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About Dr. Candice Jones
Candice W. Jones, MD, FAAP is a board-certified physician practicing as a general pediatrician in Orlando, FL. She provides a standard of care that enriches the lives of thousands of kids and parents each year. Dr. Candice, a former National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholar, is committed to the health and wellbeing of underserved children and adolescents in areas affected the greatest by health inequalities.
Dr. Candice has special interest in medical media because of its’ educational reach. In 2016, she launched DrCandiceMD.com, a website focused on kid health education. She also created a podcast, KIDing Around with Dr. Candice where she discusses pediatric and parenting topics with other experts. She has been featured on numerous local and national news, radio and digital outlets, as well as on various health panels and as a guest speaker.
Dr. Candice completed residency in Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD.
She earned her Medical Doctorate at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. She is an author and Spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), a member of its’ Council on Communications and Media (COCM), Section on Minority Health, Equity, and Inclusion (SOMHEI), and Florida Chapter (FCAAP).
What You’ll Learn
In this episode we talk about:
- What Candice’s philosophy on positive parenting is
- Why discipline from family to family will look different
- Commentary on the psychology behind physical discipline and its affects on children
- The high 5 essentials
- The importance of fostering good relational health starting from birth
- Why discipline is actually not how parents react to misbehavior and why it is so much more
- Why parenting education is so important and getting to know your pediatrician
- The importance of consistency in discipline
- Going back to the basics of parenting when you find yourself in a difficult situation with your child
