01/17/2026
Hills I will die on as a pediatrician:
→ Kids don’t need to be perfectly calm or perfectly behaved to be healthy. Big emotions are part of normal development, not a failure of parenting.
→ Screen time is a health issue, not just a “bad habit.” Sleep, mood, attention, and behavior are all affected and balance matters more than guilt.
→ If you’re worried, you’re not “overreacting.” Parental intuition matters and deserves to be taken seriously.
→ Internet advice that IGNORES your child’s age, history, and symptoms is not medical care, it’s CONTENT.
→ Emotional health is health. Anxiety, sleep struggles, school stress, and behavioral changes deserve real medical conversations too.
→ When something doesn’t feel right, it’s better to be seen than to sit at home worrying.
