Healthy Children

About Healthy Children

Welcome to Healthy Children: a podcast for parents from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Each episode features interviews with leading experts on topics that will help you on your parenting journey, like social media and mental health, nutrition from infancy through adolescence, treating common illnesses, and sleep strategies for kids of all ages. Learn about the most important innovations in pediatrics and parenting from the people behind them. So whether you're looking for general information related to your child's health or for more specific guidance on parenting issues, you've come to the right place! Get the inside scoop from pediatricians about how to help children and teens thrive.

Publisher

AAP-American Academy of Pediatrics, with Pediatrician Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanc

Category

health & fitness · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 May 2024

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

26 of 101 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Keeping Kids Protected: Vaccine Updates for Parents – Ep. 99

   Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez interviews Dr. Ari Brown about crucial vaccine updates, protecting children from outbreaks, and navigating policy changes for COVID-19 vaccines.

2. 

   24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Ultimate School Year Guide for Parents: Sleep, Vaccines and Healthy Routines – Ep. 98

   Dr. Melissa Stockwell and Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez discuss essential strategies for a healthy school year, covering sleep, vaccines, and routines.

3. 

   17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How Divorce Affects Children and What Parents Can Do– Ep. 97

   Pediatrician Dr. David Hill and host Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez discuss how divorce impacts children's emotional well-being and offer guidance for parents on co-parenting and communication.

Inside a recent episode

Keeping Kids Protected: Vaccine Updates for Parents – Ep. 99

Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And they went to an urgent care, not that far away from my practice, and then landed three days later at their pediatrician's office, where ultimately they were diagnosed with measles. And so It really puts things in perspective because it's really close to home. This could have happened in my office as well. It could happen anywhere. And it's a reminder that there are some things that we can do to protect our infants, even if they are too young to get that first dose of vaccine, which is standard at 12 months of age. Yeah, and that was my question for you, right? Because this is exactly what we don't want to happen for, you know, a lot of us who practice in primary care clinics. […]

Who has been a guest on Healthy Children

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ari Brown
• Melissa Stockwell
• David Hill
• Whitney Casares
• Danette Swanson Glassy

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

36 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

64

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

96

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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