode is for you.