Dr. Mona Amin
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The PedsDocTalk Podcast is your go-to parenting resource, hosted by Dr. Mona Amin, a trusted pediatrician, parenting expert, and mom of two. As a top 30 Parenting Podcast in the U.S., this show delivers expert-backed guidance on child development, health, illness, behavior, feeding, and sleep—giving parents the confidence to navigate every stage from baby to teen. Each episode dives into real-life parenting challenges, featuring conversations with specialists in pediatrics, child psychology, nutrition, and parental well-being. From potty training and sleep training to tackling tantrums, picky eating, discipline, screen time, postpartum recovery, and developmental milestones, Dr. Mona provide…
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Dr. Mona Amin makes pediatric evidence usable by addressing both the medical decision and the parental fear surrounding it.
Dr. Mona Amin turns pediatric guidance into conversations about how parents make decisions when fear, online claims, and medical uncertainty crowd the room.
Dr. Mona wants a reason for the allergy test and a look at your own parenting reflexes.
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A calm, flexible discussion of sleep teaching, exhausted parents, and choosing support without letting internet judgment set the terms.
Parents weighing sleep training amid loud online advice will find a steadier, less absolutist frame here. Dr. Sarah Mitchell treats infant sleep as a family decision shaped by biology, exhaustion, feeding realities, and the judgment that often gathers around bedtime choices.
A calm potty training guide centered on readiness, temperament, routine, and a child's sense of control.
Potty training is framed as a mix of readiness, routine, and a child's need for control, not as a milestone to force through pressure. Dr. Mona revisits her conversation with Allison, founder of the Potty Training Consultant, with a focus on timing, readiness, methods, and ways…
A steady, evidence-minded sleep-training discussion that makes room for uncertainty and parental relief.
Sleep training gets a clear-eyed reality check in this return to Dr. Sujay Kansagra, a pediatric neurologist and sleep medicine physician at Duke.
A grounded look at the tired-but-wired nights that can follow parenthood.
Motherhood insomnia gets a seasonal reality check in this follow-up to Dr. Mona's conversation with Dr. Shelby Harris, a clinical psychologist and sleep medicine expert.
A practical guide to colic, red flags, and when a crying baby needs a pediatrician.
A newborn who will not stop crying can make ordinary time feel shapeless, and this Follow-Up treats that parental alarm with useful seriousness. Dr.
A grounded look at trust, parenting, and social-media noise in the exam room.
Dr. Mona's live follow-up from Children's Hospital Colorado centers on a problem families already know well: misinformation shows up before the appointment even starts. The strongest part of the episode is its practical tone.
A clear look at anger that treats fear as the deeper layer.
Parenting anger is the starting point, but the episode keeps pulling the reader toward what sits under it. Snapping, yelling, and intimidation are treated less as proof of bad intent than as signs of fear, shame, overwhelm, or carrying too much alone.
A steady case for parenting with more trust, less noise, and more intentional screen use.
Dr. Mona makes a calm case for parenting with a little more trust and a lot less noise. She connects older family habits like shared decisions, boredom, and space to a more intentional approach to raising kids, then lands it in screen choices that most families will recognize…
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This episode segment discusses how traveling with children, regardless of extravagance, helps them develop skills like flexibility and cultural awareness while strengthening family bonds.
This podcast segment revisits a popular episode discussing how modern parenting is made harder by chasing perfection, comparisons, and external influences, featuring insights from a pediatrician and her ER doctor husband.
The host discusses embracing fear and bravery in parenting, announces her resignation from a clinical job, and introduces a series on finding joy amidst life changes.
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A pediatrician host and a clinical psychologist discuss why resentment often emerges in partnerships after having children, focusing on the unequal distribution of mental and household labor.
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The episode opens by reframing parental anger as fear.
Parenting can make love feel like a logistics meeting.
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Mealtimes can feel heavier than they need to.
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A pediatrician addresses common misconceptions about colic in newborns, provides a clear medical checklist for when parents should be concerned about excessive crying, and offers practical, step-by-step soothing techniques.
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