pediatric housecalls Robert R. Jarrett M.D. M.B.A. FAAP

Hello, and welcome to Pediatric House Calls. I am…
A Physician board certified in Pediatric medicine with Clinical experience including caring for infants, children and teens – well these days mostly children and teens up to twenty-one;
An Administrator experienced in top medical management for several national health insurance companies;
An Author of health care manuals, newspaper columns and even children's stories;
A Business Medical Consultant for drug companies, insurance companies and physician practices;
A Veteran of the US Navy in the Vietnam era;
And…
I make House-Calls.

Parenting: Natural Consequences are the Best Discipline

Discipline: Mother spanking a boy
[Guest Author] This article on Discipline and Natural Consequences is the twenty-eighth in a series of guest posts from a pediatrician I’ve never met but have bonded with over sharing ideas, opinions and experiences; including having a penchant for medical blogging. His URL has been taken over and is up for sale, so I’ve lost track of him now after COVID. But I’ve resurrected his content, added back some photos and will have it here for safe keeping until he wants it back.

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Josh Groban and Kelly Clarkson

Once in a while, when the sheer activities of daily living are exhausting, it’s wonderful to be able to recollect people who just seem to be able to keep clear of the “politics” and angst of living. Such is the case, for me, of Josh Grobin and Kelly Clarkson. In addition to being overwhelmingly talented, I’ve seen how they treat people and their innate kindness. Watching them perform, “grounds” me and brings me back to calmer waters.

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Parenting: Consider the Option of Telling the Truth

Mom talking to child
[Guest Author] This article on “Telling The Truth” is the twenty-seventh in a series of guest posts from a pediatrician I’ve never met but have bonded with over sharing ideas, opinions and experiences; including having a penchant for medical blogging. It may have been through this very post that I “met” him several years ago, while I was writing My article on the subject. His URL is now up for sale by a “flipper” and I’ve lost track of him now after COVID; but his content will be here for safe keeping until he wants it back.

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Parenting: Boys and Girls are different

Boys and Girls are different
[Guest Author] This article on boys and girls are different is the twenty-sixth in a series of guest posts by a pediatrician I’ve never met but have bonded with because of uncannily similar ideas, opinions and experiences… including having a penchant for medical blogging. His URL is up for sale, and I’ve lost track of him, but his content will be here for safe keeping until he wants them back.

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Veterinarians V Physicians

“What do you call a veterinarian who can only take care of one species? A physician” says Barbara Natterson-Horowitz a cardiologist whose patients include gorillas, lions, wallabies and humans. Her medical rounds sometimes take place at the Los Angeles Zoo; or might include veterinarians in a discussion of human health at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, but always channel the perspective of Charles Darwin.

In this TED talk, she shares how a species-spanning approach to health can improve medical care of the human animal — particularly when it comes to mental health.

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Parenting ADHD: Errors of commission and omission

Gymnastics, good outlet for ADHD

[Guest Author] This Guest Post on Parenting ADHD, Attention Deficit/hyperactivity, is the twenty-fifth in a series of guest posts from a pediatrician I’ve never met but have bonded with over sharing ideas, opinions and experiences; including having a penchant for medical blogging. I’ve already written a whole series of articles on ADHD myself; and even some on ADHD and puberty. But Dr. Barrett has a perspective of his own. I’ve resurrected his content from his vacant and camped on blog; but I’ve needed to add applicable images and occasional updated information/comments (shaded). Read more →

Parenting: Frequent Illnesses – related to number of past and present exposures

Frequent Illnesses
[Guest Author] This article on Frequent Illnesses in Kids is the twenty-fourth in a series of guest posts from a pediatrician I’ve never met but have bonded with over sharing ideas, opinions and experiences; including having a penchant for medical blogging. His web site is up for sale, and I’ve lost track of him now after COVID, but his content will be here for safe keeping until he wants it back.

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