Pretty Good Parents

The first of our three not so scary October episodes. Join Dr. Karen and Dr. Jack Hopkins as they talk about how to have a fun and safe Halloween.

Fevers can be scary for pretty good parents. Dr. Karen and Dr. Jack Hopkins talk through what causes fever and how it is a natural part of some illnesses. They talk through the basics of how to take a good temperature, when to treat, and when to call your doctor.

A child awakening in the middle of the night with difficulty breathing is scary. Dr. Karen and Dr. Jack Hopkins explain your child's asthma and how to take back control.

How can we keep our kids safe and also help them not fall behind in their education? How can we keep them safe and also keep them growing and developing emotionally, intellectually and physically? Those choices are being made right now in school board meetings, among and in families across the country. Using the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations, Dr. Karen and Dr. Jack talk about how we can get our kids back to school safely during a pandemic.

Teach your child the puppy dog pant. Join Dr. Karen and Dr. Jack Hopkins as they talk about strep throat including its history and current treatment. Most importantly, how to talk them through the dreaded strep test!

Dr. Karen and Dr. Jack Hopkins explain HPV, Human Papilloma Virus and all of its misery's from warts to cancer. We talk about how to stay safe from infection. We discuss the safety of HPV vaccine and how it can keep your children safe from several terrible cancers as adults. This podcast contains discussions of how HPV is transmitted including usage of medical terms for human anatomy.

Delta variant has hit southwest Missouri hard. Dr. Karen and Dr. Jack Hopkins are here with an emergency episode to bust some Covid vaccine myths. There is so much misinformation bombarding our pretty good parents. The doctors take time to talk about risks that are real and risks that are not and talk about the importance of protecting yourself and your children.

Those little cute teeth can cause a lot of trouble. Dr. Karen and Dr. Jack talk about their growth and development and problems that can occur.

Dr. Karen and Dr. Jack reminisce about their favorite summer outside activities. They talk about how to stay safe during summer activities and discuss Covid risks.

New parents, do you clothes always smell like urp? Dr. Karen and Dr. Jack Hopkins talk about why babies reflux and ways to make it better.