“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
April 4, 1967 #PutKids1st
Things children shouldn’t have to face in childhood:
Measles
Tear gas
Sexual predators
Detention centers
Family separation
Assault rifles
We can actually prevent all of these in 2026. We just choose not to. #PutKids1st
#ECE #Preschool #Montessori #PutKids1st #Education #Literacy #EarlyLearning #SensoryPlay #SEL #MOMsky
1-1-26
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👍 EXCELLENT WORK, ASSHOLES! 👌
You have successfully tipped the childcare crisis completely over the cliff. Keep brainstorming for new, diabolical ways to hurt struggling, working families and further tank the economy!
#RepublicanPartyofSuffering #ChildcareCrisis #MOMsky #PutKids1st
“This vital work spanned… reducing sudden infant death, rural access to health care, mental health, adolescent health, supporting children with birth defects, early identification of autism, and prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders” #PutKids1st
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“How could she provide meaningful patient care while competing with large-scale medical misinformation that increasingly questioned or disregarded the validity of her expertise?” #PutKids1st #Pedsky #Ivax2protect
AAP speaks truth to power. Proud to be a pediatrician and an AAP leader. #PutKids1st #science #Ivax2protect
There’s only one shirt perfect for travel to #AAP2025 in Denver. Thousands of #Pediatricians @AAP from all over 🇺🇸 coming together to advocate for children’s health at a critical inflection point for their future. Proud to represent Hopkins Childrens. Let’s do this. #PedsICU #PutKids1st
Children’s charter
In 1930 President Hoover held a conference with the newly formed leader of the @ameracadpeds.bsky.social and created the Children’s Charter. Almost 100 years later not only have we failed to meet these goals but we are now going backwards. Some day we will #PutKids1st

Watch this video. Watch it twice. Put the sound up, and please, please share. ❤️
#MedicaidMatters #ProtectMedicaid #SaveMedicaid #PutKids1st
Also know as the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Bill by families with children and seniors and the people who care for them. #OBBB #Medicaid #PutKids1st
How not to #PutKids1st
💯 % this👇
#pedsICU 🩵 #putkids1st #ChildHealthMatters
MAGA for Trump & RFK Jr means America’s children will be less healthy and educated. #MAHA #HandsOff #PutKids1st
Great message from Maria. We got a lot of work to do to #PutKids1st #PAS2025
On brand for RFK Jr & the Trump Administration to cut the best investments in the future prosperity of America. #HeadStart #PutKids1st
“it's no surprise that Kennedy has a fondness for Geier. Kennedy has a sadistic streak towards children that is not hard to see, for those willing to look.” #autism #VaccinesSaveLives #PutKids1st
WV legislators voted to put the health and safety of their state’s children above the political ambitions of the Governor. #PutKids1st #Ivax2protect
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I'm a pediatrician at a FQHC which means almost ALL of my pt families rely on Medicaid!
Recent talk by Dr. James Perrin on Medicaid (good primer for those unaware of its importance esp for kids w complex needs) #PedSky #PutKids1st radychildrens.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Page...
Junior blames #measles victims for getting sick because of poor diet, and yet he does not object to funding cuts for children to get better nutrition. And yes, #RFKjr is an antivaxxer. #Ivax2protect #PutKids1st
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@casten.house.gov @seancasten.bsky.social and staff - look for the pediatricians today! ❤️
Amazing advocates and super-knowledgeable about strong policies for kids. Worth every minute of your time. #medicaid #PutKids1st
Getting above 95 percent is not impossible. We’re doing it in California for the most part. #SB277 #CommunityImmunity #Ivax2protect #PutKids1st
I have to say something. Preaching to the choir on this platform- but SPEAK UP- not just here, but on the platforms where everyone doesn’t agree with us. #PutKids1st #PedsICU #PedsAnes
Yearly measles cases in the U.S. from 2000 to present.
He really doesn't care about children getting sick and dying: "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told reporters 'we have #measles outbreaks every year.'"
#Ivax2protect #PutKids1st
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Whooping Cough (Bordetella Pertussis) aka the 100 day cough
Thank you Dr. Scott Krugman for educating via science & evidence based medicine.
#VaccinesSaveLives #VaccinesWork #Vaccines #Vaccinate #PutKids1st #VaccinePreventableDiseases #Pertussis #PedSky #MedSky
HIB (Hemophilus Influenza B)
Sharing so as to spread education & awareness, as a pediatrician, from a pediatrician. Thank you Dr. Scott Krugman for educating via science & evidence based medicine.
#VaccinesSaveLives #VaccinesWork #Vaccines #Vaccinate #PutKids1st #VaccinePreventableDiseases #HIB
Measles
Sharing so as to spread education & awareness, as a pediatrician, from a pediatrician. Thank you Dr. Scott Krugman for educating via science & evidence based medicine.
#VaccinesSaveLives #VaccinesWork #Vaccines #Vaccinate #PutKids1st #VaccinePreventableDiseases #Measles
It has been so depressing to watch health insurance for CHILDREN become politicized when this used to be a (relatively) easy bipartisan win. At the very least, consider how much you could ruin the future economy by not creating a healthy workforce. These are KIDS!!! #vote4kids #putkids1st #pedsky
Devastating report from the @thebaltimorebanner.com today noting the sharp increase in child abuse fatalities in Maryland. Things are not good. We can prevent these but our society chooses not to support families. #PutKids1st #PedSky #MedSky
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This is not how to #PutKids1st #PedSky