An excerpt from Absent-Father Syndrome: Overcoming the Trauma of a Fatherless Childhood. “I’ve sat face to face in front of many adults who were crying their eyes out,” says Rachel Norman, founder of A Mother Far from Home. “The…
Category: Pediatrics
Adverse childhood experiences: Can government policy reduce trauma?
One of the most radical implications of the literature on early childhood trauma is that abuse needs to be eliminated from all of our relationships- with our families, teachers, colleagues, and government. When government leaders create a new policy, t…
How the internet broke parenting [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “Modern parenting comes with challenges that only a modern parent can understand. As both a pediatrician and a mother, I dispense with the advice I wish I had when my daughter was bor…
A physician celebrates her growth
As a pediatrician, you’d think that I’d be a pro at celebrating growth. After all, I celebrate the growth of children in the office as they meet their developmental milestones and grow physically. I celebrate their academic and social growth. What I ha…
A story that changed this pediatrician forever
I’m a pediatrician and have been practicing for 29 years. I currently own a solo practice. Here is a story I wrote years after a patient encounter during my residency in 1993. I didn’t know it at the time, but it was an experience that woul…
The White House should help students swap out dairy milk in school lunches
I have an urgent request for the White House as it is garnering support for its national nutrition strategy that was unveiled at the September 28 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health: Tell the U.S. Department of Agriculture to stop p…
Pediatrician and pharmacist agree: Children should be vaccinated against COVID-19
With COVID-19 vaccines now widely available for children six months and older, we join pediatricians and pharmacists across the country and urge parents to vaccinate their young children against COVID-19 as soon as possible. Schools are open and more a…
A pediatrician reflects after a difficult conversation [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “There is silence, then the words from the family flow forth. Angry, accusatory, confused, dismissive, worried, ugly, personal. The words cut deeply, and when I pick up the next chart…
Premature babies grow up. It’s time to pay attention. [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “Premature babies (a.k.a. preemies) and their families are increasingly becoming a powerful voice in society. Life in and after the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is like being d…
Difficulties navigating the health care system are causing many Black and brown kids to fall through the cracks
A recent JAMA Pediatrics study confirmed what I see in practice as a pediatric primary care psychologist in Texas, one of four minority-majority states. The study reported alarming gaps between Black and Hispanic kids compared to white kids in attendan…
