Preparing Your Child for Surgery: A Pediatric ENT Surgeon's Honest Advice

How do you prepare a child for surgery and build trust with their medical team? This episode explores how families and healthcare providers can work together to support children through procedures like tonsillectomy and other medical challenges. This week's guest, Dr. Tali Lando, shares her perspective as a pediatric ENT surgeon, author, and mom of three teenage daughters. She and Katie discuss what it's really like for families navigating medical care with complex kids and how parents can advocate effectively while still building strong partnerships with their child's care team. If you've ever wondered how to build trust with your child's doctor, prepare your child for surgery, or understand the perspective of the people caring for your child, this episode offers meaningful insight and reassurance. Dr. Lando's message is clear: the best outcomes happen when families and providers work together as partners. We extend our sincere gratitude to our sponsor for this episode, Gebauer PainEase®. We are pleased to provide more information about this product, and we invite you to learn more by visiting their website. Resources & Ways to Connect: Book: Breathless: Surgical Tales from the Brink and Back By Dr. Tali Lando Available on Amazon Website Instagram Connect with us!

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Preparing Your Child for Surgery: A Pediatric ENT Surgeon's Honest Advice is an episode from Child Life On Call: Parents of children with an illness or medical condition share their stories with a child life specialist by Child Life On Call®.

This episode is 44:53 long.

This episode was published on Mar 25, 2026.

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