Rolin Forward
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Rolin Forward
@rolin-forward.bsky.social
Tackle the news with science-based facts. Join Dr. Alicia Rolin (pediatrician) and her sister Dr. Stephanie Rolin (psychiatrist) for advice on staying safe in these changing times.

New episodes each week, wherever you get podcasts.
🎄~❄️~⛄ Holiday parenting reality 🎄~❄️~⛄

🎁 Gifts are opened.
⚖️ Comparisons happen.
😅 Big feelings show up.

Our holiday bonus episode breaks down how kids understand fairness & what to say in the moment without making things worse.

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Counting Presents & Big Feelings
Podcast Episode · Rolin Forward · S1 Bonus · 19m
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December 31, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🇩🇰 Denmark keeps coming up in the vaccine news - but “fewer vaccines”💉isn’t the whole story.

🎧In our new episode, we break down what Denmark actually does, why their schedule looks different, and what the science says about vaccine schedules (spoiler: it’s not ideology, it’s systems + disease risk).
December 23, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Reposted by Rolin Forward
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🎙️ Rolin Forward — EPISODE 46

“Two doses… about 97% effective.” (00:00)

Why are we doing Measles, Part 3?

Because outbreaks are back—and the data is worse than last year.
December 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
⚠️ BREAKING: The US vaccine advisory panel voted to end the universal newborn dose of the hep B vaccine — meaning now only babies whose mothers test positive (or whose status is unknown) are recommended to get it at birth. This marks a major shift in decades old policy. #HepB #Vaccines #PublicHealth
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Trick: Fear 😱

Treat: Understanding it 🧠

Our Halloween episode breaks down what scares teach the brain 🎃
🎧 Listen if you dare → podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
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Mastering the Scare: What Halloween Teaches the Brain
Podcast Episode · Rolin Forward · 10/27/2025 · 18m
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October 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
🎃👻Monsters.🍬Candy corn.🧠Cortisol.

This Halloween, fear isn’t the villain: it’s the lesson.

Join the Drs. Rolin as they break down what fear, anxiety, and courage look like inside a child’s brain.

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#RolinForward #Parenting #Neuroscience #Halloween #Anxiety
Mastering the Scare: What Halloween Teaches the Brain
Podcast Episode · Rolin Forward · 10/27/2025 · 18m
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October 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
🧸Your child’s fear of monsters under the bed? Totally normal!

🎧In this week's episode, learn how fear shapes development - plus how to help kids calm after a scare.

🎃Mastering the Scare: What Halloween Teaches the Brain podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
#ChildDevelopment #ParentingTips #Halloween
Mastering the Scare: What Halloween Teaches the Brain
Podcast Episode · Rolin Forward · 10/27/2025 · 18m
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October 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
🍎California will ban ultra-processed foods from school meals by 2035.

🥣Meanwhile, the USDA is also making changes to school meals.

🎧Tune in as the Dr. Rolins break down what’s changing & what it all means: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
#RolinForward #SchoolLunch #Nutrition #PublicHealth
The New Rules of School Lunch
Podcast Episode · Rolin Forward · 10/16/2025 · 20m
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October 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The shutdown doesn’t just close museums: it slows the systems that feed, vaccinate, and care for kids.

From WIC to Head Start, tune in this week as the Drs. Rolin explain what’s working, what’s paused, and how to plan ahead.

🎧 Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
#Parenting #PublicHealth
When Health Shuts Down
Podcast Episode · Rolin Forward · 10/07/2025 · 19m
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October 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
COVID shots for kids look different this fall 🧒💉🗺️

FDA, AAP, states, pharmacies are seem to be saying different things 🤯

We untangle the vaccine patchwork 🎧

Tune in now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
#RolinForward #Vaccines #COVID19 #Parenting #PublicHealth
COVID Vaccines: New Rules, New Gaps
Podcast Episode · Rolin Forward · 09/30/2025 · 14m
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September 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
It’s not about minutes on a screen - it’s about patterns.
✔️ Protect sleep
✔️ Ask “what did you see online today?”
✔️ Focus on connection, not surveillance

New Rolin Forward episode: Social Media & Teen Health
#RolinForward #TeenMentalHealth #SocialMedia #Parenting #BackToSchool
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Parenting Podcast · Updated Weekly · You’re a parent and you have questions about how to raise a happy and healthy child, especially with all the conflicting messages in the news. Join Drs. Alicia and...
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September 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
📰Today's headlines are loud: Tylenol & autism risk. But you don’t have to go into panic mode.

Tune in as we review the best research: sibling-comparison studies, institutional statements, what the risks are (and aren’t).

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#RolinForward #EvidenceBased #Pregnancy
Tylenol & Autism: What Parents Should Know
Podcast Episode · Rolin Forward · 09/09/2025 · 20m
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September 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
👶💊 With new headlines linking Tylenol in pregnancy to autism, it’s easy to feel anxious.

We broke it down on Rolin Forward: what the science really says, what’s hype, & how parents can make decisions.

🎧 Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
#RolinForward #Pregnancy #Autism #HealthNews
Tylenol & Autism: What Parents Should Know
Podcast Episode · Rolin Forward · 09/09/2025 · 20m
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September 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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September 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
📱 New episode: Phones, Teens & the Feed

What do we really know abt social media & teen mental health? (Hint: it’s not just about “screen time”⏰)

🎧Tune in for evidence, context & practical tips:
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#RolinForward #TeenMentalHealth #SocialMedia #Parenting
.Social Media & Teen Health: Beyond Screen Time
Podcast Episode · Rolin Forward · 09/17/2025 · 16m
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September 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🚨A few spots left!🚨

We’re hosting an online NIH Loan Repayment Program (LRP) seminar for early-career researchers.

No cost, just practical advice + Q&A. Message us for details.

📖 Our @acadmedjournal.bsky.social paper on LRP: journals.lww.com/academicmedi...

👉 Please share & spread the word!
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September 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
💊 Tylenol headlines got you stressed? Breathe. Best studies says no link between Tylenol and neurodevelopment disorders. Plus, the “report” isn’t even out yet.

🎧 Catch up here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Tylenol & Autism: What Parents Should Know
Podcast Episode · Rolin Forward · 09/09/2025 · 20m
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September 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
1/ 🎒✏️Back to school isn’t just new pencils & backpacks: it’s sleep struggles, first-day jitters, and parent overload.

👩‍⚕️Our latest Rolin Forward episode breaks it down with science + humor. Here are 3 quick takeaways ⬇️
September 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
1/🎒Back to School. 🩺New job. 🚼Toddler at home. We're in survival mode.

🎧On this week's episode of Rolin Forward, I shared some of the ways I’m adjusting to Back to School. One fun one? I tried letting ChatGPT do our meal planning.
September 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Backpacks ready? Lunches packed? Anxiety...rising?

Our latest episode breaks down the health + mental health side of going back to school. Join us as we share some tips to help your family return to routine.

🎧 Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
#BackToSchool #RolinForward
Back to School: Parents, Kids & the Return to Routine
Podcast Episode · Rolin Forward · 09/03/2025 · 23m
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September 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
🧵

SCOTUS Just Gave Disabled Students a Fighting Chance

Let's get into it.

#medsky #disabilitysky #lawsky #podcast
August 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🧁 Suicide Bunny’s Mother’s Milk & Cookies
🍓 Jimmy the Juice Man Peachy Strawberry
🧊 Iced Pineapple Express

Yes, these are real vape flavors.
Yes, they went to the Supreme Court.
Yes, we made a podcast episode about it. 🎧👇
Smoke and Mirrors: FDA v. Wages and White Lion
Podcast Episode · Rolin Forward · 07/21/2025 · 15m
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July 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🚨New Rolin Forward ep: FDA v. Wages & White Lion

🥭Flavored vapes.🏢Federal power.✅A unanimous SCOTUS ruling.

🤔🔎What looks like a case abt mango e-cigs is really abt public health & the future of regulation.

Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

#SCOTUSSummer #RolinForward #VapeLaw #FDA
Smoke and Mirrors: FDA v. Wages and White Lion
Podcast Episode · Rolin Forward · 07/21/2025 · 15m
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July 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The company said flavored vapes helped adults quit smoking. Critics said it was aimed at kids .

Then SCOTUS ruled.

*This is not intended to be medical advice & the content is solely the responsibility of the authors & does not necessarily represent the official views of their employers or funders.
July 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM