Your Child is Normal: with Dr Jessica Hochman

Send us Fan Mail Episode 115 of Ask Dr Jessica, Dr Andrew Cohen, a board certified plastic surgeon practicing in the valley of Southern California discusses the overlap between pediatrics and plastic surgery. He explains what a plastic surgeon is and the history of plastic surgery. Dr. Cohen also shares the procedures he performs, including breast reductions for teenagers and gynecomastia surgery...

Send us Fan Mail Katy Bowman is a biomechanist, best selling author of 10 books, a movement educator, and you may have heard of her amazing podcast—  Move your DNA—which talks about how we can all add more movement to our lives.  Today we are going to talk about her latest book —Grow Wild, which is an inspirational guide to getting kids to move more outside.   Your Child is Normal is the trusted p...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 113 of Ask Dr Jessica is part 2 with Dr Siggie--and on this episode we talk about unwanted behaviors--like anger, lying and use of swear words--and how parents should approach children with these behaviors.  Dr Siggie is a mom of three and child developmental specialist with over 35 years experience.  She has also become an instagram sensation (with over 1 million follower...

Send us Fan Mail On this weeks episode of Ask Dr Jessica, we are excited to welcome back Dr Siggie Cohen! We discuss sibling rivalry and how parents should approach sibling conflict.  Dr Siggie is a mom of three and child developmental specialist with over 35 years experience.  She has also become an instagram sensation (with over 1 million followers) because of her calm, purposeful and helpful pa...

Send us Fan Mail In this weeks episode of Ask Dr Jessica, speech therapist Ruth Rothfeld-Hochman explains best practices to teach reading to our children.  We know that confidence with reading is a very important skill, that helps in many aspects of life, but how do we best support our children?   Your Child is Normal is the trusted podcast for parents, pediatricians, and child health experts who...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks episode of Ask Dr Jessica is part 2 with Dr David Epstein, a practicing board-certified pediatrician and pediatric critical care physician. In this episode we will discuss bites--how to avoid them and how to treat them!  We talk about bee stings, insect bites, cat bites, dog bites and even human bites!  Please follow Dr Epstein on instagram @davidepsteinmd.  He also has...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks episode of Ask Dr Jessica with Dr David Epstein, a practicing board-certified pediatrician and pediatric critical care physician. In this episode we will hear  Dr Epstein's thoughts about common injuries in children that Dr Epstein sees while working in an urgent care--including how to treat and how to avoid common pediatric injuries.  We discuss topics like basic...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 108 of Ask Dr Jessica with Kaili Zeiher.  Kaili is a pediatric occupational therapist and mom of three, and she hosts a podcast called "Chaos to connected".  Kaili started her podcast because she was struggling with her son's behavior, and she found  using traditional discipline, with consequences, bribes and punishment just wasn't effective.  She uses...

Send us Fan Mail Ask Dr Jessica Episode 107 with educator  Callie Christensen and therapist Kelly Oriard.   They are the  co-CEOs and co-Founders of Slumberkins,  which are essentially characters in the form of a stuffed animal that come with a themed book, bringing these characters to life.  Slumberkins will make more sense as you hear the interview--but  essentially Slumberkins are designed to h...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode features Dr Michael Hochman,to discuss the newly approved FDA product to prevent RSV in children, Nirsevimab (sold under the brand name Beyfortus). Recently there have been two RSV vaccines approved for adults—one for individuals over 60 years old, and one for use in pregnancy to prevent RSV in infants.  On today’s podcast, the conversation will focus on  Nirsevima...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Ask Dr Jessica, we discuss the topic of scoliosis.   Today's guest is Dr Michael Heffernan, pediatric spine surgeon who works at Children's hospital of Los Angeles. In this episode we talk about everything you've ever wondered about scoliosis--like, what is scoliosis exactly? is it preventable? if a child is diagnosed with scoliosis, what...

Send us Fan Mail Are you a parent who too often struggles with your child's behavior? Are you looking for guidance? On today’s podcast we will review a book called “The Explosive Child” by Dr Ross Greene, to help parents with children who tend to be easily frustrated and inflexible.  This book gives an optimistic perspective on behaviorally challenging children, and it also offers a valuable,...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 103 of Ask Dr Jessica features Dr Sarah Bren, who hosts the podcast "Securely Attached".  In this episode, we talk about what a secure attachment is exactly, and why it's important for a child's development.  As parents, we want our kids to feel safe, trusting and close to us--but how do we ensure we are doing this?  Dr Bren reviews the key factors to h...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 102 of Ask Dr Jessica with Dr Michael Silka MD, electrophysiologist and pediatric cardiologist.  On this episode we discuss fainting! (also known as syncope).  We talk about reassuring signs of fainting (often known as vasovagal syncope) and how to distinguish it from times when losing consciousness may be more concerning (for example, how to know when it's cardiac (t...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 101 of Ask Dr Jessica welcomes Dr Harry Cynamon to talk about when a gluten-free lifestyle is recommended--so many people are preferring gluten free menu items, but is it really helpful?  For example, eating "gluten-free" is the treatment for a condition called celiac disease.  In this conversation,  Dr Cynamon explains what celiac disease is, what the symptoms a...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 100!! This is a special episode---a treat and an honor to have guest Dr Nicholas Kardaras to discuss screen addiction and children.  Dr. Nicholas Kardaras is an Ivy-League educated psychologist, an internationally renowned speaker, and one of the country’s foremost addiction experts.  He is the CEO and Chief Clinical Officer of Maui Recovery in Hawaii and Omega Recovery in...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 99 of Ask Dr Jessica with Dr Taryn Liu, discussing autism.  Dr Liu is a dedicated pediatric neurologist who specializes neuro developmental disabilities in children, and she primarily treats children with autism.   In this podcast, you will hear Dr Liu share her compassion and insights into autism spectrum disorder.  She demystifies common misconceptions, and also explains...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Bryce Appelbaum is an optometrist  who is a pioneer in the field of neuro-optometry and he is passionate about helping people reach their maximum vision potential.  He has found that vision is much more than 20/20 vision and often times visual issues get undetected.    Today we talk about how when children are experiencing behavioral issues and frustration in school, it is imp...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks Ask Dr Jessica conversation features Pam Lobley, author of   "Why Can't We Just Play". The podcast discusses her book and her experience as a writer and parent. Her book revolves around the idea of giving her children a summer without any scheduled activities to allow them more time for unstructured play and exploration, embracing a more relaxed approach...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of  Ask Dr Jessica we talk to Feather Berkower, LCSW Feather Berkower, LCSW , is one of the nation's leading experts in children sexual assault prevention.  She dedicated her career--which now spans over three decades-- to helping educate parents and educators to protect  children from child sexual assault. Using her community-based approach, she has trained o...

Send us Fan Mail On this weeks episode of Ask Dr Jessica, Dr Mel Heyman a pediatric gastroenterologist joins to discuss  inflammatory bowel disease or IBD—which refers to two conditions: Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.  And while IBD is relatively uncommon, it does affects over 1% of the US population. And so in this episode —not only does Dr Heyman  give an overview of IBD — he also expla...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 94 of Ask Dr Jessica with Dr Joan Friedman, twin expert, psychologist and author.  Twins face unique  challenges, and Dr. Friedman has made it her career to help the parents of twins.  On this episode, Dr Friedman shares her views and insights about the emotional needs of twins and gives advice to families.  She herself is an identical twin and the mother of five, includin...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Dr Jessica Hochman talks to Dr Victoria Waller, author of "Yes! Your Child Can: Creating Success for Children with Learning Differences".   Dr Waller has been a reading specialist and educational therapist for over 40 years and is passionate about helping children who have learning differences succeed.  Her book offers parents a can-do, step-by-step approach t...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 92 of Ask Dr Jessica discusses the topic of grief.  Randi Wolfson has been a grief educator and writer for 20 years, and she is passionate about helping grievers.  Experiencing loss is an unfortunate reality of life— and parents are often unsure how to talk about death with their children.   On today's podcast, Randi and Dr Jessica Hochman discuss grief—and Randi prov...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks's episode of Ask Dr Jessica is joined by the hosts of The Puberty Podcast, Dr Cara Natterson and Vanessa Kroll Bennett.  In this episode we talk about all things relating to puberty! Often I find that talking about puberty can be awkward, but Dr Cara and Vanessa are so knowledgeable, funny, and honest--that they are paving the way to show us that these conversation...