Pediatrician on potty training, the measles outbreak & cold and flu season (ft. Dr. Ari Brown)

This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, DR. BROWN IS BACK!! We start where you'd expect: toilet training (you guys know this is overtaking our brains lately). Alex gets a live check-in on Tate’s progress (verdict: she's in the "warm up phase"), and Dr. Brown drops the reframe every potty training parent needs to hear: it's the CHILD'S milestone, not the parent's.. so when they're ready, it happens in about a day (WHAT?!). Plus her honest take on pull-ups, and the nighttime potty training news that shocked us.

Then the important stuff: the measles outbreak (including the recent Austin case and what early symptoms actually look like), cold & flu season prep, which medications are appropriate at which ages, and when seasonal allergies actually start (+ her Vegas bet on the "it's just allergies" toddler.. hahaha). Plus her takes on OUR recent debates: toddler ear piercing and video games around kids, because she knows a whole lot more than us!!!

And then YOUR questions (baby then toddler): the 4 month sleep regression (she calls it a progression and we're never saying regression again), when baby moves out of your room (her answer is different than you might think!), sudden bottle refusal, the car seat hater, the toddler who eats like a bird, the "bridging" trick for meat refusers, the teeth brushing battle, and what to watch for when your climber takes a fall. WOW we learned a ton.

DISCLAIMER: This episode is for general informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Always consult your own pediatrician or healthcare provider for questions about your child's health.

Hope everyone is having a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! (The 411 with Dr. Brown!!)

00:00:39 Reintroducing Dr. Ari Brown: Austin pediatrician, AAP spokesperson & author of the 411 books

00:04:42 Toilet training should only take ONE day?!

00:14:37 The measles outbreak: what parents need to know right now

00:21:49 Cold & flu season prep (it starts earlier than you think!)

00:28:51 Revisit: toddler ear piercing

00:31:09 Revisit: video games around kids

00:35:39 Cold & flu medications: what's appropriate at what age

00:40:19 Seasonal allergies: when do they actually start?

00:44:53 Baby Q: Is the 4 month sleep regression real?

00:53:46 Baby Q: When should baby move out of our room?

00:56:29 Baby Q: Our exclusively nursed baby suddenly refuses the bottle.. help!

00:59:36 Baby Q: Our 15 week old HATES the car seat

01:02:52 Baby Q: How do you treat chemical burns from diapers?

01:04:36 Toddler Q: My 20 month old eats like a bird.. are we doing okay?

01:08:15 Toddler Q: My toddler won't eat meat (the "bridging" trick!)

01:10:04 Toddler Q: Teeth brushing is a BATTLE

01:11:12 Toddler Q: Our 22 month old is a climber.. what do we look for if she falls?

01:13:29 Where to find Dr. Brown…

01:13:45 Thank you for listening!

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About Dr. Ari Brown: Dr. Ari Brown is a board-certified pediatrician and the founder of 411 Pediatrics in Austin, TX, with 30+ years in practice. She's a Fellow and national spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics, has chaired the AAP's working group on children and media (yes, the screen time people!!), and received the AAP Lifetime Achievement Award. She's the bestselling author of the 411 book series: Baby 411 (over 1 million copies sold, 11th edition out now!), Toddler 411, and Expecting 411. She trained at Baylor College of Medicine and Harvard/Boston Children's Hospital, and has been featured by the Today Show, The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Most importantly (her words): she's a mom of two (and now a grandma!!!)

Resources mentioned: *American Academy of Pediatrics parent resources: https://www.healthychildren.org *Car seat safety guidance: https://www.nhtsa.gov *Measles information & current case updates: CDC (https://www.cdc.gov) and your state health department

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