The Child Repair Guide with Dr. Steve Silvestro
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The Child Repair Guide with Dr. Steve Silvestro
In The Child Repair Guide, pediatrician and dad Dr. Steve Silvestro brings the wisdom and insights of the world's best childhood health and wellness experts directly to parents in one trusted source--to give parents the best tools possible to raise happy, healthy, confident kids.
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Can Kids Get the COVID Vaccine & Flu Shot at the Same Time?
Plenty of parents jumped for joy on October 7th when Pfizer asked the FDA to grant Emergency Use Authorization to give its COVID-19 vaccine to kids ag...
How To Get Kids To Sleep On Time—At Any Age!
People seem to think that sleep problems are only for babies. The moment you bring your newborn home, people start asking "How much sleep are you gett...
Your COVID Vaccine PB&J Questions Answered!
As part of the huge response to the last episode (thank you!) in which I broke down the new CDC guidelines on how vaccinated and unvaccinated people c...
What happens when parents are vaccinated and kids are not?
Now that the COVID vaccine rollout is well under way around the world—and the light at the end of the tunnel is within grasp!—we're still left with on...
Listener Favorite - The One Mistake Every Parent Makes (Including Me!)
I can't believe it, but The Child Repair Guide is celebrating a HUGE milestone!
And to celebrate, I've dug deep into the archives to share a top...
Do Schools Spread COVID? Here's What We Currently Know
With many areas approaching the dates and metrics they've set for reopening school—or back at school already—the question of schools' role in COVID sp...
How Parents Can Better Manage Stress & Recover from Trauma - with Dr. Elizabeth Stanley
It goes without saying that the ability to manage stress and recover from trauma would certainly come in handy these days.
For parents,...
What Should Your Family's 2021 Priorities Be?
We are finally here—the end of 2020 & the start of 2021!
But the truth is, we can’t walk into 2021 hoping to reset the clock back to what life w...
Everything Parents Need to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine
This is a super-special & super-exciting episode!
At long last, vaccines against COVID-19 are being rolled out and administered. Parents have be...
Raising Cross-Cultural Kids: Identity & Resilience - with Dr. Anisha Abraham
Perhaps the greatest challenge we all face as we grow up is finding our identity—figuring out who we are and who we want to become.
It’s...
How Should Your Family Handle the COVID Holidays?
This holiday season, everyone is asking the same questions:
“Can we find a way to get together with family? What if we all get tested first? Do...
Parenting Manners During COVID & Beyond - with Sarah Davis & Evie Granville
It goes without saying that COVID has turned everything we know on its head.
This is equally true for almost all things parenting. Things we use...
Sugarproof Your Kids - with Dr. Michael Goran & Dr. Emily Ventura
Hey, we’re all trying to do our best when feeding our kids healthy food.
And what might be your best effort right now may not be your best effor...
Developing Healthy Eating Habits at Any Age - with @kids.eat.in.color's Jennifer Anderson
When a pediatric dietician has over 1 Million followers on Instagram, you know she's got amazing tips.
Jennifer Anderson is the brilliant mind b...
These Are the COVID Stats to Use to "Open Up" Your Family
We’re about nine months into this pandemic—do you feel like you have a handle on how to tell if it’s getting better or worse? Do you have a sense of h...
How to Help Kids Develop Social Skills at Home - with Monica Silvestro
It's a valid concern—but also one that you can learn to address right at home.
I sat down with the wonderful Monica Silvestro—yup, the Monica Si...
Online Learning Is Inevitable This Fall - Here's Why & What You Need To Do To Prepare
There's been a great debate these past few months about whether and how to send kids back to school.
But something's been missing from the conve...
Don’t Wish The Days Away—Yes, Even These Ones
If you’ve felt like these past few months have both dragged on and flown past at the same time, you’re not alone.
We’re all waiting with bated b...
Working from Home with Kids Around (and Surviving!) - with Dr. Andrea Bonior
These last several months, many parents have had to fill the roles of parent, educator, and teleworker with few, if any, clear boundaries between them...
Is Daycare Safe During COVID-19?
The most common answer pediatricians have been asked by parents of young kids is: "Is it safe to send my child to daycare right now?"
The best,...
The Tool That's Keeping My Family Positive
We're halfway into 2020 & it's clear that we could all use a glimmer of hope right now.
This is a tool that I've mentioned before, but that has...
We Get To Carry Each Other
Like much of the country, I’ve been thinking a lot about inequality and bigotry of late, trying to put so many feelings into coherent thoughts.
...
Decoding Boys - with Dr. Cara Natterson
It's as if teenage boys and those who raise them are in an Indiana Jones movie, dodging blades and poisonous darts flying past them at every turn. And...
Helping Kids Cope in Difficult Times - with Robin Brannan
"Fear and what you do with it are two separate things."
I love this quote from Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, especially right now.
What we a...
Update from the Front Lines of COVID-19 - with ER Physician Michael Daignault
When I last spoke with Dr. Michael Daignault 6 weeks ago, the COVID-19 storm was approaching.
Now that we're in the thick of it, he and I catch...
Home Teaching & Helping Kids Thrive During COVID-19 - with Dr. Anisha Abraham
And as frustrating or anxiety-provoking as it may be, there is one indisputable fact about our current situation: We and our children will grow as peo...
Tips for Kids' & Teens' Mental Health During Coronavirus
And while I’m glad the message got out—over 2 million people read that article—it was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to write.
Why?
SPECIAL - Coronavirus and Your Family: What Parents Need to Know - with Dr. Michael Daignault
There's a flood of information about the COVID-19 coronavirus out there, and it can be challenging to tease out what it really means for you and your...
Saving Your Child from Ostrich Attacks & Finding the Humor in Parenting - with James Breakwell
Comedian Ray Romano once noted that "having children is like living in a frat house — nobody sleeps, everything's broken, and there’s a lot of throwin...
Inspiring Kids to Change the World - with Katie Bowers, Managing Director of The Harry Potter Alliance.mp3
I’d say that anyone who’s paid attention to the news in the last few years, has been on social media—or has just conversed with other human beings—has...
Parenting Resolutions for the New Year and Beyond
Remember that "always wear sunscreen" song from the late-90s?
Well, here's my version—updated now that we're all parents. After taking care of...
What 'Frozen 2' Taught Me As A Parent
I didn't walk into 'Frozen 2' expecting to be moved as deeply as I was. But an unexpected and brave choice struck a chord with me and, I hope, will ha...
How to Make Homework Time Less of a Struggle - with Zoie Hoffman
When your kids were little, chances are that you’d occasionally face a “witching hour”—usually somewhere between 5 and 7 PM—when everyone was cranky a...
Redefining Preparation for Childbirth & Beyond - with cofounder of Arrow Birth, Tara Campbell Lussier
Getting ready to have a baby is no small feat.
We've somehow turned this millennia-old rite of the human experience into work. There are books t...
How to Lose Your Should, Tame Your Inner Critic, and Enjoy Parenting - with Dr. Alison Escalante
We all have “To Do” lists—sometimes several of them at once.
But do you have a parenting To Do List? And of those list of things to do—whether...
100th Episode - Lessons Learned for Raising Happy, Healthy, Confident Kids & Big Adventures Ahead!
I can't believe it—100 episodes!
To celebrate this big milestone for The Child Repair Guide, I've dug deep into the archives to pluck out some...
The Pressures of Being a "Perfect Mom" & Information Overwhelm - with Dr. Margaret Quinlan
You’re in the grocery store checkout line, pregnant, and a random stranger decides it’s okay to touch your belly.
Or
You encounter someone...
Why There's No Such Thing As Mindful Parenting | Speaking in Washington, DC Sept 2019
Decided to share one of my speaking engagements with you because -- I hope -- there are some pearls in here that you might find helpful.
Last we...
23 Things Your Preschool Teacher Wants You To Know - with Monica Silvestro
I have a SUPER special guest this week—my amazing wife, Monica Silvestro!
Monica has built a life around education, health, and personal develop...
How to Teach Kids to Combat Bullying - with Daniel Amaguana
This is an episode I hope every parent hears.
Bullying has been a hot topic in the last several years, and for good reason. Up to half of all ki...