New Years Goals + Make-A-Wish All Grown Up

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Parents get stressed at New Years, and I have three babies so I know our littles are feeling it too. This episode I'm talking to Dr. Nikita Patel, Pediatric specialist at Oschner's Hospital for Children in New Orleans, about how to help our kids manage the stress we all feel around the start of the new year. 

Dr. Patel and I  talk about preparing our kids for stresses like scary weather (we got tornadoes in NOLA now, y'all!) and being around crowds for New Years parties. We also get into healthy eating habits, how to stay active when it's cold outside, and setting realistic goals with our children for the year ahead.

Then we get a heart-warming and tear-jerking story from our inspirational second guest, Nick Lynch, who was one of the original Make-A-Wish kids from the 1980s. Now he's all grown up and is telling us just how important it is to grant wishes for critically ill kids and their families, so they get something to look forward to and memories they can cherish. 

Nick tells the story of how he got to know Make-A-Wish at age 3 when he was diagnosed with cancer. Now, he sits on the foundation's board, and makes sure more kids with critical illnesses get the chance to have their spirits lifted too. We also talk about the MAW Foundation's changes over the pandemic, and what the team has planned for 2023.

That's it from the NolaPapa team for 2022! We'll be back in January. Until then, Happy New Year, y'all! Nola love!!!

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