Alison Escalante M.D.

About

Alison Escalante, M.D., is a pediatrician, speaker, and author of Sigh, See, Start: How to Be the Parent Your Child Needs in a World That Won’t Stop Pushing. In a perfectionistic parenting culture that tells you that you are never enough no matter how much you do for your kids, this unique approach empowers you with a simple parenting technique to gain confidence, remain grounded, and connect positively with your children.

Dr. Escalante is a Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics at Rush University and a former one at Northwestern. She has studied diversely, having done her undergraduate work at Princeton University in Medieval and Renaissance History with a focus in Cultural Interpretation. She went on to medical school at Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson and trained for her residency in Pediatrics at Duke University and the University of Chicago. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and lives in Illinois, where she is raising her two energetic boys.

Books by Alison Escalante M.D.

Recent Posts

Disabled People Still Have to Fight for Access

Excluded from 22 school events due to lack of an accessible entrance, a Colorado mother of three has filed a federal disability discrimination lawsuit.

Good Mentorship Is Key to Workplace Success and Happiness

'The Financial Times Guide to Mentoring' provides a clear research-based roadmap for both organizations and individuals who want to reap the benefits of effective mentoring.

Long COVID Looks Like Acute Infection in the Brain

New research finds that patients with Long COVID brain fog or cognitive impairment have the biological signature of acute COVID-19 infection in their brain.

Covid-19 Found in People’s Blood Months After Infection

Researchers provide an important clue to Long Covid, finding viral proteins in the blood of 25% of people more than a year after infection.

The Many Reasons for Hope in Long Covid

CNN Reporter Ryan Prior shares a story of community, advocacy, and democracy in "The Long Haul: How Long Covid Survivors Are Revolutionizing Health Care."

Long Covid Is a Disabling Disease—And It’s Not Rare

It has been over two years since Long Covid stole my career as a pediatrician. Millions of other Americans with Long Covid are waiting for research on effective treatments.

The Best Parenting Is Not Fair; It's Responsive

Many parents have been raised to believe that they should treat their children equally. Responsive parenting that observes each child's individual needs works better.

Paris Hilton Learns Mothers Are the Experts on Their Child

When Paris Hilton revealed on her reality TV show that she had not yet changed her one-month-old son's diaper, what happened next is something all mothers need to hear.

The Success Factor: A Book Review

Have you ever wondered how astronauts, Olympians, and Nobel Prize winners really do it? A new book breaks it down into four key approaches any of us can learn.

How to Help Kids with the Sunday Scaries and School Dread

Who has not felt dread before work or school? When kids get the Sunday Scaries they may act out or show anxiety.