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: 5 Things Dad’s Should Teach Their Sons

It was quite some time ago now (almost two years) that I accidentally ran across a posting on one of the many “mommy blogs” entitled “Five Things Dad’s Should Teach Their Sons” and decided to think about linking to it in some way.
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Sorry – On A Health Related Sabbatical

[Frequent readers have most likely noticed that the Pediatric House Calls publishing schedule has gotten a bit discombobulated of late. This is due to a health related sabbatical by its only author. Sorry, perhaps we’ll resume new postings next week – till then why not use the archives links in the sidebar. They are both by date and by category. Or use the search bar for posts mentioning your specific words.]

Ten Uncool Things About Getting Older 

[Site no longer active] Believe me, Ms “Lucky Orange Pants,” a “mommy blogger” who makes me smile, doesn’t yet have a clue what the “real” sucky things are about getting older; but, she shows a remarkable understanding for someone so… not quite so young anymore.
[Site no longer active – which makes me sorry, you should have seen it in it’s day!]

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Latif Nasser: The man who gave us modern pain relief

A Doctor with a deep, embarrassing secret. A circus strong man-wrestler with a secret that might destroy his career. Together they literally altered the course of doctors treating patients at the most basic level. This short video is about how it happened – really worth watching… really!

See the video…

Infant Circumcision Now Both Advised and Safer

I’m not sure how to write about some new research on infant circumcision because I am aware that the subject has seemed to develop sort of a cult of non-believers not dissimilar to that of the non-immunizers.
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Bedtime Stories

We’ve had plenty of previous posts about reading to children and its benefits. We haven’t however specifically mentioned the benefits of this parenting practice at bedtime – until a few days ago.
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Night Terrors and Nightmares

Do you think that the term “Night Terrors” is just the name your grandmother used to describe an upsetting bad dream or nightmare?

Well, I never met your grandmother so I don’t know really know what she meant; BUT, they are not the same thing and are treated somewhat differently.
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