Paras
Paras is an Iranian American, born in Tehran and raised in Texas. She is now pleased to call Colorado home. She is the mother of two rambunctious boys, a wife to an equally rambunctious husband (genetics!) and a pediatrician. Paras attended medical school at the University of North Texas Health Science Center and went on to complete her pediatric residency training at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. Her special interests include childhood advocacy, healthcare education, and she absolutely loves working with new parents. After having children of her own, she quickly realized that raising kiddos was not as straightforward as many pediatric medical texts or parenting books might imply! She has found it extremely fulfilling to navigate the challenging, yet rewarding world of being a working mom alongside her patients and peers. In her spare time, Paras enjoys hiking, embroidery and is an aspiring yogi on the journey to attaining and maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
Eco-conscious Parenting: A Practical Starting Point
In the spirit of spring cleaning, I dove into my sons' closets recently in efforts to clear out the usual. The clothes and toys they’ve outgrown. A variety of items we’ve somehow stored and...
Trick-or-Treat! Tips for a Safe and Healthy Halloween
Kids and adults alike share a love for the whimsy of Halloween. The costumes, pumpkins, treats and the all-things-spooky are part of why fall is exciting! Truthfully speaking though, the same spooky festivities leave us...
The Importance of Swim Lessons and When to Start
A child’s first few years are filled with memorable developmental strides and milestones. As parents, we watch them learn to roll, scoot or crawl. Then walk, run, skip and leap. We go on to...
Pool Time! Outdoor Safety for Children Under 5
As summer approaches, thoughts of warmer weather and outdoor relaxation are on the horizon. For many of us, that means squeezing in as much pool time as possible as the temperatures rise.
But before jumping...
Throwing an Earth Friendly Birthday Bash. A Few Simple Tips.
April is here, which means it’s Earth Month! Earth Month is the unofficial extension of Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22.
For us, this time of year also means back-to-back birthdays. Since our little...
Ski School Readiness and Multi-Day Options Near Colorado Springs
Pre-parent life, vacation planning for my husband and I mostly consisted of determining just how much snow skiing, scuba diving, biking and other outdoor activities we could squeeze in. Nowadays, with littles to consider,...
Cultivating Mindfulness Through Books in Early Childhood
When I think of mindfulness, I consider it the brain’s humble secret superpower. One which exists in each of us yet takes awareness and a lifetime of practice to continually cultivate.
Today’s world is a...
A Few of My Favorite Things: Shopping Local This Holiday Season
As the holidays approach, I often find myself daydreaming of local Christmas shopping that mirrors that of a Netflix holiday movie. In this dream, I leisurely stroll around town through mom-and-pop shops carrying festive...
Inclusive Trick-or-Treating and the Teal Pumpkin Project
It's fall, y'all! And Halloween is just around the corner. If you happen to be of the pumpkin-loving breed, you've probably spent the last few weeks pumpkin-izing in all sorts of ways. Pumpkin scents,...
Baby Gear Your Pediatrician Hopes You’ll Avoid, Part 2!
October has arrived! While many of us are planning pumpkin patch visits, Halloween costumes and gearing up for Thanksgiving, October also means it’s officially Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month. A topic close...