Meredith
Meredith is a transplant to the Bay Area and has fallen in love with the weather, gorgeous scenery, and plethora of local wineries. A wife and mother of two, she works part-time as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. She hails from Texas, where she attended the University of Texas and will always bleed orange. She then moved to Washington DC to attend Georgetown's School of Medicine, where she fell in love with her future husband, a fellow student, and has been happily married for almost a decade. She and her husband lived in Cincinnati, Ohio for several years for their medical training and found it the perfect place to start a family. She relocated to the Bay Area a few years ago and has quickly adapted to West Coast living. Meredith enjoys the balance of part-time working and full-time parenting and loves to write about this ongoing struggle. In her persistent drive to find more "me time", she actively pursues her interests in reading, running, soccer, baking, and wine tasting.
Sleep Terrors? Who ya Gonna Call?
With the new Ghostbusters movie opening, what better time to talk about sleep terrors (ST)! While some people are terrified by green slime, ST are the stuff of nightmares for many parents. But the...
Northern California Native Predators Series: Rattlesnakes
Let’s be honest: there has been a lot of crazy stuff in the news lately with respect to people (especially kids) being attacked by animals. And while most of these events have been very...
Finding Peace in Times of Stress
As I get older, I’m realizing that things don’t necessarily get easier; rather, the challenges we face evolve. At our house, the serious discussions have changed from job searches and pregnancies to balancing our...
Dear Husband,
In Honor of Father’s Day, this is a letter for all the husbands and dads out there who may not always get the “thank you” that they deserve… Just know that while we often...
Dining With Children: Eight Tips to Surviving the Most Difficult Meal of the Day
Once our kids become a certain age—say, like 12-18 months—we as parents say goodbye to our luxurious, hour-long, wine-infused meals with intellectual conversation, quiet pauses, and Sinatra playing softly in the background.
This is now...
The Time that I Tried (and Failed) to Limit My Screen Time
I have a confession to make: I LOVE TV. I love to get sucked into shows, grow attached to characters, and make fun of people for not choosing a house because of the light...
An Ode To Mothers Everywhere
Hey you, yes you: the bleary-eyed, caffeinated mom over there,
with a fussy baby and a toddler screaming like a bear.
And you: the mother cloaked in angst, from your angry teen,
Whose eye rolls make...
Introducing Your Child To the World of Ballet
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As parents, we look forward to those...
6 Steps to Better Parent-Child Communication
As a Child Psychiatrist, I meet a lot of amazing parents who often feel overwhelmed trying to keep up with the latest and greatest parenting advice. We read so many books on how to...
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Have you ever dreamed about a girls’...
