Mother, pediatrician, researcher, and author dedicated to health and well being focused on strong adult to adult and adult to child connections.
Want to learn how to ease the stresses of care giving?
Mother, pediatrician, researcher, and author dedicated to health and well being focused on strong adult to adult and adult to child connections.
Mother, pediatrician, researcher, and author dedicated to health and well being focused on strong adult to adult and adult to child connections.
About Pam Oatis, MD
PediatrIcian
Parent
Life Partner
researcher
coach
Pediatrcian
Parent
Life Partner
researcher
coach
Pam and her life partner John welcomed two newborn sons and a third, when he was in second grade, to their home and lives to nurture and love forever. She has provided pediatric care to thousands, conducts research, speaks locally, nationally, and internationally. Her experience and dedication to children and families inspired her to begin writing a book, What Babies Wish We Knew.
Pam has been a pediatrician for 30 years serving families in northwest Ohio at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo. In addition to caring for patients she established the Mercy Family Care Team to serve children with complex illness ensuring medical care and resources including Hand in Hand.
What Babies Wish We Knew
In Dr. Oatis’ first book, she will offer perspectives and tools to strengthen adult connections. with infants and babies in their first year.
Bonding & Connecting Tools
Five Hand in Hand listening tools for building, maintaining, and repairing those vital connection-based relationships.
Listening partnership
Special time
Playlistening
Staylistening
setting limits
Download my best tips and guidelines for Listening Partnership
Listening Partnership is an intentional adult-to-adult relationship of exchanged listening with respect, care, confidence in each other with no advice, interruption, or judgment while keeping confidentiality to ease the stresses of care giving.
My tips will help you:
- Replenish attentive energy.
- Build confidence in being with young ones.
- Offload tensions, upsets, and feelings of exhaustion in a safe place with your listening partner.
- Express love for precious children and beloved adults in your life.
- Strategize solutions for day-to-day challenges.
Download my best tips and guidelines for Listening Partnership
Listening Partnership is an intentional adult-to-adult relationship of exchanged listening with respect, care, confidence in each other with no advice, interruption, or judgment while keeping confidentiality to ease the stresses of care giving.
My tips will help you:
- Replenish attentive energy.
- Build confidence in being with young ones.
- Offload tensions, upsets, and feelings of exhaustion in a safe place with your listening partner.
- Express love for precious children and beloved adults in your life.
- Strategize solutions for day-to-day challenges.
Additional Highlights of What Babies Wish We Knew
What to expect from the book
Key neuroscience facts related to early child development
Evidence based model for
successful caregiving in a baby’s first year
Understanding your infant and baby’s emotions
Listening skills for everyday life that turn struggle into connection
Stories of strife and triumph
Recent Posts
Dr. Pam Oatis Featured on the Pediatric Meltdown Podcast
Parents: Do you ever feel it is your fault when you fall short of your vision of the parent you want to be? Do you ever feel overwhelmed or inadequate? Medical practitioners: Do you wish you had ways to build trust and support the parents you serve effectively and...
Baby Banter Builds Babies’ Brains
The wide eyed baby turned in his wooden highchair seated on the restaurant patio overlooking the South China Sea as my family and I approached an adjacent table. His direct engaging look invited me to connect. I couldn’t resist his unspoken yet clear invitation....
Middle Child Sibling Rivalry
Whining constantly, demanding sweet snacks over and over, expecting to be carried, whacking her kind older brother, age 7 over the head with a nerf sword, and roughly touching the baby, our energetic 4-year-old niece Pat’s behavior was so annoying at the weekend reunion.
