Ask Dr. Ukpeh
Fever: What Actually Matters (and What Doesn't)
Fever is a response, not a disease. What we watch is the child - how they drink, how they breathe, how they look between temperature spikes.
August 14, 2026 · 6 min read
Medicine. Leadership. Life.
Better Health for Children.
Better Knowledge for Parents.
Better Lives for Families.
Pediatrician.
Dr. Henry Ukpeh - FRCPC, FAAP, Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Consulting Pediatrician - shares trusted child-health knowledge, leadership lessons and reflections from a life dedicated to helping people thrive.
Peterborough, Canada
Helping Children Thrive. Empowering Parents. Inspiring Better Lives.
Introduction film
Meet Dr. Ukpeh
Medicine, mentorship and a life of learning.
Meet the pediatrician, educator and writer behind the work. Dr. Ukpeh brings clinical experience, thoughtful leadership and enduring curiosity to every conversation about children, families and human potential.
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Forthcoming in 2027
Nascent Wisdom
by Dr. Henry Ukpeh
Dr. Ukpeh’s upcoming book arrives in 2027, extending his work as a writer and lifelong student of the lessons found in children, nature and the deepest questions of life.
About the authorThe Five Pillars
Medicine is the foundation. It is not the whole story.
Everything published here sits inside one of five areas of work.
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Child Health
Evidence-informed pediatric education for parents and families.
Parenting & Family
Practical, thoughtful guidance on raising healthy, confident, resilient children.
Leadership & Business
Career wisdom, leadership and lessons from decades of practice and publishing.
Life & Culture
Travel, food, books, music, routines and a life beyond medicine.
Legacy & Mentorship
Reflections on purpose, discipline and wisdom for the next generation.
Latest from Dr. Ukpeh
New writing, essays and video
The Parent's Guide
The First Year of Sleep, Honestly Explained
Newborn sleep is not broken adult sleep. Understanding what it actually is removes about half the anxiety.
July 30, 2026 · 9 min read
The Parent's Guide
Raising Children Who Can Handle Difficulty
The most resilient children I meet are not the ones with the fewest problems. They are the ones who have been accompanied through them.
August 6, 2026 · 8 min read
Parenting
Screens Without a War at Home
Most screen conflicts are not about screens. They are about transitions, and transitions can be designed.
July 19, 2026 · 7 min read
Lessons Beyond Medicine
What Medicine Taught Me About Leadership
Clinical medicine trains you to make decisions with incomplete information, in public, with consequences. So does leadership.
August 21, 2026 · 9 min read
Lessons Beyond Medicine
Why Experience Is Useless Unless You Pass It On
Knowledge that dies with you was borrowed, not owned. Mentorship is how the loan is repaid.
July 24, 2026 · 6 min read
Signature Series
Recurring work you can follow.
Ask Dr. Ukpeh
Short, clear answers to the questions parents actually ask.
The Parent's Guide
Deep-dive practical guides you can read once and use for years.
Doctor Off Duty
Travel, books, food, culture and behind-the-scenes moments.
Lessons Beyond Medicine
Leadership, career and life philosophy from the clinic and the boardroom.
20 Years, 20 Lessons
Reflections from two decades of professional and personal experience.
The Ukpeh Conversations
Interviews with doctors, entrepreneurs, parents, creatives and leaders.
One Thing I Learned
A short weekly reflection, written to be shared.
Watch Dr. Ukpeh
Video, in sixty seconds or sixty minutes
60-Second Child Health, Ask Dr. Ukpeh, Parent Questions, Doctor Off Duty, Leadership Lessons and The Ukpeh Conversations.
60-Second Child Health
Fever, rashes, coughs - explained fast and clearly.
Ask Dr. Ukpeh
Real questions from parents, answered on camera.
Doctor Off Duty
Books, travel, food and the life outside the clinic.
The Ukpeh Conversations
Long-form interviews with people worth an hour.
The Ukpeh Note
Health, wisdom and interesting ideas for better living.
One thing parents should know. One health insight. One leadership lesson. One good read. One personal reflection. Sent twice a month.
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