One of the worries all parents have is that their kids might get bullied at school, on the sports field, or now even online. Bullying is an even bigger problem now as it takes on many forms and can happen really all the time on social media.
Today we're talking to who works in Pediatric Emergency at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and has noticed a significant impact in bullying on her pediatric population there with manifestations including both medical and mental health effects.
She talks with Melanie about why kids bully, what to do if your child is getting bullied, teaching our kids to intervene if they witness bullying, and keeping an eye out for cyberbullying.
Screening for Bullying, and How To Prevent It
Featuring:
Nkeiruka Orajiaka, MD, MPH
I am a pediatrician, wife, mother of 3 amazing kids.
I was born and raised in Nigeria and also completed my medical school in Nigeria. I fell in love with New York City when I moved to the US for a few years to obtain a Masters in Public Health from Columbia University New York.
Even though I moved back to Nigeria, it was only for a short while, ultimately returning back to New York City for my Pediatrics Residency at the Columbia University Medical Center affiliation at Harlem Hospital.
I am an American board-certified Pediatrician with a love for Emergency Medicine. I am currently rocking the ER life in a pretty busy Children’s Emergency room.
I am a mother of 2 tweens and a toddler. After living a few years in the city that never sleeps (aka New York City) and loving every bit of it, we now live the ‘suburbian’ life in Columbus Ohio and still trying to figure it out.
I have a passion for children’s health and education and a strong believer that health education is the basis for maintaining healthy living.
I’d love to share my experience and learning as an ER Pediatrician with a stint of motherhood as I raise my own kids.
I love writing and have always wanted to blog but life and kids and decisions always held me back. But I decided to snap out of all of it and hedge on.
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