Contact Your Spouse BID and PRN For me, the pace of residency often leaves little time to think of other things. I routinely forget the day of the week and struggle to remember my wife’s schedule. I often lose track of time until 5 or 6 in the evening. All the while, my wife is busy living…
Make Time Each Day to Connect Some of the hardest times during residency were when we went days or weeks without spending quality time together. There were times we only crossed paths a few times a week. Over the years, we learned how important it was to connect every day.
Do Not Allow Medicine to Become Your Jealous Mistress I love being a surgeon. I love being a surgeon. The awe of human anatomy. The adrenaline rush that comes with each incision. The satisfaction of dropping the tumor-inflicted organ in a bucket. Congratulating cancer survivors on cancer-free surveillance scans. I can’t imagine a more rewarding…
Question: My husband lets our 10-year-old son do whatever he wants. My husband picks up after him and doesn’t ask him to do any chores. And my son just sits and plays video games. When I try to coax our son into helping out, I get back talk, and my husband doesn’t support me.…
I am a firm believer in extracurricular activities for kids. Unfortunately, we do not all grow up on farms anymore. Teaching children responsibility and hard work does not come as naturally as it once did. Extracurricular activities can provide a way for kids to learn these same skills, but only if parents approach it…
Question: I had an eating disorder growing up. Now that I have two young daughters, I want to do whatever I can to prevent that. Do you have any suggestions?
It can be scary to come to therapy for the first time. Many people are unsure of what to expect and even how the process of therapy works. In this quick video, I’ll give you some basics of what to expect in therapy for the first time.
Today makes the five-year anniversary of this tragic experience in our family. Over the last five years, I have thought often about this woman and this letter I wrote at the time. I still feel deeply grateful. To the Wife of the Neurosurgeon at Primary Children’s Hospital, I have spent the last several days…
Question: My family (including two small children) and I are relocating this summer for my husband’s residency to a city where I know no one. I am scared about leaving our support network of friends and family nearby. Can you offer advice on starting over in a new place? Answer: I would guess that almost every physician…
Question: I recently checked the Internet browser history on my 12-year-old son’s computer, and he has been looking at pornography. How should I talk to him about this? I’m worried if he finds out I’ve been snooping, he won’t trust me anymore and start to keep other things secret.
In a recent interview with NY Parenting, I talk about the changes in your role as a parent that occur when a child leaves home. This is a time that parents and kids are both unsure of how to navigate their relationship and roles. “Often the move to college marks the most distinctive change…
Every time we have moved, I have had to go through the process of finding new doctors, new music teachers, new babysitters, and new sports teams. Each one is a stressful and time-consuming process. I don’t want to invest money and time into something I’m not going to be pleased with. The first thing…