Publisher Description

"Parents want to do what's right," explains Mama Doc blogger and physician Wendy Sue Swanson. Yet many parents find that defining what's right can sometimes be elusive, so Dr. Swanson has created this innovative guide to help.
Pediatrician, mother and blogger Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson helps decipher today's conflicting medical opinions, offers helpful online resources, and shares what she's learned over many years from her patients, friends and family in this enlightening guide to parenting.

Based on the popular SeattleMamaDoc blog, Mama Doc Medicine is a timely collection of almost 100 entries grouped under the following headings:
1. Prevention for Infants and Toddlers
2. Social-Emotional Support
3. Immunizations
4. Work-Life Balance/Mothering

Using Dr. Swanson's experience as a mother and physician, this book provides simple answers to the "how," "what," "why," and "who" questions of parenting.

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Here in one collection is the best of Seattle Mama Doc, evidence-based advice on so many of the questions parents raise. It is packed with practical information; loaded with facts and tips to let you make informed decisions about your child's life. Richard Besser, MD, FAAP Chief Health and Medical Editor, ABC News, and author of Tell Me the Truth, Doctor I dare you to read this book and NOT immediately incorporate several new techniques into your parenting style. Michele Borba, EdD Internationally recognized parenting expert, Today show contributor, and author of 22 books, including The Big Book of Parenting Solutions and Building Moral Intelligence "Parents want to do what is right," explains author, blogger, and pediatrician Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, MBE, FAAP. Yet because many parents find that defining what's right can sometimes be elusive, Dr Swanson has created this innovative guide to help. A compilation of some of her most popular blog posts married with new content and updated links, Mama Doc Medicine: Finding Calm and Confidence in Parenting, Child Health, and Work-Life Balance is a timely collection of nearly 100 insights grouped into 4 relevant themes. Part 1: Prevention Part 2: Social-Emotional Support Part 3: Immunizations Part 4: Work-Life Balance/Mothering Based on Dr Swanson's experience as a mother and physician, this book provides simple answers to the "how," "what," "why," and "who" questions of parenting.

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Here in one collection is the best of Seattle Mama Doc, evidence-based advice on so many of the questions parents raise. It is packed with practical information; loaded with facts and tips to let you make informed decisions about your child's life. Richard Besser, MD, FAAP Chief Health and Medical Editor, ABC News, and author of Tell Me the Truth, Doctor I dare you to read this book and NOT immediately incorporate several new techniques into your parenting style. Michele Borba, EdD Internationally recognized parenting expert, Today show contributor, and author of 22 books, including The Big Book of Parenting Solutions and Building Moral Intelligence "Parents want to do what is right," explains author, blogger, and pediatrician Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, MBE, FAAP. Yet because many parents find that defining what's right can sometimes be elusive, Dr Swanson has created this innovative guide to help. A compilation of some of her most popular blog posts married with new content and updated links, Mama Doc Medicine: Finding Calm and Confidence in Parenting, Child Health, and Work-Life Balance is a timely collection of nearly 100 insights grouped into 4 relevant themes. Part 1: Prevention Part 2: Social-Emotional Support Part 3: Immunizations Part 4: Work-Life Balance/Mothering Based on Dr Swanson's experience as a mother and physician, this book provides simple answers to the "how," "what," "why," and "who" questions of parenting.

Author Biography

Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, MBE, FAAP, is a practicing pediatrician living in Seattle, WA, with her husband and 2 young boys. Partnering with her patients and their parents fuels her passion to improve health care. As executive director for Center for Digital Health at Seattle Children's Hospital, she works to revolutionize health care delivery using social media and digital tools to bridge the gap between parents and doctors. In her blog Seattle Mama Doc, Dr Swanson tackles issues ranging from vaccines to work-life balance, providing a voice of reason to help parents gain clarity and eliminate fear when making decisions for their children. Dr Swanson is an executive committee member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Communications and Media. She is on the Board of Advisors for Parents magazine and the Advisory Board for the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media.

Table of Contents

Mama Doc MedicineTable of ContentsForewordIntroduction Loving Your Children More Than Imaginable: Modern Parenthood, a Blog, and a Mission For MorePart One – PreventionIntroduction1. Can We Prioritize Sleep?2. A Spoonful of Bacteria for Baby?3. Mix and Match: Goldilocks Formula4. Colic, Crying, and the Period of PURPLE Crying5. How to Cope with Colic or Fussy Infants6. Reading a Growth Chart7. 100 Calories8. Science of the Soft Spot9. Why Broad Spectrum Sunscreen?10. Protecting Infants from the Sun11. If It Were My Child: No Television In the Bedroom12. What Does TV Do To My Kids' Brain?13. What Your Child Watches on Television Matters14. Why No Television Before Bed is Better15. Asking About Guns in Your House16. About Violent Video Games17. Going Back to School Monday After Newtown Shootings18. Less Is More: Pink Eye, Ear Infections, Teething and CT Scans19. Drowning: Quieter and Faster Than You Think20. Why I Hate the Bouncy House21. Seven Truths About The "Stomach Flu"22. New Bike23. Helicopter: You Betcha24. Understanding Risks for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)25. Why I Hate Sleep Positioners26. Two is the New One: Rear-Facing Car Seats Until At Least Age 227. If It Were My Child: No Texting and Driving28. How Do Doctors Screen for Autism?29. When Not To Worry About Autism30. Five Ways to Avoid Cavities31. READ The Most Devastating Article32. Prepare: Make a 3-Day Disaster Kit33. What To Do About A Lice InfestationPart Two: Social-Emotional SupportIntroduction1. BPOD: Best Part of the Day2. Blowing Colors3. Children with Gay Parents4. Love: Unequal and Incomparable5. Mindful Parenting6. Teasing out Self Talk: Our Inner Critic7. New Rule: Be Without a Ceiling8. Learning to Lose9. Plan a Vacation STAT10. Why the Pony Doesn't Win11. Anything for a Nap12. Surviving Tantrums: The Anger Trap13. Surviving Separation Anxiety14. I Hope He Never Reads It15. The Saturday Box16. Play17. Soccer Mom18. Inspiring Generosity in our Children19. Miserable School Drop Offs20. No More "Clean Plate Club"21. Digital Sabbatical and Digital Sabbath22. Dr. GooglePart Three: ImmunizationsIntroduction1. Do You Believe in Vaccines?Part 1. EmotionalPart 2: EvidencePart 3: Experience2. Pediatricians Conditional Comfort with Alternative Vaccine Schedules3. Pediatricians Who Refuse Families Who Don't Immunize?4. Most Parents Avoid Alternative Vaccination Schedules5. The Injustice of Immunization Interviews: Vaccines on the News6. Pile on the Paperwork: Vaccine Exemption7. Keep the Book8. Fear of Needles9. People are Dying from the Flu10. Varicella Vaccine: It Works11. Chickenpox Parties12. Cocoon a Newborn: Only an Email Away13. What is Whooping Cough? And What About the Tdap Shot?14. Don't Make Promises: Yearly Immunization Update15. HPV (Human Papillomavirus)Part Four – Work-Life Balance/MotheringIntroduction1. Competitive Parenting2. The Working Mom Wonders, "What Am I Doing?"3. Only One Decision4. Doctor, Daughter, Mother and Wife: Four Corners5. She-Woman Wednesday6. Every Illness a Love Story7. The Juggle: Working and Breastfeeding8. Complex Problem: Raising a Child9. Nothing I Learned in Med School: On Parenting10. Four Hours on a School Bus11. When Parenthood Exceeds Expectations12. "Having It All": Stumbling13. The Tiger Mom14. "The Wife"15. Magic16. Open Letter to Marissa Mayer17. One Mother's Day Gift18. Getting It "Right": Birthdays in Mommyland19. Tina Fey's Triannual Sob, The Mommy Wars, and a Truce20. A Single Moment21. I Love Being a Working Mom22. Baby Elephant's and the Working Mom23. TIME Magazine and the Mommy Middle Road

Review

Dr Wendy Sue Swanson is a brilliant pediatrician, but she is a mom first. She has an unmatched talent for conveying important health-related information with compassion and empathy by providing the data, offering her opinion, and empowering parents to make informed choices. This collection of blog posts and stories is for parents who want to join other parents in understanding the true science behind pediatric recommendations and the struggles we all face with work-life balance. - Alanna Levine, MD, FAAP A funny, irreverent, compassionate, and timely guide to how to raise a child in an era when misinformation often rules the day. - Paul A. Offit, MD, FAAP; Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases; The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Author of Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure I first discovered Wendy Sue Swanson as @SeattleMamaDoc on Twitter. I loved seeing her take on the most important children's health issues of the day. From there I found her terrific blog. Here in one collection is the best of Seattle Mama Doc, evidence-based advice on so many of the questions parents raise. It is packed with practical information; loaded with facts and tips to let you make informed decisions about your child's life. It also contains great advice on balancing your role as a parent with the other things you do in your life. A must read for new parents! - Richard Besser, MD, FAAP; Chief Medical Editor, ABC News; Author of Tell Me the Truth, Doctor In Mama Doc Medicine, Dr Swanson effortlessly tackles some of the most difficult and controversial parenting topics with guidance, facts, and real-world examples -- leaving you informed and inspired. Life would have been a lot less stressful if my wife and I had had this book when we were starting our family. - Seth Mnookin; Associate director, MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing; Author of The Panic Virus I dare you to read this book and NOT immediately incorporate several new techniques into your parenting style. You'll find yourself continually quoting "Mama Doc" to family and friends over the course of any given day. - Michele Borba, PhD; Internationally recognized parenting expert; Today show contributor; Author of 22 books including The Big Book of Parenting Solutions and Building Moral Intelligence Dr Swanson has used the tools of the digital age to define herself as one of this generation's most genuine and influential physician voices. Mama Doc Medicine delivers actionable, evidence-based information with the type of transparent, reassuring authority that only she can deliver. - Bryan Vartabedian, MD; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital; Blogger at 33charts.com I wish I had this book when I was a new mom! Filled with humor and compassion, Mama Doc Medicine is a great guide for helping parents navigate all the stages of childhood and not forgetting their own health in the process! - Laurie David; Author of Stop Global Warming: The Solution Is You!; Producer of An Inconvenient Truth

Prizes

Commended for IndieFab awards (Health) 2014
Commended for Midwest Book Award (MIPA) (Family/Parenting) 2015

Long Description

"Parents want to do what's right," explains Mama Doc blogger and physician Wendy Sue Swanson. Yet many parents find that defining what's right can sometimes be elusive, so Dr. Swanson has created this innovative guide to help. Pediatrician, mother and blogger Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson helps decipher today's conflicting medical opinions, offers helpful online resources, and shares what she's learned over many years from her patients, friends and family in this enlightening guide to parenting. Based on the popular SeattleMamaDoc blog, Mama Doc Medicine is a timely collection of almost 100 entries grouped under the following headings: 1. Prevention for Infants and Toddlers 2. Social-Emotional Support 3. Immunizations 4. Work-Life Balance/Mothering Using Dr. Swanson's experience as a mother and physician, this book provides simple answers to the "how," "what," "why," and "who" questions of parenting.

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Dr Wendy Sue Swanson is a brilliant pediatrician, but she is a mom first. She has an unmatched talent for conveying important health-related information with compassion and empathy by providing the data, offering her opinion, and empowering parents to make informed choices. This collection of blog posts and stories is for parents who want to join other parents in understanding the true science behind pediatric recommendations and the struggles we all face with work-life balance. - Alanna Levine, MD, FAAP A funny, irreverent, compassionate, and timely guide to how to raise a child in an era when misinformation often rules the day. - Paul A. Offit, MD, FAAP; Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases; The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Author of Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure I first discovered Wendy Sue Swanson as @SeattleMamaDoc on Twitter. I loved seeing her take on the most important children's health issues of the day. From there I found her terrific blog. Here in one collection is the best of Seattle Mama Doc, evidence-based advice on so many of the questions parents raise. It is packed with practical information; loaded with facts and tips to let you make informed decisions about your child's life. It also contains great advice on balancing your role as a parent with the other things you do in your life. A must read for new parents! - Richard Besser, MD, FAAP; Chief Medical Editor, ABC News; Author of Tell Me the Truth, Doctor In Mama Doc Medicine, Dr Swanson effortlessly tackles some of the most difficult and controversial parenting topics with guidance, facts, and real-world examples - leaving you informed and inspired. Life would have been a lot less stressful if my wife and I had had this book when we were starting our family. - Seth Mnookin; Associate director, MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing; Author of The Panic Virus I dare you to read this book and NOT immediately incorporate several new techniques into your parenting style. You'll find yourself continually quoting "Mama Doc" to family and friends over the course of any given day. - Michele Borba, PhD; Internationally recognized parenting expert; Today show contributor; Author of 22 books including The Big Book of Parenting Solutions and Building Moral Intelligence Dr Swanson has used the tools of the digital age to define herself as one of this generation's most genuine and influential physician voices. Mama Doc Medicine delivers actionable, evidence-based information with the type of transparent, reassuring authority that only she can deliver. - Bryan Vartabedian, MD; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital; Blogger at 33charts.com I wish I had this book when I was a new mom! Filled with humor and compassion, Mama Doc Medicine is a great guide for helping parents navigate all the stages of childhood and not forgetting their own health in the process! - Laurie David; Author of Stop Global Warming: The Solution Is You!; Producer of An Inconvenient Truth

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