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ParentingU
by Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
A podcast by Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System where we sit down with doctors and experts to talk about important topics that all parents face. We're here to help you navigate this amazing journey we call parenting.
Episodes
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Must-Try Back-to-School Smoothie Hack
Back-to-school season is busy enough — snacks shouldn't be! In this episode of ParentingU Extra Credit, pediatric GI and healthy weight nutrition nurse April Hamilton, RN, shares her favorite smoothie pop hack: blend once, enjoy twice. Start with a protein-packed Greek yogurt smoothie in the...
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Expert Screen Time Advice for Families
Summer can make screen limits harder to hold, but it's also a perfect time to reclaim imagination, connection and play. In this episode, pediatrician Dr. Sandy Reed shares her expert insight on how screen time affects child development, how to set boundaries that work for your family and why...
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Bike and Scooter Safety Tips for Families
What's the key to safe summer fun? According to Dr. Nicholas George, it's all about modeling good habits, setting boundaries and never skipping the helmet. In this ParentingU episode, he shares personal stories (including a scary childhood injury), smart safety tips for bikes and scooters, and…
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Summer Allergy Help for Parents
Summer's here, and that means more sunshine — and more sneezing! Join pediatric allergy expert Dr. Theron McCormick as he unpacks the mysteries of summer sniffles, itchy eyes and how to keep your kids smiling (not sniffling!) all season long. From allergy-busting hacks and myth-busting truths to...
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Summer First Aid for Families
From bug bites to skinned knees, summer brings plenty of opportunities for adventure — and a few inevitable mishaps. In this episode of ParentingU, Dr. Kali Broussard, pediatrician and infectious diseases specialist with Our Lady of Lourdes Children's Health, shares practical tips to help parents...
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Summer Hydration Hacks for Kids | ParentingU ExtraCredit
Summer fun means staying hydrated, and we're making it easy and tasty in this ParentingU ExtraCredit episode! April Hamilton, RN, a pediatric gastrointestinal and healthy weight and nutrition nurse with Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health, joins host Stephanie and her daughter Riley Jo to…
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Help Kids Cook Up Life Skills This Summer
Parents on the hunt for summer activities for their kids might want to look close to home: the kitchen! In this ParentingU episode, Dr. Thiravat Choojitarom, Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health pediatrician with a passion for culinary medicine, shares how time spent cooking can teach kids...
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Water Safety Advice from a Pediatrician
In this episode of ParentingU, Dr. Kristen Sandoz, pediatrician with Our Lady of Lourdes Children's Health, dives into one of the most important topics of summer: keeping kids safe around water. From pools to puddle jumpers, Dr. Sandoz shares what every parent needs to know — including why…
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The Ultimate Family Road Trip
Summer road trip season is here, and if you've got kids in the back seat, you know it's not all sunshine and sing-alongs. In this episode of ParentingU, Dr. Kyle Pontiff, sports medicine physician with Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health, shares his top tips to help families hit the road…
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Parenting Kids with ADHD in the Summer
With less structure and more free time, summer can be challenging for kids with ADHD and their parents. Josh LeJeune, NP, with Our Lady of Lourdes Children's Health, offers advice on keeping kids engaged, creating light routines and incorporating activities that balance fun with focus. Josh...
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ParentingU Season 5: The Summer Parent Playbook
This season, ParentingU is bringing you pediatrician-approved tips to help you keep your kids safe, healthy and having fun all summer long. From water safety and road trip prep to bike helmets, bug bites, backyard allergies and screen time, we're talking about the real stuff that comes up when...
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How to Protect Your Family from Measles
Measles is making a comeback — here's what parents need to know. Kali Broussard, MD, pediatrician and pediatric infectious diseases specialist with Our Lady of Lourdes Children's Health, explains why measles cases are rising, what makes this virus so contagious and how vaccination offers powerful...
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Holiday Safety for Active Kids: Avoiding Breaks and Sprains
The holiday season brings a lot of active, outdoor fun for kids — trampolines, bikes and even ATVs can bring excitement but also risks. James Gutheil, MD, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon with Our Lady of Lourdes Children's Health, shares his advice to reduce kids' risk of injury during holiday...
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An Amazing Family Phone Hack for Parents of Tweens
Lots of families struggle when it comes to the topic of introducing cell phones to tweens — parents don't want their children gaining free access to the internet on a phone, but they might need the convenience and safety that a mobile phone provides. What can a family do? Well, pediatrician...
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Summer Kitchen Safety for Kids
In this ParentingU ExtraCredit episode, Our Lady of Lourdes Burn Center physician assistant Rachel Stutes shares her insights on summer safety, especially for kids. She emphasizes the importance of taking precautions to prevent burns and injuries in the kitchen. Key takeaways: Maintain a kid-free...
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Breastfeeding Blues - Tips for New Moms
Navigating breastfeeding challenges can feel overwhelming for many new moms. Elizabeth Wallis, MD, pediatrician with Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health, shares her personal journey with breastfeeding and encourages moms to take care of themselves and know it's OK if things don't go as…
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How Can I Help My Teen or Tween Navigate Puberty?
From changing voices and growing pains to first periods and teenage mood swings, puberty comes with so many changes. Empower yourself to support your child through puberty with confidence. This episode of ParentingU features expert insights from Karli Boggs, MD, Board Certified gynecologist with...
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Teen Vaccines: What Vaccinations Do Doctors Recommend for Teens and Tweens?
Vaccines are a modern medical miracle according to "Dr. Hutch" (also known as Brett Hutchinson, MD, Board Certified pediatrician.) While we've talked about COVID vaccines on other ParentingU episodes, this time Dr. Hutch joins us to talk about what vaccines teens and tweens might hear about from...
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Keeping Sports Fun and Safe for Teens
Sports teams and athletics can be a formative, fun part of tweens and teens lives. How can parents make sure teens are participating in sports in a safe way, that avoids injury, while providing enrichment, exercise, and life lessons along the way? ParentingU welcomes Kyle Pontiff, MD, sports...
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Where to Go for Care: When Should Parents Take Kids to the ER or Urgent Care?
Illness and injury seem to come up at any time (sometimes, the most inconvenient times!) How do parents of teens and tweens know when to go to urgent care and when to go to the Emergency Room? Hannah Chachere, MD, a pediatrician with Our Lady of Lourdes Children's Health joins us on ParentingU to...
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What is Adolescent Medicine and How Can it Help Parents and Teens?
The teen years can be difficult—for parents and teens alike! Did you know there's a whole medical specialty dedicate to young people ages 12 to 21? It's called adolescent medicine, and Ruben Battley, MD joins ParentingU to talk about what adolescent medicine is and how it can help families. Dr....
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Empowering Kids at the Doctor's Office
As children grow up, they gain more independence and autonomy in every aspect of their life, including healthcare. Nicholas George, MD, pediatrics and internal medicine physician with Our Lady of Lourdes Health, shares the advice he gives parents to help ease the transition from pediatric to…
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What are Healthy Eating Habits for Teens?
Teens and tweens have their own needs when it comes to eating and food. Teens might be past the baby years when younger children are figuring out what they like to eat and what they need to grow, but not quite to the adult years when metabolisms change and most growing is done. How can parents…
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How Much Caffeine is Safe for Teens and Tweens?
Teenagers and tweens start asking about it early—first with colas and sodas, but soon after with coffee and energy drinks. It's all about caffeine. While adults might worry about caffeine hyping kids up and disrupting sleep, teens often seek out caffeine for the same reasons adults do. Caffeine…
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How Can Parents Help Teens Become Safe Drivers?
It's a teenager milestone that fills some parents with fear and dread: teen driving. How can parents help teens learn how to be safe and responsible drivers without causing family strife? Grant Clinkingbeard, MD, pediatrician with Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health who practices on the...
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What Do Parents Need to Know About How Much Sleep Teens Need?
Is your teen getting enough sleep? Or are they trying to "catch up" on the weekend? Or do you worry they're sleeping too much, staying in bed as much as they can? Teens and tweens have different sleep needs than toddlers or young adults. Natalie Derouen, MD joins host Stephanie on the Season 4...
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Coats Off for Car Seat Safety
As temps fall, we all experience the instinct to bundle up. Not so fast for our littlest passengers. Rachel Dewey, DO, family medicine physician with Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group, shares why parents should remember to remove children's coats before buckling them into a car seat in this...
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Empowering Kids at the Doctor's Office
As children grow up, they gain more independence and autonomy in every aspect of their life, including healthcare. Nicholas George, MD, pediatrics and internal medicine physician with Our Lady of Lourdes Health, shares the advice he gives parents to help ease the transition from pediatric to…
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Where to Find the Right Care When Your Child is Sick or Injured
Kids can get sick anytime, including outside of business hours. In this ParentingU Extra Credit episode, Brian Bailey, MD, pediatrician with Our Lady of Lourdes Children's Health, walks parents through what they should consider when trying to decide where to go to receive the right care.…
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Screen Time and Kids' Mental Health
Technology use and screen time increase for kids as summer break begins. Nicholas George, MD, pediatrics and internal medicine physician with Our Lady of Lourdes Health, shares the advice he gives parents about screen time as tweens and teens begin to use social media. Dr. George emphasizes how...
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Talking Lent with Kids: How to Explain the Lenten Season to Your Children
Lent is a special time of year for Christians worldwide. Rob Tasman, Our Lady of Lourdes Health vice president of mission integration, shares some ways parents can talk to youngsters about what Lent means and offers some practical ways families can celebrate Lent on this special extra credit...
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Kids and Fever | ParentingU Extra Credit
Fever is always a hot topic for parents, and there are lots of myths and phobias. It's one of the most common reasons parents bring their kids to the doctor. Knowing what qualifies as a fever and how to respond are important for parents to understand. Paige Guillory, MD, joins us again to share...
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Headaches and Kids | ParentingU Extra Credit
No one likes a headache! Even kids can get a routine headache from time to time, but when are headaches something we should bring to our pediatrician? Yash D. Shah, MD, a pediatric neurologist with Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital offers some ParentingU Extra Credit, sharing some tips…
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Toy Safety Tips| ParentingU Extra Credit
Happy Holidays from ParentingU! To keep your littlest ones safe this season as they receive lots of toys as gifts, we welcome Paige Guillory, MD, to provide some safety tips about button batteries and magnets. Important Message If you believe a child has swallowed a battery or magnet, treat it…
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Pediatric Neurology: Talking to Parents about Seizures, Convulsions, and Epilepsy
A seizure sounds like a scary event for any parent to witness in their child, but it's important to understand that a seizure doesn't necessarily mean there's a scary diagnosis in a child's future. Kenneth Habetz, MD of Our Lady of Lourdes is a pediatric neurologist and has a focus on childhood...
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Holiday Travel Safety Tips| ParentingU Extra Credit
Happy Holidays from ParentingU! To help keep all your holiday travels safe and sound, we welcome back Grant Clinkingbeard, MD to provide you some practical tips for staying safe as you travel with children to Grandma and Grandpa's (or wherever you travel this holiday season!) Additional Holiday...
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A Whole Team to Help: Cleft Lip and Palate
The diagnosis of cleft lip and palate is much more common than you might realize, but the treatment is accessible, advanced and comprehensive! We can't quite say that cleft lip and palate is "no big deal," but we can say an entire team of doctors, surgeons, dentists, speech therapists and social...
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Gestational Diabetes: What Do Expectant Parents Need to Know?
The possibility of gestational diabetes can bring about a lot of fears for many expectant moms (and dads!). From stories of unpleasant glucose testing, concerns about "failed" tests, blood monitoring, pregnancy weight gain and worse—there are lots of questions when it comes to the facts about...
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Tips for Halloween | ParentingU Extra Credit
Halloween is right around the corner, and ParentingU has some extra credit for you. Grant Clinkingbeard, MD is a pediatrician with some tips to help keep your kids' Halloween happy and fun—not scary! Additional Halloween Resources for You Boo! Stay healthy at Halloween: Your Guide to a Healthier...
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How Do I Pick a Pediatrician?
When you're having a baby, it's good to have a solid team on your side. Meet Ashley Conner, RN, BSN, a Pediatric Nurse Navigator and Evie Robison, RN, a Pregnancy Navigator—both Our Lady of Lourdes Women's & Children's Hospital. Conner and Robison join ParentingU host Stephanie to talk about how…
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How Can I Get Ready for My Baby? | Pregnancy Navigators
It could be happening any day now: the arrival of your baby! So much excitement and anticipation… but also some anxiety and lots of questions. How can expectant moms get ready for the arrival of their baby? On this episode of ParentingU, host Stephanie is joined by Evie Robison, RN, a Pregnancy...
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How Can Parents Encourage Healthy Eating Habits?
Healthy eating habits and a positive attitude about food can start early in a child's life. In honor of September being Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, ParentingU spoke with Carmen Alexis Miller, LDN—a dietitian with Our Lady of Lourdes Women's & Children's Hospital. Miller shares how food and...
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Childhood Obesity Awareness and Prevention
September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and ParentingU is ready to help families with practical information about nutrition, activity, excess weight, and the resources available to tackle this sometimes sensitive and tricky topic. Pediatricians Katie Queen, MD and Melissa Holland, DO both...
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Breastfeeding in the NICU
Can babies being cared for in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) breastfeed? On this episode of ParentingU, we welcome back Becca Miller, SLP, a Certified Lactation Counselor to address the process of breastfeeding NICU babies. A baby being in the NICU doesn't mean a mom can't start her...
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Breastfeeding: What About Pumping?
In our last ParentingU episode, we talked about how breastfeeding is a journey. One of the stops on that journey is pumping breast milk. How does pumping fit in with the overall baby feeding plan? On this episode we speak to Dr. Gregory Gelpi, MD FAAP, an Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health...
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Breastfeeding 101
S3E1 Parenting is a journey, and breastfeeding a newborn baby is one possible step on that journey. Many new moms have lots of questions about breastfeeding, and first time Moms often need support and encouragement as they start to breastfeed their baby. On this episode we speak to Dr. Gregory...
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COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens
Please note: This episode was recorded February 2, 2022. Bonus episode: Parents have lots of questions about the COVID-19 vaccine for their children, and Our Lady of the Lake understands and encourages parents to seek out the information they need. On this special episode of ParentingU, we answer...
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Talking to Our Kids about Christmas
Bonus episode: The final countdown to Christmas is on, and we chatted with Meaghan Myrick, Child Life Specialist with Our Lady of Lourdes Women's & Children's Hospital, and Lisa Baumgartner, Pediatric Chaplain with Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital, about holiday traditions and ways to…
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Water Safety – Mazie's Mission, a family story
"Drowning is silent but we will not be." ~ Mazie's Mission Heather, mom of Mazie, joins us on this important episode of ParentingU. At just shy of 18 months old, Mazie drowned in the family swimming pool. Now, mom Heather and her family are committed to helping other families learn more about…
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Water Safety from the Perspective of an ER Doctor| Dr. Michael Odinet
Water is fun! Let's keep it that way with some tips from Dr. Michael Odinet, Emergency Room physician at Our Lady of Lourdes. Dr. Odinet isn't here to rain on our parade—he's a water fan himself, having a family pool and a water-side camp. Dr. Odinet offers lots of practical tips for families to...
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A podcast by Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System where we sit down with doctors and experts to talk about important topics that all parents face. We're here to help you navigate this amazing journey we call parenting.
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