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Alison Escalante M.D.

About

Alison Escalante, M.D., is a pediatrician, speaker, and author of Sigh, See, Start: How to Be the Parent Your Child Needs in a World That Won’t Stop Pushing. In a perfectionistic parenting culture that tells you that you are never enough no matter how much you do for your kids, this unique approach empowers you with a simple parenting technique to gain confidence, remain grounded, and connect positively with your children.

Dr. Escalante is a Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics at Rush University and a former one at Northwestern. She has studied diversely, having done her undergraduate work at Princeton University in Medieval and Renaissance History with a focus in Cultural Interpretation. She went on to medical school at Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson and trained for her residency in Pediatrics at Duke University and the University of Chicago. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and lives in Illinois, where she is raising her two energetic boys.

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The Success Factor: A Book Review

Have you ever wondered how astronauts, Olympians, and Nobel Prize winners really do it? A new book breaks it down into four key approaches any of us can learn.

Have you ever wondered how astronauts, Olympians, and Nobel Prize winners really do it? A new book breaks it down into four key approaches any of us can learn.

Seeking Wisdom: A Book Review

Julia Cameron, who has helped artists and writers overcome creative blocks for decades, has written a new book on the spiritual path to creativity.

Julia Cameron, who has helped artists and writers overcome creative blocks for decades, has written a new book on the spiritual path to creativity.

Finding Spirituality After Doubt Has Shattered Your Beliefs

A new book by Brian McLaren shows why religious doubt is necessary to help people grow into authentic spirituality beyond particular beliefs.

A new book by Brian McLaren shows why religious doubt is necessary to help people grow into authentic spirituality beyond particular beliefs.

Parents Worry Kids Aren't Thankful Enough: Here's What to Do

American parents are worried that they give their kids too much, and they are embarrassed at times by their kids' selfish behavior. But there are practical ways to teach kids gratitude.

American parents are worried that they give their kids too much, and they are embarrassed at times by their kids' selfish behavior. But there are practical ways to teach kids gratitude.

How Parents Can Keep Kids Talking and Protect Mental Health

In the post-lockdown phase of the pandemic, kids are facing a growing mental health crisis. Parents want to know what they can to do keep their kids talking to them.

In the post-lockdown phase of the pandemic, kids are facing a growing mental health crisis. Parents want to know what they can to do keep their kids talking to them.