#50| On Call Parenting, Real Talk From The Kids

About this episode

The episode features the sons of a physician discussing their experiences growing up with an on-call parent.

We hand the mic to our sons for an honest look at what it feels like to grow up with a physician parent and an unpredictable on-call schedule. They share what was hard, what was surprisingly normal, and what they admire most about the work ethic behind the scrubs. • adjusting to missed holidays, dinners and occasional events due to call and long shifts • finding the “perks” in later flexibility like extended time off and meaningful travel • favorite memories including learni...

People in this episode

Guest: Sons

Topics covered

• parenting
• physician family dynamics
• on-call schedule

Keywords

• physician parent
• work ethic
• family dynamics
• missed events

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