New parents are Googling “Are baby vaccines safe?” and the answers can feel like a shouting match. Board-certified pediatrician Dr. Mona Amin breaks down the entire childhood schedule, from the vitamin K shot to MMR, using clear risk-vs-benefit data that busy moms and dads can trust.
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You’ll also hear why COVID shook public confidence and how to separate peer-reviewed facts from Instagram fear-bait.
But shots are only one piece of the puzzle. We dive into late walking, milestone anxiety, and the real-world feeding challenges that every toddler parent faces—puffs, purées, and all. Dr. Mona explains why development is a marathon, not a sprint, and shares the exact red-flag signs that mean it’s time to call your pediatrician. Along the way, Cooper and Mike admit their own parenting fails so you don’t feel alone.
Finally, we zoom out to modern fatherhood. Millennial dads are more hands-on than ever, yet work-from-home life piles on new pressures. You’ll pick up quick wins for splitting bedtime duties, using humor to defuse tantrums, and choosing presence over perfection. Whether you came for vaccine facts or sanity-saving hacks, this episode delivers science, empathy, and zero fluff.
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00:00 Intro – why dads need straight answers
02:50 Dr. Mona’s journey & Peds Doc Talk origin
05:30 Vaccine hesitancy: centuries in the making
09:55 How COVID rewired public trust
14:45 Empathy hacks for hard vaccine talks
18:10 “I’m not anti-anything—I’m just scared”
21:20 Government vs. parents: who sets the schedule?
25:40 Vitamin K myths & brain-bleed ER stories
31:00 How vaccine trials actually work
38:40 Milestones: when to worry, when to chill
46:05 Feeding battles, baby-led weaning, protein myths
52:45 The new role of dads in child health
59:00 Debunking viral parenting myths
1:03:00 Key takeaways & where to follow Dr. Mona