Dr. Paul Smolen here, also known as Doc Smo, coming at you with another edition of Portable Practical Pediatrics. From the womb to the workplace, if it involves children, we talk about it here. Boy, you can find some fascinating stuff in a stogy pediatric journal. The other day I was reading my copy of Pediatrics and I came across an article that I thought you might be interested to hear about and may possibly be very meaningful to your parenting. The article talked about the brain activation that goes on in a child's brain when they are stimulated by storytelling or being reading to. This is an important subject in today's electronic rich environment where exposure to screens has begun to substitute for the storytelling/reading experiences of the past. So, let's explore that subject a little today, shall we?
In many respects, I'm glad I'm not a parent of young children these days. I watch the daily struggle that parents have limiting screens with their children. Even the most upset,
