Balancing Acts

Pinsky relates she and her husband's efforts to balance their time with their 13-year-old son. She recounts a time when their skiing vacation was interrupted by an emergency call about a dying man. As doctors, both Pinsky and her husband immediately responded to the call. The incident made thei...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2007-09, Vol.298 (9), p.963-964
Main Author: Pinsky, Linda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children & youth
Parents & parenting
Physicians
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Summary:Pinsky relates she and her husband's efforts to balance their time with their 13-year-old son. She recounts a time when their skiing vacation was interrupted by an emergency call about a dying man. As doctors, both Pinsky and her husband immediately responded to the call. The incident made their son realize for the first time that his parents' time is split between spending time with him and tending patients, a thought that actually made him feel proud about them.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.298.9.963