Free Range Pediatrics

05/26/2026

👋 Hi, I’m Amanda Janke - board certified pediatrician, mom of 2, and owner of Free Range Pediatrics. I share helpful and encouraging education for all things pediatrics. Follow along if you want to raise Free Range kids! 🐄

05/22/2026

What an awesome opportunity for those 3-5 year olds! And Ms. Trish is awesome!

Our exciting new program - starting July 6th. LIMITED spots available - sign up now!!

05/22/2026

Which playground would I pick for my kids?

👋 Hi, I’m Amanda Janke - board certified pediatrician, mom of 2, and owner of Free Range Pediatrics. I share helpful and encouraging education for all things pediatrics. Follow along if you want to raise Free Range kids! 🐄

05/15/2026

I’m not saying… I’m just saying.

Have you *tried* throwing them outside and telling them to water the planters? If nothing else, you’ll get 10-15 minutes of peace. And isn’t that what we all need sometimes? 🙃

👋 Hi, I’m Amanda Janke - board certified pediatrician, mom of 2, and owner of Free Range Pediatrics. I share helpful and encouraging education for all things pediatrics. Follow along if you want to raise Free Range kids! 🐄

05/14/2026

Access combined with a small panel means I know all my patients and their families! It means being included in fun milestones, and also being present for frequent check ins.

I love the opportunity Free Range has given me to provide holistic personalized care to my families.

👋 Hi, I’m Amanda Janke - board certified pediatrician, mom of 2, and owner of Free Range Pediatrics. I share helpful and encouraging education for all things pediatrics. Follow along if you want to raise Free Range kids! 🐄

05/13/2026

At my practice I allow families to space vaccines as they feel comfortable because I am able to provide care for these kiddos in a safe environment given my small panel of children (TL;DR my waiting room isn’t full of kids and therefore kids don’t get sick coming into my office).

That said, whenever the question of “which vaccines should we prioritize/get first/consider?” I always bring up the pneumococcal vaccine and how important it is to prevent big scary things like meningitis and pneumonia, but also little things like ear infections. There are numerous studies out of several different countries (Israel, UK, Sweden, etc) that all show vaccination against pneumococcal decreases frequency of antibiotic usage through the first 3 years of life.

Know what else is also happening during the first 3 years of life? Your child’s gut microbiome is getting established… for life!

Protect your kids’ microbiomes: get them vaccinated!

👋 Hi, I’m Amanda Janke - board certified pediatrician, mom of 2, and owner of Free Range Pediatrics. I share helpful and encouraging education for all things pediatrics. Follow along if you want to raise Free Range kids! 🐄

05/13/2026

READ ME: no one reports you to DFCS/child protective services if you tell someone you need help/you’re struggling with post partum depression. It’s okay to ask for help.

The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale is a 10 question self-reported screener that attempts to find those moms struggling with postpartum depression and anxiety.

It can be so scary to answer honestly, but as a pediatrician I want you to know: the whole point is to connect moms to resources so they can get help sooner rather than later and begin to enjoy this chapter of life before things ever get bigger and more dramatic than they need to.

I totally understand the temptation to downplay your symptoms or answer dishonestly (try struggling with postpartum and having to tell your employer about it because that’s your babies doctor. Believe me when I say, I get it!). But if you are feeling down, tell your pediatrician or OB about it as soon as possible (and yes, you can totally follow up with your OB sooner than the 6 week mark!).

👋 Hi, I’m Amanda Janke - board certified pediatrician, mom of 2, and owner of Free Range Pediatrics. I share helpful and encouraging education for all things pediatrics. Follow along if you want to raise Free Range kids! 🐄