One of the most common questions I hear at well visits is, “Why do pediatricians focus so much on the growth chart?” Monitoring growth is one of the most important parts of routine pediatric care. Not because we’re assigning grades or comparing children to one another, but because growth is one of the clearest windows […]
We’ve heard those three words from hundreds of kids. We’ve heard them in a principal’s office. We’ve heard them whispered in a hallway. We’ve heard them said with tears. We’ve heard them said with crossed arms and defiance. And we’ve heard them at our own kitchen table. When your child says, “I hate school,” it […]
We sat across from a parent who opened our visit with a quiet sigh and said, “I don’t know if this is just a phase…or something I should be worried about.” As a pediatrician (Jaclyn) and educator (Adam), we hear versions of this question frequently from our patients. Tantrums, defiance, anxiety, trouble focusing—these behaviors can […]
I am sitting in a meeting with a frustrated parent, desperate for her child to get the academic help that everyone in the room knew he needed. The child was in 5th grade, and for the past five years, it has become increasingly clear that this child is academically behind his peers. In fact, this […]
