Author: Dr Molly OShea

Molly OShea, MD is the Medical Director of Marvel Medical and pediatrician at Birmingham Pediatrics in Michigan. She graduated from Marian High School and then the University of Michigan undergrad and med school. She loved her residency years at Childrens Hospital of Michigan and has been a pediatrician ever since. Dr Molly has been very involved with the American Academy of Pediatrics as a journal editor and was the Ask the Pediatrician columnist for The Detroit News for 5 years. She has a great husband and big blended family with 5 kids. Dr Molly loves to cook in her spare time!
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Medications every parent should have on hand and hopefully never need to use

Dr Molly OShea

Our very own Dr Molly authored this piece featured in the Beaumont Parenting Program’s blog for new parents.

Beaumont Parenting Program

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It’s 10:00 p.m. and your baby is fussy and hot. You take her temperature and discover she has a fever. You learned from your pediatrician that you don’t have to worry about the fever but since she’s uncomfortable you decide to give some pain reliever/fever reducer. Which do you choose? Acetaminophen? Ibuprofen? Both are great at relieving fussiness and fever so which one you grab from the medicine cabinet depends a bit on your child’s age.

  • Acetaminophen (brand name: Tylenol) is recommended for infants until they are over 6 months old. Because infant kidneys aren’t mature yet, parents shouldn’t give ibuprofen until after the 6-month mark. Acetaminophen can be given every 4 to 6 hours and is available a children’s formulation. The dose should always be based on your baby’s weight rather than age, so check out this dose chart to make sure you are…

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activities, behavior, family, parenting, preschooler, school age, teenager, toddler

Chores aren’t ‘HELPING OUT’: Why chores matter in today’s world

Dr Molly OShea

Feel like your kids don't have time for chores? Frustrated when you ask for help and get groans? Find out why chores are even more important now in Dr Molly's blog Chores aren’t ‘HELPING OUT’: Why chores matter in today’s world

activities, behavior, family, infant, parenting, preschooler, school age, technology, teenager, toddler

New Season, New Healthy Routines for You and Your Family

Dr Molly OShea

Spring has finally come to the frigid Midwest and if you are anything like me you are digging through your cedar closet to find your shorts and sunscreen to head outside! The first week or two of spring are glorious. We all want to be outdoors, raking the flower beds, cutting the grass for the… Continue reading New Season, New Healthy Routines for You and Your Family

athlete, parenting, sports, teenager

He had a sports physical at school…. Why bother with the adolescent well visit?

Dr Molly OShea

Annual check ups at your pediatrician is so much more than just making sure you're OK to play sports. For the athlete and non-athlete alike Dr Molly explains why going to your pediatrician for your annual check up rather than an urgent care makes sense.

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The Working Title Is…You Talkin’ To Me?

Dr Molly OShea

Katie Parks writes with humor and honesty about growing older and planning for your future.

Someday I'm Going to Write a Book

In the often quoted classic 1976 film Taxi Driver, Robert DeNiro’s character imagines what he would say if he were confronted by a bad guy and practices his response by speaking to his reflection in the mirror.

I’ve taken a hint from his playbook and often preemptively planned conversations with my own reflection. But as I look back on my first half-century of life, I wish I had done that more often.

I was reminded of that this week when the New York Times electronically reprinted an article linked here that asked the question “What to Do with Their Stuff?”. This is a topic that will hit home for many peers entrenched in the Sandwich Generation. And it certainly hit home for me.

Closing up my childhood home a number of years ago was agonizing. I kept more than I should have because I just couldn’t bear to part…

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The Elf on the Shelf vs Santa

Dr Molly OShea

Santa is an amazing invention. Originally this jolly old elf was a version of St Nicolas bringing trinkets and fruit to children to celebrate the birth of Christ but as time went on he morphed in Santa Claus the all-seeing, all-knowing, arbiter of naughty or nice. The red faced, white bearded man who puts toddlers… Continue reading The Elf on the Shelf vs Santa