Not So Gentle Reminder

S1E10: How to treat my child’s sunburn? Myth-busting recommendations

Even despite your best efforts, your child gets a sunburn.  Don't worry, it happens (they're going to be fine) but how do you treat your child's sunburn?  There are many confusing suggestions about what to do (or not do) and we are here to help with myth-busting recommendations that will help your crispy-skinned kiddo feel better.  

S1E9: How to think about sun protection for your child (Part 2)

You and your family are super excited for a day at the beach but hold on, time for sunscreen wrestling with your child.  How do you think about sun protection for your child? How much should you apply? What does SPF or UPF mean?  Please join our conversation with Dr. Catherine Gupta Warner, pediatric-dermatologist extraordinaire as she tackles all of these important concepts and sets us up for sun protection success.   

S1E5: Home oxygen monitors for your baby: are they useful?

You've just been handed your brand new baby and are terrified.  In this vulnerable moment, you might be tempted by some direct-to-consumer home monitoring systems to check their heart rate and oxygen saturation but should you?  Will this help prevent the much feared sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)?  The answer might surprise you, listen to learn more.  

S1E6: Why you should not worry (that much) about febrile seizures

Your child has been sick for a couple of days with fever and then just had a seizure...one of the scariest things a parent will ever see.  Febrile seizures are much more common than you may think. We talk about the different kinds of febrile seizures, what you can do when one happens, what will be done in the hospital, and why the medical team members are not that worried about these frightening events. Learn more about febrile seizures and what to expect  if your child has one. 

S1E8: How to think about sun protection for your child (Part 1)

You and your family are super excited for a day at the beach but hold on, time for sunscreen wrestling with your child.  How do you think about sun protection for your child? How are a mineral versus a chemical sunscreen different?  How much more protection are you getting with that SPF50 over SPF30?  If your child gets a sunburn, have you just doomed them forever to having melanoma?  Please join our conversation with Dr. Catherine Gupta Warner, pediatric-dermatologist extraordinaire as she tackles all of these important concepts and sets us up for sun protection success.   

S1E7: How to keep your child safe with CPR training

We hope you never have to give your child (or any child) CPR, but if you do, we want you to be prepared. Today we will share important resources for CPR and First Aid training, and discuss why not all CPR training is created equal.  We will help you choose the right training source to keep your child safe. 

S1E4: Your brand new baby has a fever; is this an emergency? Yes! (Part 2)

Is your baby less than 2 months old and do they have a fever?  The fever could represent a very serious infection and we think about this special population (under 60 days old) differently.  What makes your baby special? Why is an infection in infants so different than in older children?  Learn more from national expert Dr. Matthew Grossman about the new AAP guidelines for fever in babies.  

S1E3: Your brand new baby has a fever; is this an emergency? Yes! (Part 1)

Is your baby less than 2 months old and do they have a fever?  The fever could represent a very serious infection and we think about this special population (under 60 days old) differently.  What makes your baby special? Why is an infection in infants so different than in older children?  Learn more from national expert Dr. Matthew Grossman about the new AAP guidelines for fever in babies.