Dr. Jeff Hutchinson joins host Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez to talk about what to do when your family is stuck inside. He suggests activities for kids of all ages to beat cabin fever but also says parents should cut themselves some slack. Not every moment needs to be productive, he reminds us, so be open to moments of low-key connection, creativity, relaxation and memories made in the "in between."
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Jeffrey Hutchinson, MD, FAAP
 Jeffrey Hutchinson, MD, FAAP, is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Communications and Media and an author of the AAP report, "The Power of Play: A Pediatric Role in Enhancing Development in Young Children." He served for 25 years as a U.S. Army physician before retiring and moving to Austin, Texas. His Iraq combat experience, service as a brigade surgeon for the 25th ID(L), and military hospital experiences at Landstuhl Germany, BAMC in San Antonio and Walter Reed in DC touched the lives of many military families. Since retiring as a Colonel in 2018 he continues to serve as an advisor for the National Academy of Medicine Culture of Health Program Team and an adolescent medicine specialist working at People's Community Clinic. Dr. Hutchinson also runs a leadership consulting business, The Wade Alliance. |
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Doug Nagel.
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