Young & Healthy

Adapt for Life: Helping Kids Learn Healthy Behaviors for Mental Health

Currently in the United States, suicide is the second leading cause of death for people ages 10-14 as well as ages 25-34. When adolescents and teens can recognize and understand how they are feeling they are better able to plan to help themselves or help a friend. On today’s episode of the Young & Healthy Podcast, we sit down to talk with Stacey Hoffman and Pete Mesrin about Adapt for Life, a mental wellness and suicide prevention program designed to help kids understand their own mental health and empower them to ask for help if they need it. Our guests explain the ADAPT framework which stands for Ask, Describe, Assess, Plan, and Talk and they explain how this framework helps students develop healthy behaviors and handle stress. Listen today for actionable steps you and your kids can carry forward from the ADAPT framework to support mental wellbeing and readiness to recognize if someone needs help. 
Resources: 
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Dial 988 
Cincinnati Children’s Psychiatric Intake Response Center (PIRC): 513-636-4124 
Adapt for Life: https://www.adaptforlife.org/  
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
1N5: 1N5 | Stop the Stigma. Start the Conversation. 

Music’s Superpower: The Benefits of Music for Kids

… are you ready for it? The Taylor Swift Eras Tour is making its way to Cincinnati next week. On this episode of Young and Healthy, music therapists Bethany Rice and Erin Seibert sit down to discuss all things music from the ways it promotes language development, to how it affects socialization and connection. We learn how playing an instrument is beneficial for the body and mind, and no, you do not have to be a professional to enjoy making music! We also learn about what music therapy is, who can benefit from it and musical tools parents and caregivers can incorporate into their everyday lives. You’ll be dancing like you’re made of “Starlight” after this episode.  
Resources:  
For more information on Cincinnati Children’s Creative Arts Therapies, please visit:  
Creative Arts Therapies at Cincinnati Children's (cincinnatichildrens.org) 
To find a music therapist to work with in your area, please visit: 
www.cbmt.org. 

Protecting Your Child’s Skin This Summer

The summer months are perfect for outdoor fun. Whether your family is playing at the pool, taking a camping trip or having a staycation in your backyard, you should aim to keep your child’s skin protected. On today’s episode of Young & Healthy, Dr. Jasmine Gray from Florence Primary Care discusses best practices to protect your skin from the sun, biting and stinging insects and what to do if you have an encounter with rash-causing, poisonous plants.  
Topic Timestamps: 
Sun Safety: 
1:14- Importance of taking precautions with skin in the summer. 
2:13- Ways to protect the skin from sunburn. 
4:15- Can children be too young for sunscreen? 
4:40- Appropriate SPF level to wear. 
6:52- Treatment for sunburn. 
8:36- When to see your PCP for sunburn. 
9:17- Sun poisoning and Heat Rash. 
Bug Bites: 
11:38- Types of bugs that can be problematic during the summer. 
12:22- How to protect kids from bugs. 
13:47- Ticks. 
14:43- Removing a tick. 
17:08- Mosquitos. 
19:43- Types of medicine to take for reactions. 
20:37-What to look for in a developing allergic reaction. 
22:53-Treatment for a sting that hurts (not an allergic reaction). 
24:23- Final advice for bug bites and stings. 
Poisonous Plants: 
25:24- Types of poisonous plants during summer. 
26:17- What does the rash from poison ivy or poison oak look like. 
27:15- Treatment for poison ivy and poison oak rash.  
29:33- Can rashes be spread from person to person? 
31:15- When to see your PCP for poison ivy or poison oak rash. 
31:45- How to prevent exposure to poisonous plants. 
32:20- Final thoughts 

Emergency Care or Urgent Care? Learn the Basics to Be Ready

Important Note: If your child is experiencing a serious emergency, always call 911. 
It is scary and stressful when your child is sick or injured. Deciding where to go for emergency or urgent medical care is not always easy. On today’s episode of Young & Healthy, we provide the information you need so you are ready to make that decision if the time comes.  
Emergency doctors Brad Sobolewski and Hannah Carron join us and share insight on what injuries need an immediate trip to the emergency department and what injuries are okay to have seen in urgent care. They also discuss the option of virtual urgent care, where to go for mental health crises and common misunderstandings about the emergency department. Listen today so you're ready for anything that may happen tomorrow!  
Resources: 
For more information about Emergency Care and Urgent Care, please visit: https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/locations/urgent-care/care  
Poison Help Line: 1-800-222-1222. 
 

Dr. Patty Manning-Courtney: Reflections on a Career full of Love and Gratitude

"When I think of the families and the patients that I've seen, the first thing I think of is how much I love them all." - Dr. Patty Manning-Courtney.   Connections with patients, families and colleagues have always been at the heart of Dr. Patty Manning-Courtney's approach to medicine and leadership. She will retire next month, after more than 30 years at Cincinnati Children’s. She joins us today on Young & Healthy to reflect on the highlights of her career, her passion for developmental pediatrics and what she’ll miss most as she transitions to her next chapter of life. If you love a good origin story or adore Dr. Manning-Courtney as much as we do, this is a must-listen episode!