The recent #metoo campaign and subsequent headlines have shown us that sexual harassment and abuse are way more common than we thought. And almost every parent has asked themselves the question of how to protect their child from sexual abuse. In less than 3.5 minutes, we break down what you need to know about teaching your kids about body safety. Check out one of the most important videos we have made!   ..read more

As children, we have all heard the words ‘don’t talk to strangers’. But the trouble is, that this advice doesn’t always work. So what can we teach our children without making them fearful of everyone? Watch my new video with Dr. Fernandes and Dr. Sharma and let me know what you think! Here’s a new way to talk to your children about strangers ..read more

Coming from a family of nomads, traveling has always been a huge part of my life. I’m extremely lucky to have lived in and seen more than half of the world before I was even 12! The perspectives gained and lessons learned through travel are hard to teach in a classroom. So I always knew that I wanted to prioritize travel for my children. As a family, we spend less money on material things and more on experiences. When my first daughter was born, we flew all over the United States and even Australia and New Zealand with her. She was a perfect flying baby-only eating and sleeping during fli ..read more

Hey friends! I’m back with a brand new video with Dr. Fernandes! From how to teach your child strong body language to an exercise that helps your children deal with emotions–we cover a lot in 3.5 minutes! Check it out! How do you talk to your children about bullying?   ..read more

It is my belief that my grandmother died of a lonely heart. Three weeks after the birth of my first child, my grandmother passed away. As I was just learning to raise a little human, I found myself saying goodbye to someone who raised me. What struck me most about my grandmother’s life were her last five years. They were her loneliest. For someone who had been the matriarch of a family and whose home was the center of family gatherings, feeling lonely was not something that she was prepared for. After my grandfather passed away, and people grew older and moved on with their lives, my grandmot ..read more

If you are a parent like me, then you may have stayed up some nights thinking about how you are going to raise children in a climate where our differences are often used to divide us rather than unite us. How will you teach them about love, tolerance and respect for people from all walks of life? How will you teach them to meet fear with compassion, disagreements with empathy and intolerance with understanding? I teamed up with Dr. Danielle Fernandes for this video on how to teach your children to celebrate differences. We get personal, and we go deep. We strongly believe in the message of thi ..read more

I remember the day I found out that my aunt had cancer. Although she was the most positive person I had ever met, I still worried about how she would handle such an overwhelming diagnosis. Looking back, now that her cancer is in remission, she continues to be the most positive person I know. But even more than that, she is what I call an elegant spirit. Cancer, in my aunt’s world, was a small valley hidden amongst the many glorious peaks of her life. While she may have had some moments of despair as we all do when we find ourselves alone in our thoughts, unable to see the light at the end of ..read more

Every pediatrician has ten common questions new parents always ask. So I teamed up with Dr. Danielle Fernandes and answered the questions we always get from new parents. If you are a new parent, then this is for you! And if you know a new parent, pass this video along to them. They will thank you ..read more

As a pediatrician, I know how to prescribe medication, but it was only until I became a mother that I truly began to understand the challenges of actually giving medication to children. Now let’s face it. Most children hate taking medication and will do anything to avoid it. But there are a few tricks we can use to make this process easier for both parent and child. Here is what other parents and pediatricians have taught me through the years. 1) Make it fun I’m a sucker for dark chocolate. It’s my guilty pleasure. Actually, I don’t feel any guilt at all while eating it…so it’s just plain ple ..read more

Throughout my medical career as a pediatrician, I have witnessed several children pass away. Each patient has a way of touching your very soul. What I have learned from the precious angels that I have lost is immeasurable. There is wisdom that comes when a person faces his or her own mortality. The best way to honor the lives that we have lost is to learn from them and make our own lives even better. Here are seven lessons I have learned from those who have gone too soon: 1) Never forget how big you are blessed I will never forget the day one of my patients told me that she wished she was me ..read more