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Issue: #21
May 13, 2013
Volume 3, Letter 21
 

May 13, 2013  

 

Experiencing the world of children's competitive sports has been interesting. I am amazed at the way parents behave on the sidelines and berate their young children. 

 

After traveling to Roanoke, Virginia for a soccer tournament last weekend, I was forlorn to hear some parents talk about their child as if he was out there for blood and nothing but success was acceptable. 

 

Now don't get me wrong, I want my child to be great as well, but that is where it ends. 

 

His accomplishments are his own and not for us to expect nor pass judgement on. That is REALLY hard to do. We have so much desire wrapped up into our kids and ourselves. It is a great goal though.

 

I overheard a father yelling across the field at his 9 year old son multiple times for not saving the ball while in goal. I hope the child could not hear his "unconditionally loving" father. Why was his father intent on this destructive path for his son?

 

My guess is that the father was living vicariously through his child and his success mirrored his father's need for approval. 

 

It is very important that we as "unconditionally loving" parents maintain the goal of helping our children grow and not having expectations that are grounded in our need. 

 

Thoughts on growth:

 

1) If they start something that they choose, they must finish it.

2) Encourage them to have fun at the endeavor that they are setting out to do.

3) Watch out for your needs and how they are influencing your self talk and out loud talk to your child.  ( I remember telling my then 5 year old son that he "wasn't hustling enough" one practice. The next week he said to me, "daddy, did I hustle enough for you?" Dagger in my heart. Lesson learned. It was not about me and I apologized. I explained why I thought that it was important for him to hustle, if he wanted to. Unfortunately, I still have that urge to tell him to hustle. Luckily, I mostly keep my mouth shut now.

4) Encourage them to try many things and find their passion. Everyone excels to their ability at a passionate game.

 

 

Love your kid whether they are great, average or below par.

 

Don't be that parent, but we are human,

 

Dr. Magryta


Genetic Testing
 

 

The new age of predictive testing through DNA analysis is rapidly expanding. We have already begun testing children with certain diseases for methylation defects and chemical detoxification abnormalities. The ability to check children for rapid drug metabolism which would help with dosing is here. The applications of this technology will grow over the next decade. 

DNA analysis and predictive medicine is a matter to take seriously. The ethical considerations are important to keep in mind. It would make sense that the choice to perform this kind of testing would be based on an ability to make changes to prevent a future problem. 

 

For example, if you as the parent have a known MTHFR gene defect (folic acid metabolism pathway), it would be reasonable to look at your children's genes in order to be able to provide adequate folic acid to prevent diseases associated with this gene defect, like: coronary artery disease, depression, autism,.....

 

On the other hand, knowing that you have a terminal disease gene, like Huntington's disease, is more tricky. The illness won't show up for years and cannot be prevented or modified by earlier detection and therefore would not be ethical for most. 

 

The bottom line is to make the decision to test on what is in your child's best interest.

 

There are many ways that DNA technology is going to help to personalize medicine. Here are a few:

 

1) You can know your metabolic pattern and adjust your diet to fit your type.

2) You can know your chemical detoxification pathway function and plan to avoid chemicals with gusto based on your perceived DNA risk.

3) You can know you liver's drug and herb metabolism enzyme function and then know how to tailor your doses a little tighter to the need.

4) You can find defects in your biochemistry that are known to cause disease later on if not addressed early. We already do this form of testing in all newborns in most states at birth. This screening has been invaluable to the few children that have been found to have thyroid disease, sickle cell anemia, cystic fibrosis and PKU to name a few. Simple adjustments to diet, taking medicines and supplements, and avoiding known triggers has saved lives and morbidity.

 

 

Personalizing medicine daily,

 

 

Dr. M

Farm to Plate Dinner
Bread Riot
Bread Riot and Morgan Ridge Vineyard present Riot in the Pasture, a farm to fork family dinner on Sunday, May 19, 2013 from 3pm to 7pm.  The event will be held at Morgan Ridge Vineyard, 486 John Morgan Roadin Gold Hill, NC. Children's activities and music will begin at 3pm with the dinner buffet served at 5pm.  Select vendors will also be available through the afternoon to share their knowledge and offer local products for purchase beginning at 3pm.  While many farm-to-fork dinners are intimate affairs, Bread Riot's signature event is a family-friendly, casual dining experience.  Advance tickets may be purchased at breadriot.org and are $20 for adults, $8 for a child.  At the door prices are $25 per adult, $15 per child. 

 

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Chris Magryta
Salisbury Pediatric Associates
Touchstone Pediatrics