Episode Library
May 30, 2023
Ep. 80 - Achieve Your Savings Goals for Your Child's College Education with These Financial Planning Tips
Have you ever wondered how you're going to pay for your kid's college? Many families are celebrating their children’s graduation whether it is from pre-school or high school! This week's guest is Wealth Management advisor John Adams. In this...
May 23, 2023
Ep. 79 - Pediatric Psychologist Shares Expert Reasons for Challenging Child Behavior
So many parents struggle with causes for their child’s challenging behavior. This week's guest, Dr. Carrie Murphy, a licensed psychologist and owner of Pediatric Behavioral Interventions, LLC., joins Dr. Sarah to discuss the most common reasons for...
May 16, 2023
Ep. 78 - How Woman Manage and Mismanage Their Health Care
In the recently-released book, SIDELINED: How Women Manage & Mismanage Their Health, researcher and author Susan Salenger examine the many ways in which women manage and sometimes mismanage their healthcare. In this heart-to-heart conversation, we...
May 02, 2023
Ep. 77 - Germs are Everywhere: Stop Them Before They Spread Part 2
Germs are everywhere and stopping the spread starts with each and every one of us. It is especially important that you feel safe when you visit your doctor. I had the opportunity to host a two-part Podcast through the Ohio American Academy of...
April 25, 2023
Ep. 76 - Germs are Everywhere: Stop Them Before They Spread Part 1
Germs are everywhere and stopping the spread starts with each and every one of us. It is especially important that you feel safe when you visit your doctor. I had the opportunity to host a two-part Podcast through the Ohio American Academy of...
April 18, 2023
Ep. 75 - How Family Traditions Encourages Connections and is Guaranteed to Benefit Every Family Member & More
My son and daughter-in-law, Gabe and Lauren, join me on the Podcast today to talk about family traditions. Spending quality time with family is so crucial for connection, social and emotional development, and overall wellness. The best way to spend...
April 11, 2023
Ep.74 - How a Mom’s Passion Saved Her Son's Life Through Neurofeedback Therapy
So many parents feel helpless when their child is struggling, especially with disorders such as ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, and Depression. This week’s guest, Dianne Kosto, is a mom on a mission and founder of Symmetry Neuro-pathway training. In this...
April 04, 2023
Ep. 73 - How little childhood sleep barriers can actually be overcome
Sleep experts Beth Levy and Bridget Bowling from Little Snoozers return to Growing Up with Dr. Sarah as part of a series on how to help your child improve sleep. Beth, Bridget and Dr. Sarah touch on many different topics such as day light savings,...
March 28, 2023
Ep. 72 - Recommended Sleep Advice for Parents of Children and Teens
Sleep is so important for our mental and physical health. This weeks podcast Dr. Sarah discusses recommendations for sleep, common sleep problems and how to help your child or adolescent get a good nights sleep! If you want to learn more about Toddler...
March 21, 2023
Ep. 71 - How Jessica Porcini Escaped from Emotional Eating and Her Mission to Help Others
So many people eat, often excessively, as a response to stress, boredom, unhappiness, or other emotions, rather than physical hunger. This week’s guest is Jessica Procini, founder and leader of Escape From Emotional Eating. Since 2011, she has...
March 14, 2023
Ep. 70 - How to securely manage Social media at home with your kids confidently
What is the good and the bad when it comes to social media and your kids? There are many good things about Social Media but there are also some things parents, pre teens and teens should know and even avoid. In this weeks episode Dr. Sarah breaks down...
March 07, 2023
Ep. 69 - What is a Fever and how to calmly care for you child
A recent study found that 1 in 3 parents may be unnecessarily giving children fever-reducing medication. What temperature warrants fever meds in kids? What are some other ways to reduce fever other than meds? What is the best way to take a...
February 28, 2023
Ep. 68 - Homeschooling, a parent and child’s perspective
This podcast is very special to me because my guest is a patient of mine! Ava and her Mom Amy join me in the studio to talk more about homeschooling from a parent and child’s perspective. Being home schooled herself, Amy talks about coming full...
February 14, 2023
Ep. 67 - Joyful with OhioGuidestone
As families we are all doing our best to keep everyone “afloat” day to day. OhioGuidestone helps people across their lifespan navigate the most difficult times in their lives and focuses on the whole person right where they are at in the...
February 07, 2023
Ep. 66 - The first 6570 days of a child’s life with Nellie Harden
Nellie Harden is a wife, mom and family life and leadership coach helping parents become the “expert” in their child’s life. A child’s first 6570 days is crucial to their physical and emotional growth as they build the foundation to adulthood....
January 31, 2023
Ep. 65 - Dr. Kate Lund
Dr. Kate Lund is a licensed clinical physiologist and best selling author, who helps her clients improve their confidence in school, sports and life while helping them to become more resilient and reach their full potential at all levels. Dr. Lund was...
January 24, 2023
Ep. 64 - Home Schooling, the advantages and disadvantages
Home schooling started to take off in the 80’s and 90’s but since then it has become a mainstream option. Homeschooled kids have the same access to online learning, friendships, and extracurricular activities as the typical public school student...
January 17, 2023
Ep. 63 - Ohio AAP Reversing the Trend of Irreversible Actions
Melissa Wervey Arnold is the Chief Executive officer of the Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Among her incredible accomplishments she is a Mom of two children. Melissa and I have a heart to heart discussion on the mental health...
December 15, 2022
Ep. 62 - Where can kids with illness just be kids?
Dr. Bethany Uhl, Flying Horse Farms Kerri Scott and her son and camper Brady Scott Growing up do you remember going to summer camp and how much fun you had? I want to tell you about a camp called Flying Horse Farms, a camp for children with serious...
December 06, 2022
Ep. 61 - Fun ways to improve a child’s speech and language skills at home
Speech and language development is so important and something I talk about in my Pediatric practice every day. How does language develop? How do we improve children’s speech and language skills at home? What are the signs of a language delay or...
November 29, 2022
Ep. 60 - Middle Ground Mastery with Dr. Jessie Heymeyer
The parents in my Pediatric practice are eager to learn more about how to care for themselves and their family without formal medication. My goal has always been “less is more” and although I am not a functional medicine physician if we can...
November 22, 2022
Ep. 59 - Learning difficulties, what parents need to know!
This is the time of year where families are reaching out because a parent-teacher conference either indicated there is a concern at school or the parent’s have questions about their child’s performance. There are so many factors that contribute to...
November 15, 2022
Ep. 58 - What exactly is a barking cough and other common questions about Croup and RSV
We're are in the middle of fall and heading into the winter and that means one thing: kids and the inevitable coughs and colds. But what exactly is a barking cough? What is Croup? How does RSV play a role in barking coughs? These common respiratory...
November 08, 2022
Ep. 57 - Healthy meal planning with “Choice Architecture”
Families are faced with so many challenges on how to feed their families and encourage healthy eating or what I like to say “eating to nourish”. It is difficult to meal plan if your child is picky, has food allergies or intolerances, a medical...