The Right Dose

This week's episode features Brittany Christoffersen, occupational therapist at Greater Regional Health. Dr. Standing and her discuss what types of cases she sees, specifically working with autistic kids and the importance of handwriting. To learn more about Brittany and Greater Regional's occupational therapists, head to our website! https://www.greaterregional.org/rehab-team

This week's episode continues the Screen Time topic. Dr. Standing discusses how to do your own screen fast at home using her "Electronic Screen Reduction Protocol." Find it on our website www.greaterregional.org.

Resources:

"Reset Your Child's Brain" by Victoria Dunkley

Dr. Standing's "Electronic Screen Reduction Protocol"

Dr. Standing's "Kids Coupon Book"

"OurPact" app

On this week's episode, Dr. Standing discusses the effects of too much screen time for children.

Resources:

'Reset Your Child's Brain' by Dr. Victoria Dunckley

'Disconnected' by Thomas Kersting

'Glow Kids' by Nicholas Kardaras, PhD

'Nature Deficit Disorder' by Richard Louv

'Vitamin N' by Richard Louv

https://www.fosi.org/

http://www.safekdis.com/family-contract-for-online-safety/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7dLU6fk9QY

https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/news-features-and-safety-tips/Pages/Children-and-Media-Tips.aspx#:~:text=Avoid%20digital%20media%20for%20toddlers,day%20of%20high%2Dquality%20programming.

This week's episode features Dio Ayala, criminal justice professor at Southwestern Community College. Dr. Standing and him discuss the effects of racism on children, as well as the effects of criminal justice inequalities for children and their families.

Resources:

https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/144/2/e20191765

"Antiracist Baby" by Ibram X. Kendi

https://www.whatisblack.co/

This week's episode features Dr. Standing's youngest September Standing. They discuss transgender adolescent suicide rates, what it is like for a LGBTQ+ child and parent of a LGBTQ+ child. For transgender and non-binary children books to help adults understand, go to https://www.welcomingschools.org/pages/gender-identity-and-children-books-to-help-adults-understand/

Dr. Standing discusses ways to open up the conversation about racism with your children & ways to better yourself as a parent.

Resources discussed during the podcast:

For children

1) ‘The Color of Us’ by Karen Katz

2) ‘Lets Talk about Race’ by Julius Lester

3) ‘The Skin I’m In: A First Look at Racism’ by Pat Thomas

4) Sesame Street’s ‘We’re Different, We’re the Same’ by Bobbi Jane Kates

5) CNN show with Ernie and Big Bird about race

6) Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story about Racial Injustice’ by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins and Ann Hazzard

7) ‘Happy in Our Skin’ by Fran Manushkin and Lauren Tobia

8) ‘The Hate U Give’ by Angie Thomas

9) ‘Harbor Me’ by Jacqueline Woodson

10) ‘Brown Girl Dreaming’ by Jacqueline Woodson

11) ‘Dear White People’ by Justin Simien

12) Books and games with diverse characters at Common Sense Media (www.commonsensemedia.org)

13) ‘The Sneetches’ by Dr Seuss

14) ‘I Am Enough’ by Grace Byers

15) ‘I Believe I Can’ by Grace Byers

16) ‘Hair Love’ by Matthew A Cherry

For adults:

1) ‘Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America’ by Jennifer Harvey

2) ‘Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You’ by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

3) ‘Between the World and Me’ by Ta-Nehisi Coates

4) ‘Just Mercy’ by Bryan Stevenson

5) Online site: Raising Race Conscious Children

6) Anything by Toni Morrison, Alice Walker or Zora Neale Hurston

7) ‘The Underground Railroad’ by Colson Whitehead

On the second episode of "The Right Dose," Dr. Standing discusses what PMIS or Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome is and why it has been linked to COVID-19. Links discussed during the podcast are below:

https://www.greaterregional.org/article.aspx?id=68425577-ecef-4b1c-b4ab-859ffc6c55f3&What+is+the+Pediatric+Multi-system+Inflammatory+Syndrome+(PMIS)+Associated+with+COVID-19%253f

On the first episode of "The Right Dose," Dr. Standing discusses how to talk with your children about COVID-19. Links discussed during the podcast:

https://www.gonoodle.com/

Cosmic Kids app

Insight Timer app

"10% Happier with Dan Harris" podcast

Welcome to “The Right Dose” with pediatrician, Dr. Cheri Standing and Greater Regional Health.

Taking care of a child’s health can be a difficult task. Each episode will explore topics that you would normally discuss with a pediatrician at the appointment. This podcast will help parents learn more relating to their kid’s health and wellness.

This is Greater Regional Health's first podcast. Thanks for tagging along on this adventure & we hope you enjoy our podcast, “The Right Dose.” Episodes coming soon.