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Screen Free Week?
Screen Free Week needs a new name. It’s already Wednesday, and I haven’t found a way to be ‘screen free’ in spite of my best efforts. Each time I reach for my smartphone, my computer or listen to an...
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Genetics, Genomics, Grandmother This Summer
I had the chance to re-connect with a favorite medical school professor this week, Dr. Joann Bodurtha, as she gave a great presentation on the importance of family history. She asked about your...
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Sunscreen Advice Revisited
I've long been a fan of sunscreen, but I've also joked about how we slather SPF 99 on our babies the minute they're born. As you head out to buy your family's sunscreen for the summer, there's new...
View ArticleBricks, Mortar and Pajamas
Start and stop. Ball up the paper and aim for the trash can. Go for a walk. Start to write again. Try to break open the complexity of the topic. Try not to sound as whiny as the kids do when you write...
View ArticleThe Five Love Languages
"What language do you speak?" I had never been asked that question in the way that Dr. Gary Chapman was asking it, but having followed his career over the last several decades, I knew exactly what he...
View ArticleVegetables and VeggieTales
It's been a fruit and vegetable month, and my hero nutritionist colleague, Ellyn Satter may have met her match! As many of you know, one of my favorite books is titled How To Get Your Kid To Eat, But...
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An Open Letter to CON Officials
An Open Letter to the People Who Give Out Certificates of Need to build hospitals: I need one. An Open Letter To The People Who Give Out Certificates of Need (CONs): I would like to have a new hospital...
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RVA Children's Hospital Fails Behind Closed Doors
It was Einstein who said that to do the same thing over and over again and expect a different outcome: that is insanity. The Power People building a children's hospital must come out from behind...
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Co-ed Prom Sleepovers Are Not A Good Idea
The DrDownload blog is about the health and well being of children, and I could write about spring allergies and new sunscreen guidelines. But what I’ve really been fretting about lately is my own...
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Autism Awareness ... For More Than A Month
April is Autism Awareness Month, and when the folks at NBC Channel 12 called to ask if I would help them raise awareness, of course I said, “Yes.” I began thinking about Autism Awareness Month and...
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How to Measure Medicine, Mary Poppins
So it's official. Kids, I'll no longer be asking you to take a teaspoon of medicine. I'm making the call to action for the pharmacists who prepare prescriptions for my patients to kick back any...
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What A Life Is Meant To Be | Cameron Gallagher
What is a life meant to be? I often think about that when I’m cooing and coaxing an infant into cooperating for a check up. I don’t remember every checkup I did for Cameron Gallaher, but I do remember...
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Go Outside And Play
I often wish I could write a prescription that reads: “Go Outside and Play” Sig: as directed and undirected is even better. Disp: Quantity Sufficient If daily outdoor play were a medicine, it would...
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The Sisterhood of Motherhood
When one of the Facebook parents sent me the following video clip, she was careful to say, “watch it to the end. You’ll never guess that it’s a commercial selling something.” And so I watched… all the...
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Measles And Memories
There’s a lot of media attention these last few weeks about measles and vaccines, and I’ve been thinking about a delightful, little three year old who is going to Disney. (He’s fully vaccinated and...
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Super Bowl Sunday | #MediaWeLike | #NotBuyingIt
When your children span a whole decade of ages, it can be a real adventure to watch Super Bowl commercials together. My children are great sports fans. And they definitely get some of their...
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Play Again
I've been working on an article for Richmond Family Magazine and looking forward to the warm spring weather. I grew up in a big family, and one of the worst things you could do as a kid in our house...
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An Apple A Day Is Not Enough
He's a 'spoken word artist' my hero, Taylor Mali. One of those teachers you wish for every child-learner in schools, and HE says, "An apple a day is NOT enough!" An apple a day. Is NOT Enough....
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Thanks And Giving And Stretching Time
I love the Thanksgiving season, and I’m amazed every year by how quickly it blows past me. I wish I had a magic … I wish I had THE magic power to slow time, to stretch it a little in order to have...
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How to Measure Medicine, Mary Poppins
So it's official. Kids, I'll no longer be asking you to take a teaspoon of medicine. I'm making the call to action for the pharmacists who prepare prescriptions for my patients to kick back any...
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