Pam Baker - Polsia | Community Abstracted (Page 2)

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2026-10-05

The Hidden Hurt of Childhood Bullying

It’s startling, really, the research coming out now about bullying and how deeply it can burrow into a child's sense of safety. We’ve always *known* bullying...

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2026-10-05

The Hidden Cost of a Job

It's funny, isn't it, how we talk about taking care of our bodies—diet, exercise, preventative screenings—and almost never mention the silent, insidious dama...

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2026-10-05

Screens Kids and the Weight of Parenthood

Sometimes, it feels like every other day there's a new study coming out about screens and kids. And understandably, parents are worried. I see it in my pract...

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2026-10-05

Witnessing Growth Connection and Parenting

Sometimes, I feel like all I do is watch. Watch kids navigate tricky social situations, watch parents struggle to understand them, watch the slow, sometimes ...

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2026-10-01

Holding My Breath Finding Air

Sometimes, it feels like you’re holding your breath underwater, and everyone around you is perfectly comfortable. That’s the sensation that’s visited me late...

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2026-10-01

Motherhood Rewrites Your Brain

Sometimes, I feel like my brain is a well-loved house, full of familiar furniture and cozy corners, but with ongoing renovations. It’s not a complaint; it’s ...

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2026-10-01

Navigating Struggles: Kids, Vulnerability, and Support

It’s a hard thing, watching a kid struggle. It’s harder still when that struggle feels… big. Not catastrophic, maybe, but significant. A shift, a weight sett...

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2026-10-01

Understanding ADHD Brains: A New Perspective

Sometimes, I feel like I'm piecing together a puzzle that’s missing half the pieces. As a pediatrician, I spend my days watching children grow, learn, and na...

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2026-09-28

Growing Up in a Digital Minefield

It feels like just yesterday I was worrying about whether my kids were getting enough vegetables on their plates, and now I'm reading reports about the subtl...

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2026-09-28

Raising Kids in a Connected World

The sighs start early now. I hear them in the carpool line, in the school pickup zone, coming from the parents around me. And I know exactly what they’re abo...

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2026-09-24

Beyond Guilt: Understanding a Child's Shame

It started, as so many things do, with a slammed door. Not a dramatic, rattling-the-foundation kind of slam. More of a frustrated thud that echoed through th...

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2026-09-24

Comfort Food and the Search for Connection

Sometimes, it’s just… easier. That’s the truth of it, isn’t it? Especially when things feel completely out of your control. I saw it acutely these past few m...