About the author
Dr. Jill Garripoli Pedalino is an award-winning Pediatrician and owner of Healthy Kids Pediatrics in New Jersey. She earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Cum Laude at Bucknell University, obtained her degree in Osteopathic Medicine from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) School of Osteopathic Medicine, and then pursued her internship and residency at UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
"Dr. Jill," as she is affectionately called by her patients, has been voted one of New Jersey's Top Docs and Favorite Kids' Docs by NJ Family Magazine annually since 2013.
When she's not posting helpful parenting articles and online videos or writing inspirational children's books or delivering impact keynote presentations, Dr. Jill enjoys hiking, biking, kayaking, cooking, and traveling with her family.
Dr. Jill strives for open communication with parents so that together they may guide their children to be the most successful, healthy, and productive adults possible.
She enjoys being seen as a role model for her patients and knows she's in the right profession when a parent tells her, "Doctor Jill, you make a difference."