In part 2, I talk to my friend Brenda Agnew about how the f words have become a part of her parenting experience. It's an honest conversation about what it means to see research put into practice which isn't always easy to translate. We talk about what the F words have meant in feeling less critical about our own efforts as parents and what it means to consider the F words in a global pandemic!

Everybody likes an opportunity to feel a little validated in their parenting skills! Parents of kids with health conditions often feel like there's little by way of a manual to judge what they're doing. In this episode we talk about what the World Health Organization talks about when it comes to health and functioning with a health condition. You may be surprised at how much of this you're already doing!

A new year provides a chance to possibly adopt new habits. This episode attempts to provide a few brief thoughts on the benefits of speaking during appointments, and in a context that you may have never considered!  Rachel discusses a recent article she read about the changes many health care services made during the pandemic and asks the question, "what have we learned in this time and is it worth going back to 'normal'?"

Parenting sometimes has the added complexity of an ongoing relationship with paediatric healthcare. This is a brave and highly detailed world that often doesn't get the recognition it deserves. There's no handbook for how we roll as a family! Join me as we talk about a variety of subjects and reflect on the science of raising children in extraordinary circumstances. Let's walk this path together.