Episodes
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Episode-80--Why Diaper Rash Happens—and How Parents Can Treat and Prevent It
In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, we tackle diaper rash in babies, one of the most common and frustrating concerns for new parents. Diaper rash can appear just days after birth and may recur throughout infancy, even when parents are doing everything “right.” Dr. Anyoha explains…
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Episode-81-Scaly Scalp in Newborns? A Pediatrician Explains Cradle Cap
In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, we break down cradle cap in babies, a common skin condition that often looks alarming but is almost always harmless. Cradle cap—also known as infantile seborrheic dermatitis—appears as scaly, crusty, sometimes greasy patches on a baby’s scalp and...
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Episode-80-Why Is My Baby Yellow? A Pediatrician Explains Newborn Jaundice
In this episode of Encore with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, we break down one of the most common—and anxiety-provoking—newborn conditions: jaundice in newborns. Jaundice causes a yellow discoloration of a baby’s skin and eyes due to a buildup of bilirubin, a natural by-product of red blood cell breakdown....
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Episode-79-Why Won’t My Baby Stop Crying? A Pediatrician Explains Infantile Colic
n this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, we take a clear, compassionate look at infantile colic, one of the most frustrating and exhausting challenges in early infancy. Colic is defined as prolonged, inconsolable crying in otherwise healthy babies, typically beginning around three weeks…
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Episode-79-Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children: How Low Iron Affects Growth and Brain Development
In this episode of on call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, we focus on anemia in babies and young children, with special attention to iron-deficiency anemia, the most common and preventable form worldwide. Dr. Anyoha explains anemia in simple terms, highlighting how iron is essential for making…
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Episode-78--Your Baby Smiled at You! Why the Social Smile Is a Major Developmental Milestone
In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, we explore one of the most joyful and meaningful early milestones in infant development: the social smile. Many parents notice early smiles in newborns and wonder whether they “count.” Dr. Anyoha explains the difference between reflex smiles and…
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Episode-77-Leaving the Hospital and Seeing the Pediatrician: Your Baby’s First Visit Explained
Your baby’s first visit to the pediatrician is one of the earliest and most meaningful milestones of parenthood. In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, we walk parents through what happens at that first appointment, why it matters, and how it helps families feel confident during the...
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Episode-76-Separation, Trauma, and Resilience: Understanding the Child’s Experience
Separation from caregivers is one of the most powerful and painful experiences a child can endure. In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, we explore how caregiver separation affects children emotionally, psychologically, and developmentally—and why protecting the caregiver-child bond…
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Episode-75-Is It Gas or Something Serious? Understanding Abdominal Pain in Toddlers
Belly pain in toddlers—also called abdominal pain in young children—is one of the most common and most confusing concerns parents face. In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, we explore why tummy pain in toddlers is so difficult to interpret, how it often presents in subtle ways, and...
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Episode-75-Why Is My Child Crying and Pulling Their Ear? A Pediatrician Explains
Ear pain in children is one of the most common—and most stressful—reasons parents seek urgent medical care. In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, we unpack why ear pain can appear suddenly, cause intense distress, and leave families feeling anxious, especially at night. Dr. Anyoha...
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Episode-75-Helping an Anxious Child: Symptoms, Causes, and What Really Works
In this episode of Encore with Dr. Anselm and Johar, we talk about anxiety in children—what it looks like, why it happens, how pediatricians recognize it, and what parents can do to help. Anxiety is more than normal childhood worry. When fear and worry become persistent, they can affect a child’s...
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Episode-74-Why Childhood Vaccines Matter: The Infections They Stop Before They Start
In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, we take a clear, calm, and evidence-based walk through the real diseases childhood vaccines prevent—and why they still matter, even when parents rarely see them anymore. Many parents ask: Why does my child need so many vaccines? What are these...
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Episode-73-The First Minutes Matter: What Every Parent Should Know About Newborn Survival
Why do babies die—and what can parents do to reduce that risk? In this deeply compassionate and informative episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm, we take on one of the hardest but most important conversations in parenting and public health: infant mortality and newborn survival. Using clear,...
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Episode-72--Midnight Googling & Motherhood: Where Parents Get Baby Advice—and Why It Matters
Where do new mothers really get their everyday parenting information? In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm and Joha, we explore a question that surprises many families: pediatricians are often not the first place parents turn for answers—especially in the middle of the night. Drawing from...
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Episode-71-More Than Feeding and Sleeping: Nurturing a Baby’s Mental Health
Infant and child mental health is often overlooked—but it is one of the most important foundations for lifelong well-being. In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, we explore what mental health truly means for babies, infants, and young children, long before diagnoses or labels ever…
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Episode-70-Your Toddler Can’t Tell You What Hurts—Here’s How Pediatricians Figure It Out
Examining a sick 12-month-old can be one of the most challenging moments in pediatric care—and one of the most stressful for parents. In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm, we walk parents through what really happens when a one-year-old is sick, uncomfortable, and unable to explain what…
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Episode-69-9-Month-Old Baby Development: Social Skills, Joint Attention, and What Parents Should Watch For
In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, we explore an often overlooked but powerful milestone in infant development: social and emotional sophistication at 9 months of age. Inspired by a real clinic visit, Dr. Anyoha explains how a quiet, observant baby can actually be a deeply engaged...
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Episode-68-When should a baby start walking—and when should parents worry?
When should a baby start walking—and when should parents worry? In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, a board-certified pediatrician and child development expert breaks down everything parents need to know about walking milestones in infants and toddlers. Learn the normal age range…
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Episode-67-Why Play Is Not Optional: How Babies and Toddlers Learn Through Play
In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm, we explore why play is one of the most powerful tools children use to grow emotionally, socially, cognitively, and physically. Drawing on decades of pediatric and developmental science, including insights from T. Berry Brazelton, this conversation…
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Episode-66-Raising a Child with Disabilities or Autism: Clear Answers, Real Support, and Hope
Raising a child with a disability or autism can feel overwhelming, especially when parents are unsure what a diagnosis really means or what steps to take next. In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, board-certified pediatrician Dr. Anselm Anyoha provides clear, compassionate guidance...
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Episode-65-Real Family, Real Talk: Turning Holiday Time into Lasting Memories
What happens when one family decides to turn the holidays into a shared creative experience instead of just another busy season? In this special first-ever family group recording, Dr. Anselm Anyoha sits down with his wife and children for a candid, joyful, and deeply human conversation about…
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Episode-64-Understanding How Children Experience Parental Loss
In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, parents learn how infants and toddlers experience the loss of a father and what they can do to support their child’s emotional well-being. Dr. Anyoha explains that even very young babies notice a parent’s absence through disrupted routines…
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Episode-63-Sudden Arm Pain in Kids? Understanding Nursemaid’s Elbow
In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, parents of toddlers learn how to recognize, respond to, and prevent pulled elbow, also known as nursemaid’s elbow. Dr. Anyoha explains that this common injury occurs when the head of the radius slips out of its ligament, causing sudden pain and...
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Episode-63-From Playgrounds to Pools: Preventing Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, parents of young children learn how to recognize, manage, and prevent hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). Dr. Anyoha explains the hallmark symptoms, including vesicular rashes on the hands, feet, and buttocks, painful mouth sores, mild fever,...
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Episode-62-Measles Isn’t Just a Rash: A Pediatrician’s Personal Account
In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, parents learn why measles remains a serious threat to young children despite modern medicine. Dr. Anyoha shares his personal “measles memory” from his medical training in Nigeria, where he witnessed children suffer severe complications including...
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Episode-61-Kids, Screens, and the Silent Health Crisis
This episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha explores how social media and constant internet access affect the physical, emotional, and social health of children and adolescents. Dr. Anyoha explains the rise of screen addiction, late-night phone use, poor sleep, declining school performance…
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Episode-60-Umbilical Hernia in Children: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and When to Seek Help
A clear, reassuring guide to understanding umbilical hernias in babies. This episode explains why belly-button bulges happen, how they form during fetal development, what parents should watch for, when surgery is needed, and why most hernias close on their own. Perfect for parents searching for...
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Episode-59-My Ear hurts, clues Doctor use to diagnose causes of ear pain in children
A simple, narrated story about a child who suddenly develops ear pain and visits the pediatrician. Through Tim’s experience, the episode explains common signs of ear infections in children, what parents can try at home, when to seek medical care, how doctors examine the ears, and how ear…
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Episode-58-When a child or youth is the shortest in their class or at school
Dr. Anselm Anyoha explains why some children are shorter than their peers, covering familial short stature, constitutional growth delay, genetic syndromes, low birth weight, chronic illness, nutrition, medications and hormonal causes. He describes how pediatricians evaluate growth with family...
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Episode-56- Looking into the minds of Children who lost their Fathers, Mothers, or Parents
Loss of appetite, anxiety, insomnia, and nightmares are some of the things that might happen to Infants, Toddlers, and Children when they lose their father, mother, or parents and caregivers. In this podcast, Dr. Anyoha, an expert in Infant mental health, and a Pediatrician in practice for more...
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Episode-55-- Lullaby Nostalgia, and Folksy songs from the Igbos of Nigeria
Recently, I was in Nigeria, and I took the opportunity to revisit Igbo popular Lullabies and folksy songs. Lullabies serve many purposes, mainly to soothe and regulate the emotional needs of infants and children. They are also used to teach language, cultural behaviors, and heritage. The Igbos, a...
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Episode-54--How social media is affecting youths
In this podcast, Dr. Anyoha discusses how social media impacts the mental, social, and physical well-being of children and young people. Lack of sleep, headache, and constipation can all result from the long time youths spend on social Media. Youths suffering from depression and anxiety might use...
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Episode-53-Tylenol Or Motrin, how to Choose for Your Child
Parents often ask me which one to choose, between Tylenol and Motrin. In this Podcast I went into details on differences between Tylenol and Motrin, as well as how parents could consider giving Tylenol or Motrin to infants, children, youths and Adolescents.
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Episode-51-Hand, Foot and Mouth disease
There was a recent outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease in the New England part of the United States. Lots of children contracted the disease. Another surge of the Coxsackie virus that causes hand, foot and mouth disease is expected in October. In this podcast, Dr Anyoha list some of the…
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Episode-50- Pulled Elbow: Understanding what happened and knowing what to do when your child suddenly cannot move or raise their hands.
If suddenly your 2 years or 3 years old is unable to raise their hands or use their hands, they most likely suffered from a pulled elbow, or nursemaid elbow. Pediatricians with clinical skills might be able to fix the condition at their office.
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Episode-49-How to maximize care in children with disability
Good day and welcome to today's Dr. Inyo House podcast. Today I'm going to be talking about how to maximize care in children with disability. Disability can come in different areas. Some children can have intellectual disability, some can have physical disability, and some can have combination of...
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Episode-48-Measle infection in Children: What I remembered from Med School
As a twenty-two-year-old medical student in university college Hospital, Ibadan Nigeria, I watched some of my patients' die from measles. In this podcast, I share my experiences of the devastating effects of measle infections in children.
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Episode-47-Why your child is not walking yet and what to do about it
Most children walk around their first birthday, at age 12 months. Parents worry when their children are not walking at that age. In this podcast, Dr. Anyoha shares some reasons walking is delayed in some children, and what parents could do to solve the problem.
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Episode-46- Social Sophistication of a nine-month-old infant.
By 9 months, infants have typically mastered the interpretation of facial expressions and are curious observers of their environment. Early signs of Autism might include disinterest in the environment. In this podcast, Dr. Anyoha shares more social and emotional behaviors of 9-month-old infants.
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Episode-45-Belly Pains in Kids
In this episode, Dr. Anyoha shares what parents observe when their children suffer belly pains and also shares how pediatricians try to find out what is causing belly pains in children who cannot fully express themselves.
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Episode-44-Clapping is another milestone that empowers babies
Here, Dr. Anyoha shows what it feels to watch a 6-month-old baby clapping. Clapping is another milestone that empowers infants. Infants use clapping to engage and to attract attention. It is a show-and-tell moment, that involves coordination at many levels.
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Episode-43-Engagement with babies is critical for their brain development.
In this conversation, Dr. Anselm Anyoha discusses the critical importance of early childhood care and the emotional development of infants. He emphasizes the need for active engagement between parents and their newborns, highlighting how this interaction shapes their emotional and cognitive…
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Episode- 42-Eczema in Children
Children suffer eczema because they have sensitive skin, triggered by weather and things in the environment, similar to how things in the environment trigger asthma, seasonal nasal and eye allergies in people with sensitive lungs, nostrils, and eyes. In this podcast, I share how I diagnose and...
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Episode-41-Playing in Children, Why Children Love to Play
Playing is very essential to children, essential for their physical and emotional wellbeing. In their book, Touchpoint, Drs Brazelton, and Sparrow said that Plays remains the child’s powerful way of learning. In playing, children test out situations and actions to find out about engagements....
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Episode-40-When Children are Separated from Parents, or Caregivers
keywords: child separation, caregiver impact, mental health, psychological trauma, reunification, child development, parenting, resilience, trauma recovery, child psychology In this presentation, Dr. Anselm Anyoha discusses the critical issue of child separation from caregivers, exploring its...
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Episode-39-Infants with Cough, Fever, and Vomiting: How the Pediatricians Find What Is Wrong
Parent are upset when their children are sick. They are even more upset when a baby is ill, mainly because they cannot explain where it hurts and what hurts. The doctors and the pediatricians have to figure it out. In this podcast, Dr Anyoha shares the challenges Pediatricians encounter when they...
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A Comprehensive Guide by Dr. Anyoha
Welcome to an enlightening episode of Dr. Anyoha's podcast, where we deep-dive into the critical realm of pediatric vaccinations to understand their schedules, and their role in infants, children, and teenagers' immunization. An experienced pediatrician, Dr. Enyah shares insights about her…
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Episode-38-The Inner Well-Being of Children
In this podcast episode, Dr. Anselm Anyoha discusses the critical aspects of mental health in infants and children, emphasizing the importance of emotional expression and the role of parents in fostering social emotional health. He highlights how children learn to express their emotions and the...
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Episode-37-New Moms Use Online Information to Care for Their Newborn
Raising a newborn is a day-to-day, minute activity, and my research shows that many mothers use the internet as a resource and information from their friends and mothers. The pediatrician is often at the bottom of the list of people new moms consult. The reasons are clear, but there could also be…
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Episode-36-Why Babies Die After birth
Did you know that while 1 out of every 30 newborns born in the so-called resource-poor country dies, 1 out of every 250 newborns dies in rich countries? In this podcast, Dr. Anyoha, a pediatrician who has worked in the Neonatal Intensive care unit for decades, shares some of the reasons that...