Pediatric mental health beyond the prescription, covering the gut-brain connection, screen time, PANS and PANDAS, and how to advocate for your child.
ByDr. Marie Jean-Baptiste Reading Time: 5 minutes When the teacher asks if your child always acts like this, you already know the answer. What most families lack is not another checklist. It is a navigator. Dr. Marie walks through the Renewed Mind Roadmap and the three pillars she builds with each family.
ByDr. Marie Jean-Baptiste Reading Time: 5 minutes A new analysis of more than 56 million pregnancies adds important nuance to a question I hear often from expectant mothers: does diabetes in pregnancy affect my baby’s brain development? The honest answer is yes, in measurable ways, and the size of the risk depends on which kind of diabetes is involved. Here is what the research found, what it does not prove, and what I want every mother to know about it.
ByDr. Marie Jean-Baptiste Reading Time: 4 minutes PANS and PANDAS are real, recognized pediatric conditions in which the immune system, often triggered by a common infection like strep, causes a sudden shift in a child’s behavior and mental health. They are diagnosable, they are treatable, and the AAP formally published clinical guidance in 2025. In this week’s post, Dr. Marie walks parents through what to look for, how diagnosis works, and the layered treatment approach (antibiotics when needed, evidence-based therapy, and SSRI management) that gives children the best chance at relief.
ByDr. Marie Jean-Baptiste Reading Time: 5 minutes I remember speaking with a mother whose seven-year-old son, Leo, was struggling. His teacher had noted he was increasingly “zoned out” during math, and at…
ByDr. Marie Jean-Baptiste Reading Time: 4 minutes There is a quiet war being waged in the hallways of our schools. Not the kind waged with fists or words, but the kind that…
