On Call With Dr. Anselm Anyoha
In this podcast, Dr. Anselm Anyoha, talks about the social, emotional, and physical health of children, and their journey from birth through preschool, and beyond. With over 30 years of experience, Dr. Anyoha provides compassionate answers to issues parents and children face from preschool through adolescents..
Episodes
In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, parents learn how infants and toddlers experience the loss of a father and what they can do to support their child’s emotional well-being. Dr. Anyoha explains that even very young babies notice a parent’s absence through disrupted routines, changes in touch and voice, and the loss of daily interactions. Toddlers may show clinginess, anxiety, sleep disturbances, appetite changes, or...
In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, parents of toddlers learn how to recognize, respond to, and prevent pulled elbow, also known as nursemaid’s elbow. Dr. Anyoha explains that this common injury occurs when the head of the radius slips out of its ligament, causing sudden pain and immobility in a child’s arm. Typical situations include playtime accidents or unintentional tugs by caregivers. The episode details the hal...
In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, parents of young children learn how to recognize, manage, and prevent hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). Dr. Anyoha explains the hallmark symptoms, including vesicular rashes on the hands, feet, and buttocks, painful mouth sores, mild fever, irritability, and difficulty eating. He discusses how HFMD spreads through close contact, contaminated surfaces, and even swimming pools, a...
In this episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha, parents learn why measles remains a serious threat to young children despite modern medicine. Dr. Anyoha shares his personal “measles memory” from his medical training in Nigeria, where he witnessed children suffer severe complications including pneumonia, dehydration, convulsions, and even death. The episode explains key measles symptoms—fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes, and the...
This episode of On Call with Dr. Anselm Anyoha explores how social media and constant internet access affect the physical, emotional, and social health of children and adolescents. Dr. Anyoha explains the rise of screen addiction, late-night phone use, poor sleep, declining school performance, and physical issues such as headaches, constipation, and hygiene neglect. He also discusses emotional risks, including anxiety, depression, ...
A clear, reassuring guide to understanding umbilical hernias in babies. This episode explains why belly-button bulges happen, how they form during fetal development, what parents should watch for, when surgery is needed, and why most hernias close on their own. Perfect for parents searching for answers about baby bellybutton swelling, umbilical bumps, and infant hernias.
A simple, narrated story about a child who suddenly develops ear pain and visits the pediatrician. Through Tim’s experience, the episode explains common signs of ear infections in children, what parents can try at home, when to seek medical care, how doctors examine the ears, and how ear infections are diagnosed and treated. A clear, relatable guide for parents, caregivers, and teens learning about childhood ear pain and ear infect...
Dr. Anselm Anyoha explains why some children are shorter than their peers, covering familial short stature, constitutional growth delay, genetic syndromes, low birth weight, chronic illness, nutrition, medications and hormonal causes. He describes how pediatricians evaluate growth with family history, growth curves, bone age and targeted tests.
The episode gives practical guidance on reassurance, monitoring, when to investigate fur...
Loss of appetite, anxiety, insomnia, and nightmares are some of the things that might happen to Infants, Toddlers, and Children when they lose their father, mother, or parents and caregivers. In this podcast, Dr. Anyoha, an expert in Infant mental health, and a Pediatrician in practice for more than twenty years, looks into the mind and feelings of children who have lost loved ones, and shares what family members should do (seeking...
Recently, I was in Nigeria, and I took the opportunity to revisit Igbo popular Lullabies and folksy songs.
Lullabies serve many purposes, mainly to soothe and regulate the emotional needs of infants and children. They are also used to teach language, cultural behaviors, and heritage.
The Igbos, a prominent ethnic tribe in Nigeria, have numerous lullabies. My brother, Emeka, and my Niece, Uju, were there to contribute to this proje...
In this podcast, Dr. Anyoha discusses how social media impacts the mental, social, and physical well-being of children and young people. Lack of sleep, headache, and constipation can all result from the long time youths spend on social Media. Youths suffering from depression and anxiety might use the confines of social media as a coping strategy. Also shared are the telltale signs that suggest youths are overwhelmed by the social m...
Parents often ask me which one to choose, between Tylenol and Motrin. In this Podcast I went into details on differences between Tylenol and Motrin, as well as how parents could consider giving Tylenol or Motrin to infants, children, youths and Adolescents.
There was a recent outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease in the New England part of the United States. Lots of children contracted the disease. Another surge of the Coxsackie virus that causes hand, foot and mouth disease is expected in October. In this podcast, Dr Anyoha list some of the common symptoms and signs of hand, foot and mouth disease, how to manage and prevent the infection. Complications are rare but can occur.
If suddenly your 2 years or 3 years old is unable to raise their hands or use their hands, they most likely suffered from a pulled elbow, or nursemaid elbow. Pediatricians with clinical skills might be able to fix the condition at their office.
Good day and welcome to today's Dr. Inyo House podcast. Today I'm going to be talking about how to maximize care in children with disability. Disability can come in different areas. Some children can have intellectual disability, some can have physical disability, and some can have combination of intellectual and physical disability. Examples of physical disability will be kids who have problems
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As a twenty-two-year-old medical student in university college Hospital, Ibadan Nigeria, I watched some of my patients' die from measles. In this podcast, I share my experiences of the devastating effects of measle infections in children.
Most children walk around their first birthday, at age 12 months. Parents worry when their children are not walking at that age. In this podcast, Dr. Anyoha shares some reasons walking is delayed in some children, and what parents could do to solve the problem.
By 9 months, infants have typically mastered the interpretation of facial expressions and are curious observers of their environment. Early signs of Autism might include disinterest in the environment. In this podcast, Dr. Anyoha shares more social and emotional behaviors of 9-month-old infants.
In this episode, Dr. Anyoha shares what parents observe when their children suffer belly pains and also shares how pediatricians try to find out what is causing belly pains in children who cannot fully express themselves.
Here, Dr. Anyoha shows what it feels to watch a 6-month-old baby clapping. Clapping is another milestone that empowers infants. Infants use clapping to engage and to attract attention. It is a show-and-tell moment, that involves coordination at many levels.
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