Well Child Visit Specialist

What are well-child visits?

Well-child visits are the centerpiece of optimal health for children. Your little one needs more frequent well-child visits during the first couple years of life, then will transition into an annual visit schedule. 

Well-child visits are a form of preventive health care. This approach seeks to reduce the risk of disease by assessing your child’s growth, development, and health and suggesting positive changes, if needed. 

Why bring my child to see the doctor if they aren’t sick?

Far too many parents only bring their children to see the pediatrician once something has gone wrong. This approach fails to acknowledge the importance of preventive health care. 

When you bring your child in for a well-child visit, the team at Tots to Teens Medical Center gathers essential data on their health and development. This includes routine measurements like height and weight, and assessments of their hearing and eyesight, breathing and lung function, and reflexes. A basic skin check is also performed. 

That data is recorded in your child’s personal medical record, which serves as a valuable resource. Over time, this medical record shows trends in your child’s development and health and can play a critical role in diagnosing a serious medical issue. 

Another often-overlooked benefit of well-child visits is the opportunity for you and your child to get to know the practitioners at Tots to Teens Medical Center. This builds a relationship your child will trust their doctor in the event a sick visit is called for. 

No one is at their best when they don’t feel well, including children. Once your child knows what to expect in the Tots to Teens Medical Center treatment environment, coming in for a visit is far less stressful. 

What if my child is fearful of visiting the doctor?

Some kids develop significant phobias around health care, an issue that can remain with them even into adulthood. The team at Tots to Teens Medical Center understands that early interactions shape the way kids view health care, both now and in the future. 
One way to reduce anxiety surrounding pediatric care is to take your child with you for your own routine health exam at your primary care doctor. Once they see there’s nothing to fear, they may begin looking forward to their own visit with their doctor. 

There are also numerous books for kids about how to get ready to see the doctor. Reading these books and following up with discussion questions can help your child understand what to expect. 

Booking a well-child visit takes just moments online or over the phone. Make today the day you begin a path toward outstanding pediatric care.