Seattle Mama Doc
Summary: Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson is a mom, pediatrician, blogger, Chief of Digital Innovation for Seattle Children’s Hospital, & news reporter for NBC KING5 in Seattle. She has over 38,000 followers on Twitter, & her feed, Seattle Mama Doc, was named one of Time's "Best Twitter Feeds of 2013". While a practitioner of pediatric healthcare in the traditional sense, she approaches all of her work from a far more holistic wellness perspective, as evident in the content of her blog as well as her award-winning book, Mama Doc Medicine. Dr. Swanson founded Digital Health at Seattle Children’s in 2013, leading a team in innovation by testing and creating new digital tools to leverage peer-to-peer education & the wisdom of patients, families & providers.
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Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson shares tips for decreasing antibiotic use through prescriptions, agriculture and soap. Roughly 50% of prescribed antibiotics are not needed or used effectively. Each year in America, 2 million people are infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and 23,000 people die from infections that can’t be treated with antibiotics. This stuff matters. You can help; these quick tips explain how. It’s time to get smarter about our antibiotic use!
Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson and clinical psychologist, Dr. Gretchen Gudmundsen, share specific, evidence-based steps to help your child or teen whom you suspect might be depressed. Step #1: don’t ever hesitate to make an appointment with a pediatrician, primary care doctor, psychologist or counselor.
Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson talks with clinical psychologist, Dr. Gretchen Gudmundsen about defining depression, who typically has depression, depression symptoms and risk factors and when parents should seek help for their depressed child.
Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson discusses a new report recommending that children play multiple sports. Children who specialize in a single sport early are at higher risk for overuse injuries, burnout, quitting sports altogether and even isolation and loneliness. Successful, even elite athletes are more likely to develop when our children don’t specialize in a single sport until late puberty, around age 15 or 16 years.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a ban on chemicals/pesticides used in antibacterial soaps due to safety concerns. Companies now must comply with removing the chemicals within 1 year’s time or take the products off the market. Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson discusses the ban, why reducing the amount of antibiotics in our environments is a good thing and why washing with plain old soap and water is best.
Many parents want to know if melatonin is safe to use in children. Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson discusses safety, dosing, and other non-medicinal ways to help your child sleep better.
Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson and Erin Schoenfelder, Ph.D. discuss 4 interventions that can benefit children with ADHD: medication, diet, sleep and exercise. Spoiler: medications are helpful for roughly 80% of children with ADHD.
Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson and Erin Schoenfelder, Ph.D. share 5 tips to help parent children with ADHD. Oftentimes typical parenting strategies that might work with most children, just don’t resonate with children who have ADHD. Things like consequences and windows of time are just plain different. This episode is full of great, data-driven tips and recommendations.
Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson discusses ADHD with Seattle Children’s Hospital clinical psychologist, Erin Schoenfelder, Ph.D. They cover topics including: what is ADHD, typical signs & symptoms and ways to get an appropriate & thorough evaluation for your child.
Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson explains the 2016-2017 flu vaccine recommendations. The nasal flu spray is not recommended this flu season so the poke is unfortunately the option this year. Injected flu shots will be more effective in protecting us against influenza!
Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson and the co-founder of Great Conversations, Julie Metzger discuss what parents need to know when raising girls including the vagina, other female anatomy, menstruation and puberty.
Brace yourselves…it’s clearly that time of year again, back to school! Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson shares back to school reminders that include getting up to date on vaccines, understanding school anxiety and getting your children back on a regular sleep schedule.
Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson provides the latest guidelines and recommendations out of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) on the Zika Virus. She shares safety reminders for pregnant women and couples considering having a baby. She covers a recent radiology study that explains what Zika does to a developing brain that causes microcephaly.
Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson and clinical psychologist & anxiety expert Dr. Kathy Melman share 6 tips for reducing anxiety. Genetics, how we model behaviors as parents and lots of other factors contribute to anxiety. We discuss what anxiety is and what’s normal.
Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson talks with clinical psychology expert Dr. Kathy Melman about anxiety among both children and adults. What behaviors are “normal” and what behaviors might be considered anxious. Where does anxiety come from? Getting tools and support early in life will help set your child up for success.
