To Medicate or Not to Medicate? Dr. Jaffe on ADHD & Anxiety: Finding the Right Path for Your Child

Join us in an enlightening conversation with Dr. Jaffe, a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist at Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Jaffe discusses the complexities of diagnosing and treating ADHD and anxiety in children, the importance of parental intuition, and when to seek professional help. He also addresses medication and when and why medication may be the best option. We also discuss the impact of environmental and genetic factors, and strategies for fostering resilience and healthy habits. I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK! Order your copy of The Five Principles of Parenting: Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans Here: https://bit.ly/3rMLMsL Subscribe to my free newsletter for parenting tips delivered straight to your inbox: https://dralizapressman.substack.com/ Follow me on Instagram for more: @raisinggoodhumanspodcast Sponsors: Saks.com: Find gifts guaranteed to bring joy to every hard-to-shop-for person this season at saks.com. Instagram: Check our Instagram teen accounts! Skylight Frames: Get twenty dollars off your purchase of a Skylight Frame when you go to SkylightFrame.com/HUMANS Molly Suds: for 20% off, go to mollyssuds.com/HUMANS Little Spoon: Go to LITTLESPOON.COM/HUMANS and enter our code HUMANS at check out to get 30% OFF your first Little Spoon order Nanit: Get TWENTY PERCENT off your first order with code DREAM20 at Nanit.com Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode. Produced by Dear Media. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .