For the 2 a.m. "is this normal?" parenting moments

I'm Dr. Sam Reeder — an ER physician and mom of two. I share what I tell families in the ER about fevers, coughs, injuries, and the everyday kid-health moments that make you wonder what to do next.

Less panic. More childhood. 💛

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ER physician Navy veteran Mom of two
Dr. Sam Reeder

What I explain on Instagram

  • 🧒Fevers, coughs & kid symptoms
  • 🩹Injuries, cuts & when to worry
  • 🌙2 a.m. parent panic moments
  • 🧪Simple science demos for kids
  • 🚑What actually sends kids to the ER

Explained by an ER doctor + mom of two.

What you'll find here

Real ER-doctor answers to the stuff that actually keeps parents up at night.

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Fevers, decoded

When to ride it out at home, when to call, and when it's truly an ER trip — straight from the doctor you'd see there.

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Bumps & boo-boos

Falls, cuts, and toddler stunts. What actually needs stitches (and the "remedies" you can retire for good).

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2am scares

Croup coughs, scary breathing, mystery rashes — a calm plan for the moments that feel anything but calm.

New · printable kits for kids · ages 3–9

Teach kids first aid in one afternoon

Little Helpers is the first-aid class I wrote for little kids: call a grown-up, find the ouchie, press and stay. A minute-by-minute plan, scenario cards, a giant cardboard 9-1-1 phone, family page and certificate. Run it at home, preschool, scouts or a birthday party.

  • 🧸 Level 1 · ages 3–5 · a 35-minute teddy-bear rescue lab
  • 🚑 Level 2 · ages 6–9 · five missions with a dispatcher role-play
  • 🎲 The Little Helpers Quest · a 20-minute family board game so it sticks
  • 🔬 Mini Medical School · six body-science missions with real X-rays and ultrasound, two of them free
  • 🚫 No real blood, no real phones, nobody pretends to collapse
See the class kits → Free printables →

Free missions · classes from $7 · everything $39 · instant PDF download

The whole class in one chant

"Call a grown-up! Look and see!
Gloves or cloth between blood and me!
Find the spot, press and stay!
No peeking till help's on the way!"

Fresh from the ER (and the living room)

The latest adventures, straight from Instagram.

There's lots more → @adventureswithdrmom

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