Well Child Checkup Specialist

What’s pediatric primary care? 

Pediatric primary care is a comprehensive, physician-based form of health care designed to meet your child’s basic medical needs through each unique stage of growth and development. 

Although sick visits, as-needed minor urgent injury care, and chronic disease management are important components of pediatric primary care medicine, routine preventive care services like well-child checkups, developmental screenings, and immunizations are just as vital to your child’s long-term health and well-being.  

Why are well-child checkups so important?

Because childhood is a time of rapid growth and change, it’s important to keep track of your child’s development to ensure they’re growing as they should and hitting specific milestones along the way. 

Each well-child checkup starts with a comprehensive physical exam. After recording your child’s height and weight and seeing where they fall on the standard growth chart, your doctor at Kids Kare & Woodbine Pediatrics may perform age-related developmental screenings as well as basic hearing, vision, and reflex testing. 

In addition to going over what you can expect as your child continues growing into their next developmental stage, a well-child checkup also covers any questions or concerns you may have about current behaviors, sleep patterns, or anything else that’s on your mind. 

What are the benefits of routine well-child checkups?

Even if your child doesn’t have a significant health problem, well-child checkups are an ideal time to talk with your pediatrician about specific ways you can keep your child healthy and support their changing needs as they continue to grow. 

Taking your child to all their recommended checkups helps ensure your child is:

Developing normally

In addition to making sure your child is growing properly and hitting all their developmental milestones, each well-child checkup helps you understand what kind of social behavior and emotional development you can expect for your child’s age. 

Staying safe and healthy

Your child’s checkup is an opportune time to discuss any questions or concerns you may have about sleep habits, persistent physical problems, or any unexplained symptoms they may be having, such as chronic gas pains.  

Depending on the nature of your concerns, you may discuss ways to improve your child’s diet, reduce their risk of sports-related injuries, or curtail the amount of time they spend in front of a screen. 

Avoiding preventable illnesses

Vaccines, which help your child avoid contracting a serious or life-threatening preventable disease, are usually administered during routine well-child checkups.

To schedule your child’s next checkup, call Kids Kare & Woodbine Pediatrics or book an appointment online today.