Breast Feeding Realities

Listen to our hosts discuss the realities of breastfeeding through their experiences and what they see in clinical practice.

EPISODE CREDITS: Hosts - Sylvia Bank, MD and Vivian Carlin, MD

Resources:

Breastfeeding: AAP Policy Explained By Lori Feldman-Winter, MD, MPH, FAAP Healthychildren.org

⁠https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/breastfeeding/Pages/Where-We-Stand-Breastfeeding.aspx⁠

Blue Lagoon Directed by Randal Kleiser, performances by Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins. Columbia Pictures 1980.

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Teen Mental Health Social Media - When and How

Our hosts tackle the Parents Under Pressure topic of social media. In this second episode on social media we discuss what we did as parents. We review details of when we allowed social media and how we monitored our children’s social media use.

Resources:

AAP Family Media Plan https://www.healthychildren.org/English/fmp/Pages/MediaPlan.aspx

EPISODE CREDITS: Hosts - Sylvia Bank, MD and Vivian Carlin, MD

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Our hosts tackle the parents under pressure topic of social media. In this episode we discuss the pitfalls and dangers of social media that parents should be aware of when deciding to allow their children access to social media.

Resources:

The Social Dilemma Netflix Documentary/Docudrama 2020 https://www.netflix.com/title/81254224

The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier
Social Media and Adolescent Mental Health: Pediatric Mental Health Minute Series from the American Academy of Pediatrics https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/mental-health-minute/social-media-and-adolescent-mental-health/
EPISODE CREDITS: Hosts - Sylvia Bank, MD and Vivian Carlin, MD

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Listen to our hosts talk about their own experiences with school discipline. They offer parenting advice on perspectives to have when your child has been disciplined and what you can do as a parent to help your child.

Resources:

Referenced previous podcasts:

S1E15 Gentle Parent: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/8U5flvjsiWb

S1E23 Teen Mental Health - Make Good Choices: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/t1cK2ZfsiWb

EPISODE CREDITS: Hosts - Sylvia Bank, MD and Vivian Carlin, MD

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Opener S2E1 Released 9/3/25

In this first episode join a discussion on the US Surgeon General Advisory entitled Parents Under Pressure: The Mental Health and Well-Being of Parents. Hear our hosts discuss the advisory and share the most stressful moments of their parenting.

Resources:

Parents Under Pressure: The U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Parents August 2024 https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/parents/index.html

PBS Newshour August 28, 2024 Surgeon General addresses growing stress and mental heath struggles facing parents.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/surgeon-general-addresses-growing-stress-and-mental-health-struggles-facing-parents

NYT Opinion May 30, 2025 There’s a link between therapy culture and childlessness

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/opinion/therapy-estrangement-childless-millennials.html

EPISODE CREDITS: Hosts - Sylvia Bank, MD and Vivian Carlin, MD

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Bonus Episode - All About Poop S1E35 8/27/25

Listen to our hosts tell additional stories about parenting experiences related to poop mysteries.

EPISODE CREDITS: Hosts - Sylvia Bank, MD and Vivian Carlin, MD

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Many parents have been traumatized by head lice or are justifiably afraid of getting it. Join us in a discussion of what it is like to experience head lice in your home and recommendations on treatments and prevention. This episode has been digitally remastered for re-release. "Vivian's version"

EPISODE CREDITS: Hosts - Sylvia Bank, MD and Vivian Carlin, MD

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Bonus Episode - Teens Screens and Lice Oh My! S1E33 8/13/25

Listen to our hosts tell additional stories about parenting experiences with teenagers, screens, and lice.

EPISODE CREDITS: Hosts - Sylvia Bank, MD and Vivian Carlin, MD

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