PsychEd4Peds: child mental health podcast for pediatric clinicians

Do you ever wish you had a child psychiatrist on speed dial? Well, now you can!  This week, we talk about how to get connected to a Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program (PMHCAP) near you that offers:
* phone consultation with child psychiatrists to help you care for kids in your office
* care navigation services to help you find resources
I will walk you through what to expect when you call your local PMHCAP and ...

In this episode, meet Dr. Lia Gaggino, pediatrician and host of the child mental health and clinician well-being podcast, Pediatric Meltdown.  She shares resources and tips to help practicing pediatricians including her now podcast, Pediatric Mental Health: Building Better Workflows.  This new podcast is about how to implement change in pediatric practices from how to get buy-in for change, set goals, and engage your team in implem...

In honor of the release of Taylor Swift’s 11th album, The Tortured Poet's Department, this is a special episode where I am joined by my tween daughter Julia, to share highlights from Swift's albums as well as from PsychEd4Peds episodes.  I bet you never thought about how the album, Red, is related to ADHD meds. 

#childmentalhealth #swiftie #tsttpd #adhd #anxiety #parentmentalhealth

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Between 80-90% of US teens report that they use social media, but we are only beginning to understand how social media use affects mental health.  I had the opportunity to talk about this with WAVYTV10 News Anchor, Sarah Goode. In this episode, I share clips from our conversation about how to help kids navigate social media, share tips for talking with teens about their social media use, and share resources to help families develop...

Did you know that PARENTS of preschoolers are at HIGH risk for depression? 
*In the first 4 years of a child's life, 1 in 10 dads and 1 in 4 moms experience depression.*
And depression in parents increased the risk of behavioral and emotional problems in children.  In this episode, we talk about why and how to support parents of preschoolers... so that we can help preschoolers with their own social and emotional develo...

Around one and 10 preschool age, children, struggle with significant emotional and behavior problems, but it can be incredibly difficult to tell. How can you tell When a preschool age child might need further evaluation?
In this episode, we talk about how to use a brief tool to determine whether a preschools behavior is normal, or may benefit from further evaluation. This tool is called the brief early childhood screening asses...

What is the most important thing the parents can do to help older teen athletes? How can we harness sports another activities to help kids develop true confidence? For answers to these questions join us as we continue our convo with grit.org’s  Brian and Jen Harbin.

Guests: Brian and Jen Harbin are the leaders of grit.org whose mission is to improve, physical, mental, and emotional resilience in kids.

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Do you want to learn strategies to help kids develop grit and character through sports and LIFE? We talk with Brian and Jen Harbin of Grit.org about how they use sports to help kids become more physically, emotionally, and mentally resilient. They share strategies about :
** Using mantras to help kids push through challenges
** How to shift your focus from WINNING to personal growth
**  Training kids to focus on the POS...

If you play sports or know a child who plays sports, you MUST listen to this podcast!  
Our guest is Coach Peter Verhoef, who has decades of experience preparing kids and teens for national and world competitions.  We discuss ways that parents can keep kids involved in sports and prevent burnout.  Key Points include:
** Sports can be Transformational  

** Tips for How WE can Keep kids ENGAGED in Sports

·      Help children to...

Did you know almost 70% of kids drop out of sports by age 13?  We talk with Dr. Joel Brenner,  pediatric sports medicine physician and national expert in youth sports, about how to keep kids involved in sports.  Dr. Brenner is the co-author of the  American Academy of Pediatrics' recent Clinical Report on on overuse injuries over-training and burnout in young athletes. He shares practical strategies to  reduce burnout and over...

It's time for some Advanced Q+A with Dr. Jeffrey Strawn about medication treatment for ADHD +/- Anxiety!

?Q:? When do you use alpha agonists (like Clonidine, Guanfacine)??
A:  as adjunctive treatment for kids who are having trouble tolerating stimulants,  and/or who have residual impulsivity when they're being treated with stimulants. 

Q: How can you prescribe alpha-agonists to kids who cannot swall...

Is there a go-to medication to treat a child with both ADHD and anxiety?  Join us as we continue the conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Strawn from Cincinnati Children's Medical Center to discuss how to approach medication treatment for a child with ADHD and anxiety.  

We talk about which stimulants are better tolerated, when to use alpha 2 agonists (like clonidine and guanfacine), and finally what to know about the norepi...

ADHD and Anxiety and highly intertwined, so how can you tease them apart?
Join us as Dr. Jeffrey Strawn shares clinical pearls about how to detect whether a child has ADHD, anxiety, or both! We discuss:

* the consequences of untreated ADHD (especially social and educational impacts)
* how ADHD and anxiety are related  and that 30% of kids w/ ADHD have anxiety, too!

Some take home messages are:

1 – When scre...

How can you tell if a teenager is depression or if it is just normal moodiness, stress, grief, or even demoralization?  Dr. John Walkup joins us to talk about the cardinal features of depression... and how it LOOKS different than other forms of low mood.
We talk about:
1 - the distinct change in mood seen in teens with depression and how it is different from sadness

2 - how you can use a simple question, "Can ...

As pediatric practices incorporate  more telehealth, what tips and tricks can help us navigate the challenges of virtual healthcare? Pediatrician Dr. Rachel Schare joins us to share the Good, the Bad, and the Funny in the world of Pediatric Telehealth.
We discuss:

Practical strategies for how to incorporate telehealth into busy pediatric practice:

• Focus mainly on follow-up visits for established patients
• ADHD follow-...

Welcome to Season 2 of PsychEd4Peds!  To start this season, the Academy of PsychEd4Peds shares the winners of the 5 major PsychEd4Peds podcast awards from 2023.
Featured Awards include:
Best Ensemble - * the most popular episode featuring a group of hosts *
Best Short Episode  - * most helpful content in  an episode ~10 minutes *
Super Science Episode - * best episode about highly complex scientific topics made simp...

Any conversations that involve *weight* can be really challenging and require a really thoughtful approach. This week, we chat with Dr. Peggy Greco, pediatric psychologist who specializes in eating disorders,  about how to talk with parents when 

• you're concerned about their child's health and weight OR
•  the parent is *overly* concerned about their child's weight. 

We discuss how to- use the "Yes AND"...

Dr. Peggy Greco shares practical tips for navigating challenging conversation with teens who have eating disorders and/or obesity including:

*  How to shift the conversation from WEIGHT to focus instead on HEALTH 
* How to focus on non-weight metrics of health such as:
·       mood

·       energy levels

·       activity levels

·       healthy eating habits

·       clarity of thinking
* How to understand why teens w...