Your Friendly Neighborhood Pediatricians

By Dr. Elena and Dr. Laura

Doctors Laura and Elena discuss all things pediatrics and parenting because as mothers and pediatricians, they know that raising children can be hard, hilarious and everything in between!... more

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The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Pediatricians episodes:

July 28, 2023 Social media use and mental health
Dr. Laura and Dr. Elena are joined by Dr. Maria G Aramburu, to discuss the impact of social media use in teens. Dr. Aramburu is an assistant professor of Pediatrics and a board-certified pediatrician. She received her training in General Pediatrics and a Fellowship in Community Pediatrics at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington DC and graduated in 2012. Dr. Aramburu holds a Master's degree in Public Health and has specialized training in motivational interviewing, pediatric and adolescent mental health management, trauma-informed care, and integrative mental health practices.
From 2012 to 2022, Dr. Aramburu served as an attending physician at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, where she also served as medical director of a school-based health center. During her tenure, she created and directed an integrated mental health clinic for teenagers. Her focus of practice is adolescent mental health, which is also the focus of her social media account, @pediatricsmom. Through her work on social media, Dr. Aramburu aims to empower families to identify, prevent, and manage pediatric mental health conditions early and in a trauma-informed way. She is also an advocate for decreased stigma in mental health.
Dr. Aramburu currently practices as an Adolescent Focused Pediatrician in the Department of Adolescent Medicine at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Pennsylvania, USA.
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31min
May 06, 2023 Talking to your children about tragedies
Dr. Laura and Dr. Elena are joined by Dr. Jenicka Engler to discuss how to talk to your children about tragedies in the news. Dr. Jenicka is a developmental neuropsychologist and licensed psychologist. She is an expert in child development and pediatric mental health. Through her platform, she shares parenting tips and calls out misinformation. You can find her on her Instagram @DrJenicka
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13min
April 28, 2023 Spring Allergies
Listen for quick tips to help your children through the spring allergy season.
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5min
March 09, 2023 Picky Eating with Leah Hackney, RD
Dr. Laura and Dr. Elena discuss strategies to help picky eaters with Leah Hackney, RD and what to expect as your children learn about new foods.

Leah Hackney is a Pediatric Registered Dietitian who currently has a virtual private practice and is the COO of two parenting apps. As a Pediatric Dietitian, in her private practice she works with families to provide nutrition guidance from baby’s first solids to raising body confident and healthy adolescents. With her knowledge and experience in pediatrics, she also is the COO for parenting apps BLW meals for starting solids and KIDS meals for picky eating. Leah is passionate about supporting kids' natural ability to eat intuitively from infancy and learn to have a healthy relationship with food as they grow to become adults. You can find helpful tips on how to start solids with baby, picky eating, and raising kids to have a healthy relationship with food on instagram @kids.nutritionist.

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43min
February 26, 2023 Preparing your children for the birth of a new baby sibling
Dr. Laura and Dr. Elena discuss how to prepare your older children for the arrival of a new sibling
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25min
January 28, 2023 Croup
Dr. Laura and Dr. Elena discuss all things croup including supportive care at home as well as when to see your child's doctor.
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13min
January 02, 2023 From the Inbox
Dr. Laura and Dr. Elena answer questions from our listeners, including how to handle the current Tylenol and Motrin shortage.
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19min
October 26, 2022 Cough, Congestion, Fever, Oh my!
Dr. Laura and Dr. Elena discuss how to best care for your child during respiratory virus season
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29min
September 28, 2022 Breastfeeding
Dr. Laura and Dr. Elena discuss the updated AAP policy statement on breastfeeding and the use of human milk
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21min
August 31, 2022 Starting Preschool and Kindergarten
Dr. Laura and Dr. Elena discuss helping your children prepare for their first day of preschool and kindergarten
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16min

FAQs about Your Friendly Neighborhood Pediatricians:

How many episodes does Your Friendly Neighborhood Pediatricians have?

The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.