Mom Driven, Doctor Aligned

With Father's Day just around the corner, we sat down with two of our favorite dads, former NBA star Baron Davis, and tech chair Steve Luczo, to discuss some of their favorite fatherhood rituals. 

Cultivated with more intention than a habit, rituals offer the opportunity to connect more deeply with your children, whether it's getting up early for breakfast together or writing letters to them that they can open up when they're older. Being a parent isn't just about being around. Learn some effective ways to "build bridges" with your children, cultivate a sense of bonding, and celebrate fatherhood in all its many forms. 

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Quotes

"[Rituals] are doing the same thing in a rhythm over time…and it's about being present. It's about connecting." – Dr. Greene [01:53]

"Forgiveness is the ultimate healing mechanism for us as parents." – Baron Davis [05:42]

"Raising your kids right, being around people you love…and taking care of the planet. That's all that matters." – Steve Luczo [14:28]

Big Ideas 

The idea of creating a time capsule of letters for your children to open when they grow up. [05:56]

The value of sports as a way of teaching discipline, teamwork and sharing. [09:30]

"Building a bridge" to connect you with your child and something they're passionate about. [19:27]

This episode was recorded before the onset of COVID-19, and has been amended to reflect current guidelines and research.

Most of us can remember one time or another when our parents strongly encouraged us to "Go outside!" While they probably wanted us to burn off some kinetic energy built up throughout the school day, studies continue to show that outdoor playtime is ripe with benefits for growing children. 

Even under orders to shelter in place, spending time outdoors (at a safe distance) can be extremely beneficial to both children and adults who have been cooped up inside. Not only does time spent outside improve mental development and spatial recognition, it also boosts mood, clarity of focus, and even wards away nearsightedness. If you don't have a yard, don't despair; getting to a nearby park or going hiking offer great opportunities to soak in all the benefits that nature has to offer!

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Quotes

"Today the estimates are that kids spend as much as 93% of their childhood inside." [01:31]

"When people who have ADHD spend time outdoors, their symptoms tend to get better, and if it's outdoors in nature, better yet." [05:38]

"In many ways play is kids' work. It's one of the best things they can do for their body, for their mind, for their social skills. It's fabulous." [07:52]

Big Ideas 

The many benefits of vitamin D. [01:19]

The surprising source of COQ10 production in humans. [03:33]

The advantages of outdoor play, including mental development and spatial recognition. [04:33]

Links

Vitamin D Studies

Family Outdoor Activities You Can do While Social Distancing

Mom Driven, Doctor Aligned Sleep Episode

When situations become tense or stressful, remembering to breathe is usually the last thing on anyone's mind. It's ironic, then, that this is one of the best tools to help both the body and mind reset, calming the senses and taking us out of fight or flight response. 

Agatha and Dr. Greene sit down to chat with health and wellness enthusiast Hilaria Baldwin. A mother, yoga instructor and co-host of the Mom Brain podcast, Hilaria shares some of the practices that keep her family feeling grounded at home, even getting the littlest members involved in yoga! Incorporating breathwork and a healthy dose of gratitude, Hilaria illustrates simple customs that can calm even the most rambunctious kids (and parents!).

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Quotes

"You have this fear when you're putting [children] to bed that you're letting them down...but if you make it into a good experience, a beautiful experience, then they can understand that this is good for them." [05:41]

"It's interesting to see how little we need to actually survive." [12:21]

"It's gratitude that's getting us through every single day." [15:31]

Big Ideas 

Sleep as a means of mental and emotional grounding, as well as support to the nervous and immune systems. [08:04]

Gratitude as a regular practice. [14:27]

The power of breath in shifting moments of anxiety or panic. [17:57]

Nutritional pointers. [27:10]

Links

Science of the Breath PDF

EWG Cosmetics Study

Related Episodes:

Rockabye Baby: Cultivating Sleep Rituals for Health and Wellbeing

Picky Eating: A Feature and Not a Flaw

Hear Us Out: Ways to Treat Ear Infections in Children

Products:

Dreamy Hush Time

Ear Pain Rescue

Ear Trouble Helper

We know there are lots of people out there managing parenthood and careers, made all the more complex by the current landscape influenced by COVID-19. In this special episode, Agatha interviews the co-founder and CEO of HeyMama, Katya Libin, as she discusses the mission behind HeyMama, and the ways in which being a parent and entrepreneur have helped inform each other.

HeyMama aims to help mothers in the workforce connect, collaborate and learn from one another. Katya reflects upon her role as mother and CEO, and how managing company culture is surprisingly similar to creating an atmosphere in the home that is guiding and supportive to children. Integral to that is the presence of ritual and gratitude, values Bambini Furtuna holds dear to the heart! (Keep an eye out for future collaborations between these two!)

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Quotes "When a child scrapes their knee, a mom's kiss works faster as a healing tool and removing the pain than Tylenol." [10:35]

"The tools I've learned at home I've really taken back into the workforce." [12:25]

"Hopefully I've been able to be a better mom because I'm a business woman, and hopefully a better business woman because I'm a mom." [13:26]

Big Ideas Inspiration for family rituals. [06:48]

The power of the mind and its ability to aid the healing process. [09:33]

The skills learned in parenthood that can help in a career. [12:18]

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Coronavirus is on everyone's mind lately, but there's not necessarily a whole lot of information circulating that speaks to the needs of children and parents at this time. This week Mom Driven, Doctor Aligned pairs up with HeyMama for a Q&A session, addressing parents' concerns during quarantine. 

Some of us have been sheltering in place longer than others, but it's safe to say homes with little ones are really feeling the effects of isolation. Dr. Greene draws on his pediatric expertise to answer your questions, ranging from screen time to breastfeeding to how to best make a homemade mask. 

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Big Ideas 

The way coronavirus works within the body. [01:44]

Best materials for homemade masks. [07:16]

Things to consider when allotting screen time for kids. [09:20]

Taking care of babies and breastfeeding for mothers who have coronavirus. [19:29]

Vitamins and supplements to improve immunity. [22:33]

The ways in which rituals can calm children and reduce stress. [33:39]

Ways to purify the air at home. [35:08]

Links

HeyMama

CDC Guidelines for Breastfeeding

Waking Up Meditation App

Headspace Meditation App

Corecumin Supplement

We've all seen plastic water bottles that advertise themselves as "BPA-free," but what does that really mean? Agatha and Dr. Greene take a look at some of the synthetic chemicals that commonly show up at home and in our food, including how they affect the human body, and how to avoid them. 

Thankfully, our bodies are resilient organisms very well adept at clearing out the things that don't belong. So even if there is a concern about one of the 85,000 (!) chemicals approved for use within the U.S., there are simple ways to reduce toxic exposures and, chances are, given the right conditions, kids' bodies are remarkably resilient. 

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Quotes 

"There are nearly 85,000 chemicals currently approved for use in the United States…only a few hundred of them have been reviewed for safety by the EPA." [00:29]

"You don't have to remember everything about every chemical, just remember to protect what goes in [kids'] mouths, protect what goes on their skin, and the air they're breathing." [06:45]

Big Ideas 

Information pertaining to a study done that analyzed the presence of chemicals in newborns at birth. [02:19]

The three main lines of defense in keeping our bodies free of chemicals. [03:55]

A closer look at BPA. [06:55]

Links

Study – Chemicals found in Umbilical Cords

Study – The Effect of Folate on BPA Levels

Study – Levels of Chlorpyrifos in Children

Monterey Aquarium Seafood Watch

NASA's Best Air Purifying House Plants

For nearly the past century, many families in the Western world have automatically reached for jarred (or in more recent years, pouched) baby food when it comes time to introduce solid food to their infants. While there are certainly some brands that are more nutritious than others, in truth there is no reason not to simply share whatever food the rest of the family is enjoying for their meal. 

Avocadoes, bananas, and cooked sweet potatoes are a great place to start, but many soft fruits or cooked vegetables can be mashed, mixed with a little breast milk or formula, and shared with your little one. Not only does this set the stage for healthy choices later in life, but your baby then takes part in the family mealtime experience, which is priceless. 

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Quotes

"Babies have more taste buds before they're born than any other time in life." [02:16]

"Look at your kid, not the calendar, in terms of deciding when to [start solid foods], because their body tends to know." [03:50]

"We feed babies food not to see what they like but to teach them what to like."   [13:03]

Big Ideas 

How foods eaten during pregnancy can influence a baby's food preferences later in life. [02:16]

How to choose the first solid foods a baby will eat. [05:11]

The safest ways to try foods that are potentially allergenic, and why trying them early on is ideal. [15:01]

Links

Books

Feeding Baby Green

Baby-led Weaning: Helping Your Baby to Love Good Food

Studies

Carrot Study

Neanderthals and Weaning

Products

Baby Food Mill

We all have our favorite foods, and some that we avoid at all costs. Thinking back to childhood, it can be easy to see how proclivities for particular foods are formed. Perhaps our parents emphasized having vegetables at every meal, or maybe there were lots of sugary treats in the house. What we consume in early childhood sets the stage for eating habits later in life.

What may be surprising, however, is that so-called "picky eating" is not in and of itself a bad thing. In nature flavors indicate if something is safe to eat, or if it is potentially dangerous. Aversion to certain foods is the body's natural way of trying to protect itself. The good thing is that children learn to trust the example of parents and older siblings, creating the opportunity to open the gateway and explore many different types of food – even delicious vegetables!

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Big Ideas

The origins of "picky eating", and why it's not necessarily a bad thing. [00:45]

How cooking and preparing food together encourages healthy choices. [13:58]

Quotes

"Picky eating is a feature and not a flaw." [00:48]

"That's the key is teaching them to be picky about the right stuff." [02:51]

As people grow older and lead busier lives, sleep often becomes an unconscious paradise longed for throughout the day. For children, however, sleep is often avoided at all costs. The world is new! Exciting! And must be explored!

Agatha and Dr. Greene delve into the circadian rhythm, ways to create sleep rituals, and even explain how we're affected by zeitgebers. (Hint: That's not a type of alien). With a little discipline, it's possible to cultivate good sleeping habits from even the earliest days, encouraging deep rest and relaxation so children are primed to be their most healthy and happy.

Links

Dreamy Hush Time

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Big Ideas 

Getting young infants into a sleep routine. [01:09]

Ideal times to go to sleep. [05:14]

Similarities between symptoms of ADHD and lack of sleep. [11:25]

Quotes

"In the wild if you look at animals you don't see sleep problems. They're in sync with the cues around them that help them sleep." [00:45]

"One of the most difficult times to sleep in all of childhood is right next to one of the biggest developmental milestones: that's learning to walk." [02:50]

"Kids learn early on what are the cues in the environment that it's time to fall sleep, and a lot of that has to do with routine." [06:16]

Many sleepless nights are spent soothing children as they struggle to deal with ear infections. It's no coincidence that ear infections are the number one reason antibiotics are prescribed in the U.S. However, there's no need for these pesky infections to keep coming up like a greatest hits playlist from last year's Spotify. 

Agatha and Dr. Greene discuss ways to identify an ear infection, how to treat them naturally, and even ways they can be prevented. The surprising twist is that many ear infections don't need to be treated with antibiotics at all – oftentimes they heal just fine on their own. Good news for kids and parents alike!

Join Agatha and Dr. Greene each week as they discuss common pediatric ailments and the many ways they can be treated from home. 

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Quotes

"Ear infections are the number one reason that kids take antibiotics. Ear infections are the number one reason kids have surgery." [00:49]

"The olive oil remedy is a pretty traditional one. It's been used for generations. I've heard about it from people almost all over the world." [07:18]

"How great if you can trigger your own child's immune system to heal the ear infection themselves." [17:22]

Big Ideas 

Olive oil and other plant remedies to ease ear infections. [07:18]

When children really need antibiotics to treat an ear infection. [08:26]

Tips for preventing ear infections. [14:03]

Links:

Ear Trouble Helper

Ear Pain Rescue

Ear Trouble Helper Kit

Stay up-to-date on Ear Infections on Dr. Greene's website

Chinchilla Study

Cochrane Study

Naturopathic Treatment vs Topical Anesthetic Study