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Hello and welcome to the Pediatric Meltdown Podcast, the podcast for busy pediatricians who want to better understand emotional health and behaviors and gain the skills and knowledge to help them thrive. I’m your hostess Dr. Lia Gaggino, and I’d like you to come on this journey with me to hear from leading experts in the field as well as other parents to become the best health care practitioners and parents/guardians we can be, in a way that feels less like a lecture and more like a conversation over dinner. We need all the help we can get to take care of our kids, and I believe that the more we learn the better this world will become.

[00:01 - 01:05] Opening Segment

• Introduction for the podcast
• Created with pediatricians in mind but hope parents and other professionals will listen in as well

[01:06 - 06:30] Why Pediatric Meltdown?

• Imagine and put yourself in the place of children who can’t get through their struggles and their parents who don’t know how to help them
• I’ve learned that these are unmet needs that are expected to be handled
• The responsibility is on primary care
• You will hear from professionals and parents alike
• I want to share my passion and their voices
• These won’t be lectures but conversations with friends
• I will be linking resources form these conversations
• The goal is inspiration
• See one, Do one, Teach one
• Let’s work together to help children thrive

[06:31 - 8:36] Closing Segment

• I’d like to hear from you
• I know how hard it can be
• Thank you for joining me
• Please give me your input and reach out to me
• Links below
• Closing

Tweetable Quotes:

“Imagine a conversation with a parent of a fifteen year old who doesn’t know what to do with their son who’s using drugs, or maybe it’s a six year old who’s throwing chairs at school, or a thirteen year old who overdosed after a bad argument with his dad, a foster child who can’t sleep at night, or one of your patients on the autism spectrum who wants to have friends but just can't figure out the social queues and so on. Imagine these kids’ meltdowns just dripping into puddles and the meltdowns parents have and, well, maybe even our own.” - Dr. Lia Gaggino

“We need hope, we need ideas, we need each other, to ensure that children thrive.” - Dr. Lia Gaggino

“When you listen I hope you will find a pearl, maybe a spark of excitement or creativity to help others out of dark places.” - Dr. Lia Gaggino

If you’d like to connect with me, you can find me at LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter or email me at gagginol@yahoo.com to let me know your thoughts and what you would like to hear in upcoming episodes. To learn more about me visit https://www.medicalbhs.com/

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