Sunshine Pediatrics, LLC

07/29/2026

April is gone for the next eight business days enjoying her vacation time with her family…so here’s one of two happy helpers you might see while you’re here. This is my oldest love, Lazarus. He’s helping to clean rooms, hand out paper work, hand out stickers and other odds and ends so I can keep my sanity and see more patients while April is gone. Tomorrow you’ll see my second loves face helping me out. I love that they’re older and still want to hang out with mom. 🥰

07/20/2026

Yes it’s another article about the dangers of young kids/teens with phones that are unmonitored ending in tragedy.

A normal Thursday morning in Sumter, South Carolina ended with a mother's scream in her own front yard.

Geoffrey Hauptman kissed his wife goodbye and left for work. Minutes later, he called Betsy and told her to lock the doors. Someone was passed out in the yard. He was calling 911.

Betsy went room to room checking on their six children. She found five.

She ran to the front door to tell her husband Timothy was missing. Geoffrey looked at her. He shook his head. And she screamed.

Timothy Barnett, 13 years old, was lying in the front yard. He was gone.

Security footage from the night before showed Timothy sitting alone in the family car for nearly two hours, frantically scrolling through his phone in the dark. Nobody knew why. Not yet.

Police took his phone and his school Chromebook. Timothy had changed his passcode just before he died, and it took months to crack it.

Eleven weeks passed with no answers. Betsy called investigators twice a week. She drove to the station and refused to leave until someone spoke to her.

Then the truth surfaced.

A stranger with a New York area code had been contacting Timothy through a secret second Snapchat account. That stranger had an explicit photo of Timothy and was demanding $35 every single day to keep it from being posted online.

One of Timothy's last messages read: "Please. I am just a child."

He was a seventh-grade honors student at Alice Drive Middle School. He played baseball, held a yellow belt in karate, and practiced saxophone. His mother said he used to wake up every morning and brew her coffee before she even asked.

He left behind dozens of su***de notes addressed to the people he loved.

Betsy Hauptman has since filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Snapchat, alleging the platform was designed in a way that made her son easy prey. The case is now part of a massive federal consolidation involving more than 600 lawsuits against social media companies.

The FBI has received over 13,000 reports of online financial sextortion targeting minors. Most victims are young boys. Most of them suffer in silence because they are too ashamed to tell anyone.

Timothy never told a soul.

If your child uses Snapchat or any social media platform, have the conversation tonight. Not tomorrow. Tonight.

And please share this post. Every parent who sees it is one more family that might catch this before it is too late.

06/17/2026

Cheap summer fun ideas!

I was just informed about this Zoo bus program. You park your car at one of their lots listed in this link, ride for $2/person one way and then get a discount for $5 zoo admission!! One of my patient families actually did this, so I know it's legit!

Anybody else have any cheap summer fun ideas or hacks??

The Central Ohio Transit Authority is the regional public transit provider for greater Columbus and Central Ohio. With a service area of 1.2 million residents, COTA provides nearly 19 million passenger trips annually. In 2018 and 2020, COTA received the Outstanding Public Transportation System Achie...

06/06/2026

So much more harm than good. We have a good old fashion landline with a modern twist…it’s voice over internet for $7 a month!

06/02/2026

Anybody else sign their kids up for multiple reading programs every summer? Well now I found another one from the White House! Here's a link if you want to sign your kiddo up.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/read/

Also check out your local library. We do both the one in West Jeff as well as the Columbus metro library. I sign myself up as well to get fun coupons!
https://www.hbmlibrary.org/content/family-summer-reading-program-test
https://www.columbuslibrary.org/press-releases/library-to-launch-summer-reading-challenge-on-june-1-2/

This summer, as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s founding, we are excited to invite all children (K-8) to join in the Second Lady’s 2026 Summer Reading Challenge. Participants will read and track 12 books of their choice between June 1 and September 4. Every book counts!

06/02/2026

Good information.

05/27/2026

Love this illustration! It’s good for all ages to know!

05/21/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18JoS7axKQ/

These are such great options for families to keep your kiddos learning and FREE FOOD!! :)

West Jefferson's Lunch and Learn is fast approaching, offering free summer lunches and interactive STEAM lessons and presentations. The program will feature COSI's EiPiC program every Tuesday, complemented by ABC The Building Blocks of Computer Science, Cut Out for Computer Science, and Math Camp-In Camp Summit curriculums. The first session will feature multiple STEAM stations. Other highlights include a captivating puppet show, a special Father's Day card activity, and 4 STEAM career demonstrations. We encourage you to join us from June 1st to August 6th, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 11:30am-1:00pm. Please arrive promptly at 11:30am to ensure maximum participation time. This program is designed for individuals under 18, with no registration required. Caregivers may choose to stay or drop off their child, assuming the child is self-sufficient. While most sessions take place at The West Jefferson Community Center (230 Cemetery Rd), 3 field trip dates and location changes are noted below. For further information and volunteer opportunities, please reach out to [email protected].