100% facts!! And many parents are afraid of telling their children to get off of the phone, go read a book, eat your veggies, its all about just giving the kids their gadgets to shut them up.
Some parents might be afraid of that but many are just bad examples. How many adults read books and how many plays silly game on their phones or checks facebook/instagram... How many parents is eating in fast food or gets processed food because it is easier than chopping some vegetables? How many people (especially in US) drives everywhere and how many find time for long (or even short) walk? I need to constantly remind myself to do something for myself. Got myself a tablet two years ago (still have not got proper smart phone) and I found out that I used it for 50% of the time on stupid, time consuming games with no progress, no story, no value, just ads and flashy animations. I have managed to convince myself to delete them and found at least some brain engaging puzzles and stuff. And started to learn languages. Also recently I decided to make longer walk home from work even though I have bus station just in front of my house. I cannot spend all day sitting. It is not healthy, and frankly I like walking, but it is so hard to start doing something. It is easy to keep good habit. It is even easier to keep bad one. Very easy to see on other what they do wrong, but so hard to see yourself and even harder to do something about it. I have to constantly try to build good habits and it seems to work.
@@NetAndyCz Good job on trying to improve yourself, for me it was cutting off my facebook addiction nearly two years ago, I had become obsessed with status notifications and how many likes I was getting on selfies. These days I focus more on learning new skills and reading more books. The most recent one that I started to read is called Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Check it out, you might find it interesting.
You are so right about children and their illnesses. It is up to parents to limit game time. In our family, the kids are on soccer teams year round. Baseball teams in the spring and summer. Martial arts year around. An early bed time by other family standards (9:00 p.m.). We are guilty of eating too much fast food but we do also cook, about 50/50. I have observed that the neighborhood kids play way too much on their game consoles. In our family no game consoles on week days during the school year. 2 hours a day during the summer but only in the evening. I babysit the grandsons during the summer. We have them enrolled in the summer reading program so I pick them up at noon from their martial arts class, we go home and eat, change clothes and go spend an hour or two at the library. The 12 year old reads at 8th grade level. The 7 year old is reading at 4th grade level. The kids also just got a new puppy and the grandsons are responsible for walking the dog while mom and dad are at work. They wanted the pup so they had to agree to accept responsibility for it's care and maintenance while mom and dad were at work in order to get it. I am so glad you emphasized garlic and onion as seasoning. I'm obese as a result of joint and muscle damage from chemo. I'm struggling to lose weight but working on it. Have vitamin and mineral deficiencies too. But working on it. But in our family we ADORE GARLIC AND ONION. My mom laughs and says I'd take that last bite of onion even if it would kill me. We also use lots of bell pepper. And hot peppers. And hummus with fresh veggies. One snack I make the grandkids is take a stalk of celery, stuff it with cream cheese, top with a slice of bell pepper and wrap in a thin slice of deli meat, usually turkey or ham. Not exactly a great snack but certainly better than chips. By the way, I shared your rant on Facebook. I felt it was important to get out there where parents could hear it from a licensed professional! Please don't give up, you are the children's best hope of their lives being changed. Keep repeating yourself. If you can get through to just one family you've saved those kids!
Peaccccccceeeee and love to you, too, Dear Sister. You are 100% correct. I weep for us and I can only imagine how frustrating it is to hear the same complaints all the time. I enjoy you. Thanks.
My best friend's 6-yr-old son is being treated medically for ADHD. I keep telling her he's not hyperactive, he's a little boy! But his teachers want him to sit down and shut up (at 6!), so they are feeding him drugs. She's also used the tablet as the electronic nanny since forever. GREAT rant, keep talking until someone hears you--yank out their earbuds if you have to!
I love the fact that you have taken the time out of your busy schedule to address the issue of cell phones, IPads, computers, and TVs. Amazing when I was growing up, I was only allowed to watch certain programs in the evening with my family and on Saturday morning I could watch TV. Children now are not allowed to develop their imagination or even learn how to entertain themselves. Thank you again for addressing this sad issue.
You're so right! One does not have to be in healthcare to witness and experience aspects of this nonsensical society! It's an exasperating challenge and feat. Lord have mercy!
I just love you and the positive energy you put out. I was not born here but children are suffering because they have no safe place to play, especially those who live in apartments. I used to make an effort to take my son to the local park to play every evening after school and work. I would walk around the park while he played basketball with other kids. Parents have to figure out what works for their families because childhood obesity is not a joke!
Hello my friend. So nice to see and hear you again. I know what you mean. I am 55 and I work with people significantly younger than myself. They really aren't that proficient at carrying on a simple conversation. It's sad and frustrating at the same time. Why do we have to stare at screens all day? Are we hypnotized? Oh crap! I am starting to sound like my parents when I was young. They'd say, "Get away from that TV! It's a beautiful day. Don't you want to go outside and play?" Oh no! I am turning into my parents. AAAAAAGH!!!!! Help me! Can we tawk? LOL You are making a difference, my good doctor. Never forget that. I know it is hard to see, but you are. Feel free to rant. Even doctors need to sometimes. Peace and lots of love to you and your family. Be well.
Fiona Miss reading you comments and pray you are finding joy in you life. You touch others around you and are a shining star. May god bless and give you peace. Never responded to anyone but I love how you speak your mind. Jim
I just thought I'd add this thought. I bought an instant pot around Christmas. It is a lifesaver. You can prepare a meal with FROZEN chicken in under an hour. And not that rubber chicken you get from a microwave. It's a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker and steamer all in one. Quick, easy and fresh. And cheaper than fast food. Just a suggestion to throw out there.
Nutritional changes will help. I went to making fresh juices and when the body is given the proper nutrition it needs the body begins to heal and correct itself. I stick by and swear by a carrot apple juice. If nothing else, just that juice alone will help cure a lot of problems. Those cures will be magnified if junk, meat, and white bread is taken out of the diet as well. The pans we cook in, and the signals and frequencies we are being bombarded with are other problems affecting adversely the human body in todays modern world. It is very good to see a doctor like you, who actually cares; and is observant to what is going on around them in the world affecting people.
Don't stop venting and ranting. You are the most intelligent and relevant person on youtube! Thank you for so clearly articulating what the rest of us just leave unspoken.
The hearing loss one is the most annoying. I was 17 when I started using earbuds regularly. I refused to use a smart phone until I was about 16, but that's when I realised I could load music onto it and bring it everywhere with me. I immediately noticed hearing loss in my left ear, as I would often keep one earbud in and leave the other out so that I could still hear what was going on around me. I switched to actual over the ear headphones and stopped using them every day ... not sure if it actually helped much, but it felt like it did. However, going without music for extended periods of time is soul crushing.
Omg-thank you for sharing as a pediatrician. I’m a pool mental health therapist that work with MD DO etc. I prefer not to work with this particular pediatricians because he thinks I can make miracles happen, spend hours with his patients, make numerous phone calls for his clients and hold these parents hands and walk them step by step (beyond billable limits; I only have so many pro bono cards to give a year) Sometimes parents need to get into counseling to help themselves to help their children...it’s only so much (in a medical clinic as a pool worker) that we can do to keep our sanity. I would have my child see this pediatrician that I’m taking about but can’t work with him-the stress of his job spills out and I see and feel his energy but I think he cares for his patients. I think he’s on edge with work considering today’s basket of crap surround caring for children -lol that why in private practice I stop seeing kids --too much paperwork, liability, and uninvolved parenting. I don’t need the stress on my sanity. Sorry.... this is my rant
I found this tiny book from The School of Life “Phone Detox” and took it with me to read on the train one day. If not for the shape and size of the book, which pretty much imitate a smartphone, I might not have been able to brave through all the pages, really! And I only realized it when I felt this odd comfort in holding this phone shaped booklet... I’m lucky to have grown up in the 80’s and I know what climbing roofs and trees and coming back home with scratches and bruises feels like. True, kids don’t play the same way anymore. And what about the youngest, the Truman Show generation, whose lives are being documented by their parents on social media from the day they’re born? All the videos that are so funny today and that will be so humiliating when they grow up? Aaagrh, a whole different rant!
I was with you on everything except for the whole "rays" coming from phones. They aren't in the radioactive spectrum at all, and are no worse to much sun exposure is for light-skinned individuals. But overall you did have some great points :)
You are totally Right!!! I know exactly what you are talking about and it is the saddest thing to watch...precious babies that don’t “Grow Up” ... just wasting away 👶🏼😞
You would've been the COOLEST and smartest teacher that there ever was. Your callings are endless. Not sure what category but you definitely deserve a Nobel Prize.
I just spent the past two days outside oiling saddles...no cell phone at all. Probably two more days of saddle oiling and then another several days of oiling the rest of the tack...no cell phone...although I am listening to a lot of great old Motown music while I'm doing it!!! By the way I'm not using earbuds for my Motown music...real speakers; old school...and outside the whole time!!! Thank God I grew up when I did!!!
First thing first, we love you! Also thank you for being a voice of truth! Now... how do we share this message with those who don't subscribe to this type of think?
readpsalm37 Thanks! I would LOVE for you to share this. I think everyone with children needs to hear this. Tap the video and a little arrow thingy will come up on the top right. Press it and it will give you ways to share the video, like text messaging, email, Facebook, Messenger, etc.
@@fblairmd66 .... I'll send it to my adult daughters..... they have the face-chat, insta-book and snap-a-gram, and more exposure to the changing culture. Moreover, how do we share this think with people outside our sphere of influence, birds of a feather flock together typically. The gaps between ideologies is widening and we each think the other is close minded. I'll keep looking for opportunities to share as they arise. That is one of the many reasons we love you so much on UA-cam! My family has had tragic loss this past year as well, so we know of the grief you have. My prayer for you is the hope of Christ Jesus to ease some of the pain, so that you can continue to share the light and displace darkness, so that others may see. While I'm on a roll, prayers for my family, (especially my wife) for Hope, Peace, and Healing would be greatly appreciated. I don't need a million responses, but a million prayers would be awesome! He knows our every need before we utter a word, but I understand our cry-outs to heaven are sweet sounds to the Father. Thank you!
Not sure if you have read any of Michael Pollan's book (such as Cooked or The Omnivore's Dilemma), I cannot recommend them enough! As for the smartphones/tablets, I think it is okay for kids to have them, but under two conditions. Their time with them should be limited, and parents should keep an eye what kids use them for. I think PC content is usually way more engaging, but there is so much of great educational apps as well as just awesome games that may help children develop reflexes or intelligence. Though there is so much of 'junk' content that is designed to suppress any brain activity and just force you to watch an ad after an ad, it is like Las Vegas in your phone designed to rob you of your time (and sometimes money as well). Same goes for television, time should be limited. There are some great cartoons that can sneak in moral values or advanced vocabulary and have good storytelling. And there are shows that are just great as having something in common with other kids. Reading is so great though. There is no better way to learn grammar, new words, train your imagination. People need to keep in mind that children mimic them, you have to read your kids and they will get interested in books themselves. If you spend all your day watching TV or playing with your phone, how are kids supposed to know it is not good? PS: Love your rants, and your world-view.
Hello! So good to hear from you! I hope you and the family are doing well! I miss you all too! That’s the painful part of being a pediatrician - eventually the kids grow up and leave me! Although, I see them again when they bring in my “grand patients”! 😉
My grandson does not have a phone. I only have a trac phone for emergency purposes. I so agree with everything you say but it is so hard when everyone out there has a smart phone and all the kids want what everyone else has.
I don't know. Back in the seventies I wanted what everyone else had, and my folks just said No. Teen landline in your room? No. TV in your room? No. Go out with friends until after 9 PM? No. Parents were better at saying No and making it stick, and I'm not talking about whaling on the kid. They just meant what they said and we knew it.
Hi Dr. I'm a huge fan! I came across a new ''word'' that is making me crazy and I'm ''finna'' lose my mind! What in the hell does ''finna'' mean? I presume it's made up slang for ''going to'' or ''fixing to'' but it just makes me crazy to see these ''made up'' words used in everyday speech! Love what you do! Respect!
greg d Lol! I remember when I heard “finna” for the first time, decades ago when I first moved to the South. It definitely is derived from “fixing to”, or “fitting to”. I didn’t know WHAT people were talking about when I first heard it.
I would love to hear your take on the vaccine crisis. You are dead on about the obesity issue in our youth. Mom's need to think about what goes into their children's mouths, they really are what they eat!!! Much love to you ❤❤❤
Lynn Rolaf I actually made a video a few years ago entitled “My views on vaccines”. This was of course before the current measles outbreak that we’re experiencing now, but it sums up my feelings.
@@fblairmd66 Thank you so much for your reply. I found you when you did the "ask" "axe" video. I need to go view your vids before that one. Wishing you love during your healing. I know your pain, I lost my Twin 7 years ago and it still feels like it happened yesterday. God be with you, you beautiful soul 🙏🙏❤❤❤
When I was about four or five, my mom got me a Nintendo console. I remember playing on it for about a day before she got rid of it. She said it was because she realized it wasn't going to be healthy for me. I remember being so upset, but now (at twenty-five) looking back, I'm thankful for her decision to do that. Too many people use entertainment as a babysitter and pacifier for their kids these days. When kids can't sit still, parents think something is wrong with them and want them diagnosed and prescribed something to subdue them so that they don't have to go out of their way to accommodate the need for activity in their growing child.
Of course you are correct. I tried talking to my 13 year old grandson while he was playing a video game and he didn't even acknowledge me. Like I wasn't even in the same room. When I was a kid my friends and I would be outside on our bikes and we would be gone all day. We played athletic games not video games. Of course there were no video games to play. Video games should be outlawed.
Very well prepared hopefullly alit if young parents see your post. I’m a OTR truck driving Grandma, and when ever I had a chance to babysit my 2 gorgeous and smart grandsons, I would time their electric device use including TV and during daylight insist they play outside often going on long walks with them just to get them up and out. I don’t think my son and daughter in law do this
Here, Here. Sixty nine year old, homeschooling, organic, "wierdo" mom of 10, thinks you really rock! Don't quit! No one ever listened to me but.........my young'uns are now saying I was ahead of my time. Just because no listens doesn't mean you should stop spreading the truth. Your job is to inform, not to convince. Keep up the great work. (Yes. You look a little hyped. But....with good reason. :-) )
Always looking down at devices is the reason more people now have bone spurs at the base of the skull. The human head, about ten pounds, is supposed to face level most of the time but when looking down, that weight forward of the spine puts additional strain on the muscles that attach to the skull, forcing additional growth.
Unfortunately a CAT scan of the growth wouldn't reveal what's occupying that person's time on the device. Games, Facebook, UA-cam... porn?? I can imagine a parent demanding a physician's referral for a scan to learn what their teenager's doing with their time :-P
Debunked! The news reports on cell phones causing External Occipital Protuberances were deeply flawed. I just saw SciShow's video "No, Phones Aren't Giving Kids Horns, Seriously" watch?v=AXD_MBVihsE so, you may not want to repeat that little gem!
Phoenix Knight Well, maybe the habit isn’t making bone spurs grow at the base of the neck like the report said, but I firmly stand by my original statement that it is causing neck and back strain. I think we can all agree on that one - even without a study. 😉
*People are open to answers and you just thought of another UA-cam channel for yourself. I (too) am on the net but setting limits. If need be writing directions out on a Rx pad for parents who can't seem to get it through their skull that children need to "breathe" more should be alright by them and yourself.*
Kids are acting like parents parents acting like kids it’s really sad I was talking to my son last night and I told him the Bible is revealing it self the kids will be coming out the wound smart my son Said yes I agree we are having kids young and everything hear that world my 17 teen said that I thought I was having a grown up conversation 😳😳😔😔 what’s going on.
in2food You’re right! I can’t say “fat” or “obese” anymore. To be PC, I have to say that they’re “greater than the 85th% for their BMI” (🙄), which means absolutely nothing to a parent who stuffs their kids with French fries and chicken nuggets!
OK, so phase away from pediatrics and run for office. You are passionate about what you believe, now you can do something about it rather than just rant... Love your rants though...
Bob Mardigian Lol! My son actually ran for a position in our local government and won a historic election. He’s on our county Board of Education, and is the first person of color, and the youngest to ever serve in that position. After helping out with his campaign, and seeing what kind of work that was put into a local race, I am sure that there is absolutely no way that I would ever even think about running for anything! I’m flattered by your suggestion though. ☺️
Might be A Rant, but it's dead on. Thank you Dr. B.
100% facts!! And many parents are afraid of telling their children to get off of the phone, go read a book, eat your veggies, its all about just giving the kids their gadgets to shut them up.
Some parents might be afraid of that but many are just bad examples. How many adults read books and how many plays silly game on their phones or checks facebook/instagram... How many parents is eating in fast food or gets processed food because it is easier than chopping some vegetables? How many people (especially in US) drives everywhere and how many find time for long (or even short) walk? I need to constantly remind myself to do something for myself. Got myself a tablet two years ago (still have not got proper smart phone) and I found out that I used it for 50% of the time on stupid, time consuming games with no progress, no story, no value, just ads and flashy animations. I have managed to convince myself to delete them and found at least some brain engaging puzzles and stuff. And started to learn languages. Also recently I decided to make longer walk home from work even though I have bus station just in front of my house. I cannot spend all day sitting. It is not healthy, and frankly I like walking, but it is so hard to start doing something. It is easy to keep good habit. It is even easier to keep bad one. Very easy to see on other what they do wrong, but so hard to see yourself and even harder to do something about it. I have to constantly try to build good habits and it seems to work.
@@NetAndyCz Good job on trying to improve yourself, for me it was cutting off my facebook addiction nearly two years ago, I had become obsessed with status notifications and how many likes I was getting on selfies. These days I focus more on learning new skills and reading more books.
The most recent one that I started to read is called Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Check it out, you might find it interesting.
@@JonathanS89 Thanks for your positive words and the book recommendation, I will definitely put it on my list!
You are so right about children and their illnesses. It is up to parents to limit game time. In our family, the kids are on soccer teams year round. Baseball teams in the spring and summer. Martial arts year around. An early bed time by other family standards (9:00 p.m.). We are guilty of eating too much fast food but we do also cook, about 50/50. I have observed that the neighborhood kids play way too much on their game consoles. In our family no game consoles on week days during the school year. 2 hours a day during the summer but only in the evening. I babysit the grandsons during the summer. We have them enrolled in the summer reading program so I pick them up at noon from their martial arts class, we go home and eat, change clothes and go spend an hour or two at the library. The 12 year old reads at 8th grade level. The 7 year old is reading at 4th grade level.
The kids also just got a new puppy and the grandsons are responsible for walking the dog while mom and dad are at work. They wanted the pup so they had to agree to accept responsibility for it's care and maintenance while mom and dad were at work in order to get it.
I am so glad you emphasized garlic and onion as seasoning. I'm obese as a result of joint and muscle damage from chemo. I'm struggling to lose weight but working on it. Have vitamin and mineral deficiencies too. But working on it. But in our family we ADORE GARLIC AND ONION. My mom laughs and says I'd take that last bite of onion even if it would kill me. We also use lots of bell pepper. And hot peppers. And hummus with fresh veggies. One snack I make the grandkids is take a stalk of celery, stuff it with cream cheese, top with a slice of bell pepper and wrap in a thin slice of deli meat, usually turkey or ham. Not exactly a great snack but certainly better than chips.
By the way, I shared your rant on Facebook. I felt it was important to get out there where parents could hear it from a licensed professional! Please don't give up, you are the children's best hope of their lives being changed. Keep repeating yourself. If you can get through to just one family you've saved those kids!
You are the “common sense” prophet for our times. Preach it, sista. Alleluia!
Exactly!
love you love you love you love you. Wish you had a show on every day. You're the best!!!!!!
I love your rants. I totally agree. Thanks for addressing issues in an entertaining way.
Peaccccccceeeee and love to you, too, Dear Sister. You are 100% correct. I weep for us and I can only imagine how frustrating it is to hear the same complaints all the time. I enjoy you. Thanks.
YEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH SHE'S BACK!!!
My best friend's 6-yr-old son is being treated medically for ADHD. I keep telling her he's not hyperactive, he's a little boy! But his teachers want him to sit down and shut up (at 6!), so they are feeding him drugs. She's also used the tablet as the electronic nanny since forever. GREAT rant, keep talking until someone hears you--yank out their earbuds if you have to!
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I love the fact that you have taken the time out of your busy schedule to address the issue of cell phones, IPads, computers, and TVs. Amazing when I was growing up, I was only allowed to watch certain programs in the evening with my family and on Saturday morning I could watch TV. Children now are not allowed to develop their imagination or even learn how to entertain themselves. Thank you again for addressing this sad issue.
It's crazy just how many different topics we agree on! I love your channel; you're a very intelligent person!
You're so right! One does not have to be in healthcare to witness and experience aspects of this nonsensical society! It's an exasperating challenge and feat. Lord have mercy!
I just love you and the positive energy you put out. I was not born here but children are suffering because they have no safe place to play, especially those who live in apartments. I used to make an effort to take my son to the local park to play every evening after school and work. I would walk around the park while he played basketball with other kids. Parents have to figure out what works for their families because childhood obesity is not a joke!
Adora Faye Amen!
Hello my friend. So nice to see and hear you again. I know what you mean. I am 55 and I work with people significantly younger than myself. They really aren't that proficient at carrying on a simple conversation. It's sad and frustrating at the same time. Why do we have to stare at screens all day? Are we hypnotized? Oh crap! I am starting to sound like my parents when I was young. They'd say, "Get away from that TV! It's a beautiful day. Don't you want to go outside and play?" Oh no! I am turning into my parents. AAAAAAGH!!!!! Help me! Can we tawk? LOL You are making a difference, my good doctor. Never forget that. I know it is hard to see, but you are. Feel free to rant. Even doctors need to sometimes. Peace and lots of love to you and your family. Be well.
Never have I seen a UA-camr that says so much of what I think. You are awesome!
Fiona
Miss reading you comments and pray you are finding joy in you life. You touch others around you and are a shining star. May god bless and give you peace. Never responded to anyone but I love how you speak your mind.
Jim
James Mullins Thank you, James.
I'm 66 years old, and I can remember my parents wouldn't let me hold a telephone receiver to talk to my grandmother at 3 years old.
I just thought I'd add this thought. I bought an instant pot around Christmas. It is a lifesaver. You can prepare a meal with FROZEN chicken in under an hour. And not that rubber chicken you get from a microwave. It's a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker and steamer all in one. Quick, easy and fresh. And cheaper than fast food. Just a suggestion to throw out there.
Nutritional changes will help. I went to making fresh juices and when the body is given the proper nutrition it needs the body begins to heal and correct itself. I stick by and swear by a carrot apple juice. If nothing else, just that juice alone will help cure a lot of problems. Those cures will be magnified if junk, meat, and white bread is taken out of the diet as well. The pans we cook in, and the signals and frequencies we are being bombarded with are other problems affecting adversely the human body in todays modern world. It is very good to see a doctor like you, who actually cares; and is observant to what is going on around them in the world affecting people.
Preach! Now I’m off my phone and taking my daughter for a walk!
Mike Lawrence Mike!!! How are you?! What a pleasant surprise to see your comment. Hope you’re doing well.
Don't stop venting and ranting. You are the most intelligent and relevant person on youtube! Thank you for so clearly articulating what the rest of us just leave unspoken.
The hearing loss one is the most annoying. I was 17 when I started using earbuds regularly. I refused to use a smart phone until I was about 16, but that's when I realised I could load music onto it and bring it everywhere with me. I immediately noticed hearing loss in my left ear, as I would often keep one earbud in and leave the other out so that I could still hear what was going on around me.
I switched to actual over the ear headphones and stopped using them every day ... not sure if it actually helped much, but it felt like it did. However, going without music for extended periods of time is soul crushing.
Omg-thank you for sharing as a pediatrician. I’m a pool mental health therapist that work with MD DO etc. I prefer not to work with this particular pediatricians because he thinks I can make miracles happen, spend hours with his patients, make numerous phone calls for his clients and hold these parents hands and walk them step by step (beyond billable limits; I only have so many pro bono cards to give a year)
Sometimes parents need to get into counseling to help themselves to help their children...it’s only so much (in a medical clinic as a pool worker) that we can do to keep our sanity.
I would have my child see this pediatrician that I’m taking about but can’t work with him-the stress of his job spills out and I see and feel his energy but I think he cares for his patients.
I think he’s on edge with work considering today’s basket of crap surround caring for children -lol that why in private practice I stop seeing kids --too much paperwork, liability, and uninvolved parenting. I don’t need the stress on my sanity.
Sorry.... this is my rant
You are spot on, as usual!!!!
I found this tiny book from The School of Life “Phone Detox” and took it with me to read on the train one day. If not for the shape and size of the book, which pretty much imitate a smartphone, I might not have been able to brave through all the pages, really! And I only realized it when I felt this odd comfort in holding this phone shaped booklet... I’m lucky to have grown up in the 80’s and I know what climbing roofs and trees and coming back home with scratches and bruises feels like. True, kids don’t play the same way anymore. And what about the youngest, the Truman Show generation, whose lives are being documented by their parents on social media from the day they’re born? All the videos that are so funny today and that will be so humiliating when they grow up? Aaagrh, a whole different rant!
Total agreement Sis.
I was with you on everything except for the whole "rays" coming from phones. They aren't in the radioactive spectrum at all, and are no worse to much sun exposure is for light-skinned individuals. But overall you did have some great points :)
You are totally Right!!! I know exactly what you are talking about and it is the saddest thing to watch...precious babies that don’t “Grow Up” ... just wasting away 👶🏼😞
Great seeing you again Doctor.
You would've been the COOLEST and smartest teacher that there ever was. Your callings are endless. Not sure what category but you definitely deserve a Nobel Prize.
I just spent the past two days outside oiling saddles...no cell phone at all. Probably two more days of saddle oiling and then another several days of oiling the rest of the tack...no cell phone...although I am listening to a lot of great old Motown music while I'm doing it!!! By the way I'm not using earbuds for my Motown music...real speakers; old school...and outside the whole time!!! Thank God I grew up when I did!!!
Thanks for the Rant, we need it!
First thing first, we love you! Also thank you for being a voice of truth! Now... how do we share this message with those who don't subscribe to this type of think?
readpsalm37 share this video everywhere!
readpsalm37 Thanks! I would LOVE for you to share this. I think everyone with children needs to hear this. Tap the video and a little arrow thingy will come up on the top right. Press it and it will give you ways to share the video, like text messaging, email, Facebook, Messenger, etc.
@@fblairmd66 .... I'll send it to my adult daughters..... they have the face-chat, insta-book and snap-a-gram, and more exposure to the changing culture. Moreover, how do we share this think with people outside our sphere of influence, birds of a feather flock together typically. The gaps between ideologies is widening and we each think the other is close minded. I'll keep looking for opportunities to share as they arise. That is one of the many reasons we love you so much on UA-cam!
My family has had tragic loss this past year as well, so we know of the grief you have. My prayer for you is the hope of Christ Jesus to ease some of the pain, so that you can continue to share the light and displace darkness, so that others may see.
While I'm on a roll, prayers for my family, (especially my wife) for Hope, Peace, and Healing would be greatly appreciated. I don't need a million responses, but a million prayers would be awesome! He knows our every need before we utter a word, but I understand our cry-outs to heaven are sweet sounds to the Father. Thank you!
readpsalm37 Thanks for your thoughts and prayers, and you absolutely will be in mine also!
You got me together this Tuesday morning ❤
Glad to see you back, Doc. I'd like to think I inspired you but I have no kids. I wish you would run for office. You're a show stopper.
Not sure if you have read any of Michael Pollan's book (such as Cooked or The Omnivore's Dilemma), I cannot recommend them enough!
As for the smartphones/tablets, I think it is okay for kids to have them, but under two conditions. Their time with them should be limited, and parents should keep an eye what kids use them for. I think PC content is usually way more engaging, but there is so much of great educational apps as well as just awesome games that may help children develop reflexes or intelligence. Though there is so much of 'junk' content that is designed to suppress any brain activity and just force you to watch an ad after an ad, it is like Las Vegas in your phone designed to rob you of your time (and sometimes money as well).
Same goes for television, time should be limited. There are some great cartoons that can sneak in moral values or advanced vocabulary and have good storytelling. And there are shows that are just great as having something in common with other kids.
Reading is so great though. There is no better way to learn grammar, new words, train your imagination. People need to keep in mind that children mimic them, you have to read your kids and they will get interested in books themselves. If you spend all your day watching TV or playing with your phone, how are kids supposed to know it is not good?
PS: Love your rants, and your world-view.
Halleluja. What are we doing to ourselves?And do we care? I wish the highest mountaintop for all of your videos!
We miss you as our doctor! So glad to see you here.
Hello! So good to hear from you! I hope you and the family are doing well! I miss you all too! That’s the painful part of being a pediatrician - eventually the kids grow up and leave me! Although, I see them again when they bring in my “grand patients”! 😉
@@fblairmd66 Yes, I am sure they will circle back around. Hopefully, not too soon though.😊 I will continue to keep you all in my prayers.
We all need a good rant about bullshit! Love to you! ❤️
My grandson does not have a phone. I only have a trac phone for emergency purposes. I so agree with everything you say but it is so hard when everyone out there has a smart phone and all the kids want what everyone else has.
I don't know. Back in the seventies I wanted what everyone else had, and my folks just said No. Teen landline in your room? No. TV in your room? No. Go out with friends until after 9 PM? No. Parents were better at saying No and making it stick, and I'm not talking about whaling on the kid. They just meant what they said and we knew it.
Hi Dr. I'm a huge fan! I came across a new ''word'' that is making me crazy and I'm ''finna'' lose my mind! What in the hell does ''finna'' mean? I presume it's made up slang for ''going to'' or ''fixing to'' but it just makes me crazy to see these ''made up'' words used in everyday speech! Love what you do! Respect!
greg d Lol! I remember when I heard “finna” for the first time, decades ago when I first moved to the South. It definitely is derived from “fixing to”, or “fitting to”. I didn’t know WHAT people were talking about when I first heard it.
Omg I'm in love with this video!
I just finished it and I'm gonna read my book now.
Thanks!
Love your videos,thank you
I would love to hear your take on the vaccine crisis. You are dead on about the obesity issue in our youth. Mom's need to think about what goes into their children's mouths, they really are what they eat!!! Much love to you ❤❤❤
Lynn Rolaf I actually made a video a few years ago entitled “My views on vaccines”. This was of course before the current measles outbreak that we’re experiencing now, but it sums up my feelings.
@@fblairmd66 Thank you so much for your reply. I found you when you did the "ask" "axe" video. I need to go view your vids before that one. Wishing you love during your healing. I know your pain, I lost my Twin 7 years ago and it still feels like it happened yesterday. God be with you, you beautiful soul 🙏🙏❤❤❤
You are, without a doubt, the most articulate individual on UA-cam. Even your rants are articulate!!
When I was about four or five, my mom got me a Nintendo console. I remember playing on it for about a day before she got rid of it. She said it was because she realized it wasn't going to be healthy for me. I remember being so upset, but now (at twenty-five) looking back, I'm thankful for her decision to do that. Too many people use entertainment as a babysitter and pacifier for their kids these days. When kids can't sit still, parents think something is wrong with them and want them diagnosed and prescribed something to subdue them so that they don't have to go out of their way to accommodate the need for activity in their growing child.
Right on Sister!
Of course you are correct. I tried talking to my 13 year old grandson while he was playing a video game and he didn't even acknowledge me. Like I wasn't even in the same room. When I was a kid my friends and I would be outside on our bikes and we would be gone all day. We played athletic games not video games. Of course there were no video games to play. Video games should be outlawed.
steve elliot I agree with you!
Amen!
I've said this before... Dr. Blair for president! Plenty of time to announce :)
rsanford100 Lol!
Yes!!!!!!
This might hurt but pure truth.
We only eat veggies and fruit, very little meat, and then it's only organic, I don't eat nearly as much as I used to and I feel awesome
You are delightfully ranty!
Very well prepared hopefullly alit if young parents see your post. I’m a OTR truck driving Grandma, and when ever I had a chance to babysit my 2 gorgeous and smart grandsons, I would time their electric device use including TV and during daylight insist they play outside often going on long walks with them just to get them up and out. I don’t think my son and daughter in law do this
Here, Here. Sixty nine year old, homeschooling, organic, "wierdo" mom of 10, thinks you really rock! Don't quit! No one ever listened to me but.........my young'uns are now saying I was ahead of my time. Just because no listens doesn't mean you should stop spreading the truth. Your job is to inform, not to convince. Keep up the great work. (Yes. You look a little hyped. But....with good reason. :-) )
Amen
lol. cool. good info
Always looking down at devices is the reason more people now have bone spurs at the base of the skull. The human head, about ten pounds, is supposed to face level most of the time but when looking down, that weight forward of the spine puts additional strain on the muscles that attach to the skull, forcing additional growth.
Phoenix Knight Yes! I saw that on the evening news right after I made this video!
Unfortunately a CAT scan of the growth wouldn't reveal what's occupying that person's time on the device. Games, Facebook, UA-cam... porn?? I can imagine a parent demanding a physician's referral for a scan to learn what their teenager's doing with their time :-P
Debunked! The news reports on cell phones causing External Occipital Protuberances were deeply flawed. I just saw SciShow's video "No, Phones Aren't Giving Kids Horns, Seriously" watch?v=AXD_MBVihsE so, you may not want to repeat that little gem!
Phoenix Knight Well, maybe the habit isn’t making bone spurs grow at the base of the neck like the report said, but I firmly stand by my original statement that it is causing neck and back strain. I think we can all agree on that one - even without a study. 😉
I agree. Even if they were real, they wouldn't have been causing the harm that real-life neck and back strain do.
I need a friend like you in my life.
S M ☺️
I saw two mothers with their kids in the Chinese restaurant today. They loaded up the kid's plates with sugar carb trash. All of the kids were fat.
*People are open to answers and you just thought of another UA-cam channel for yourself. I (too) am on the net but setting limits. If need be writing directions out on a Rx pad for parents who can't seem to get it through their skull that children need to "breathe" more should be alright by them and yourself.*
On public Transportation I see these young people get mugged and Beatup because thy not looking who's creeping up on them
How you feeling after your daughters demise? Thinking of you! 😍 💕
SEAN Hanging in there, but it’s tough. I posted a video about it today entitled “Hello again”.
Good to see you!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Ask/Ax lady! Behi-moth? It's Buh-HE-myth. ;)
I’m British. Sometimes it sneaks out in my pronunciations. You can say it both ways. You say “to-may-toe”, I say “to-mah-toe”. 😏
this video hurt my feelings wow
Kids are acting like parents parents acting like kids it’s really sad I was talking to my son last night and I told him the Bible is revealing it self the kids will be coming out the wound smart my son Said yes I agree we are having kids young and everything hear that world my 17 teen said that I thought I was having a grown up conversation 😳😳😔😔 what’s going on.
I just found your channel umm... Ms Blair? But you look pretty hott
Ditto
Uh oh, you used the dreaded “f” word. Perhaps you’re unaware they are “thick” not fat. And there is a little thing called body acceptance. 😜
in2food You’re right! I can’t say “fat” or “obese” anymore. To be PC, I have to say that they’re “greater than the 85th% for their BMI” (🙄), which means absolutely nothing to a parent who stuffs their kids with French fries and chicken nuggets!
OK, so phase away from pediatrics and run for office. You are passionate about what you believe, now you can do something about it rather than just rant... Love your rants though...
Bob Mardigian Lol! My son actually ran for a position in our local government and won a historic election. He’s on our county Board of Education, and is the first person of color, and the youngest to ever serve in that position. After helping out with his campaign, and seeing what kind of work that was put into a local race, I am sure that there is absolutely no way that I would ever even think about running for anything! I’m flattered by your suggestion though. ☺️