Doomscrolling wastes your time, makes you dumb and insecure, and teaches you nothing. But is that any different from Saturday morning cartoons from back in the day? Is it any different from adults checking their phones before bed? Yes and no. Dr. Hsu and Dr. Harman discuss the effects of phone screens on children, and the measures their own parents took to get them off the TV screen to be more productive.

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Laundry machines? Yes. Grill cleaners that suck? Probably not. In this episode, Dr. Hu and Dr. Harman discuss many different time-saving gadgets and machines, and most importantly, whether or not they are actually worth the time saved.

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$100 a month? $10 a month? 10 cents a month? Should you give your children money on a timely basis or after doing a good job at something? A time wage or a piece wage? Dr. Hsu and Dr. Harman explore different recommendations for how much you should give your kid, and how often, as well as the fact that 10 cents could get you an issue of Superman back in the day, but now you have to spend $10 instead.

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What parent hasn’t been ready to go pick their kid up just to get a text asking, “Daddy, can I stay a little longer?” Should you encourage your kids to invest time taking part in activities that they won’t continue into adult life? How much time spent on one thing is too much? All these questions, and more, will be answered in this week’s episode of the Medical Dads!

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In this episode, Dr. Hsu and Dr. Harman discuss going on trips while injured, dealing with the Pandora’s Box that is the inherent health anxiety that comes with being a doctor, and getting turned into a sunny vacation person by your spouse and children. Oh, and also, having a beautiful time in the Caribbean and Central America.

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How do you get your kid to learn an instrument? How do you help them get over performance anxiety? How do you get your kid to take part in music festivals and competitions? Is learning an instrument even worth the cost of classes, not to mention the price of a guitar, a piano, or — worst of all — a harp? Listen to this week’s episode of Medical Dads to find out the answers to all these elusive questions!

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How do you help your daughter navigate the artificial social ladder between sitting alone at lunch and being prom queen? How does a kid get over the mortifying fear of inviting someone over for movie night? Is it possible to help your children choose their friends well? Spoiler alert: there’s no straight answer to any of these questions.

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The answer to the question in the title? “Probably.” Dr. Hsu tells Dr. Harman of his experiences doing prep and “going under” for this operation. They also discuss the statistical rise in cases of colon cancer, and the increasingly younger population being affected by it.

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Despite thinking dream analysis tends to be bogus, in this episode Dr. Hsu and Dr. Harman delve into the meaning of a dream involving a cool jazz band made up of ducks and an evil gang of home repair contractors that are out to kill you. Then, they discuss the ways university programs and medical residencies judge their applicants. Is the subconscious really what is driving out judgements even when we judge people consciously? Is judging people accurately even possible?

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This week, Dr. Harman comes to the conclusion that Dr. Hsu is addicted to overworking himself. How do you balance work and life without underpaying attention to either one? Is avoiding burnout all about learning to love your work? Is there even a difference between work and life? All these questions — and more — answered on this episode of the Medical Dads Podcast!

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