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Phil Boucher, M.D.Pediatrician & father of 6 here to help busy parents understand the science behind what you're seeing
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Before Dinner Window Sibling Squabbles
I love teaching authoritative parenting.
Above is a very real response from a dad to my lesson on the handling window between getting home from school/work and dinnertime.
Authoritative parenting is both high in warmth and high in...
AMA Toddler Sleep Regression/Anxiety
Nearly 3 year old was a good sleeper, now not so much. My approach
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This Week In Parenting July 3, 2026
🛝 This Week In Parenting
Happy July 3rd!
Hope you safely enjoy the Independence Day weekend.
We’ve had a family project this week that has earned us some sweat, some bug bites, and a whole lot of progress heading into the 4th.
W...
T1D Deep Dive
Most kids with type 1 diabetes are diagnosed in crisis: thirsty, exhausted, losing weight…they end up in the hospital and often the ICU. In this deep dive, I make the case that it no longer has to start that way. Type 1 is an autoimmune con...
AMA: Dysregulated + Aggressive 6 year old
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