A well child visit for newborns is a medical checkup to prevent health problems and track your child's growth and development over time.
The well-child visits are a vital component of pediatric and public health care, allowing for the prevention of disease through immunizations and anticipatory guidance, and early detection of existing individual health issues that require further follow-up. The schedule starts shortly after birth with...
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Having just sent one child to college this fall, and the other child to follow in two years, I’m keenly aware of how quickly the years roll by. For each person on my goal list, I tried to think of specific ways we could connect. For my husband I made a goal to plan a monthly...
If a child is delayed at 2 years and does not have access to early intervention, that child may remain delayed through ages 3 and 4. Proper evaluation and working with a speech therapist will add a favorable prognosis for improvement. Feldman discussed...
(2020). COVID-19, school closures, and child poverty: A social crisis in the making. The Lancet Public Health, 5(5), e243–e244. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30084-0 Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Limbers, C. A., McCollum, C., & Greenwood, E. (2020...
Additionally, this is an unforeseen, almost perfect platform for the child who is considering or starting social transition. Sometimes, families will help the child “try on” new names and pronouns at home to see how it feels to the child. This can be tricky when parents need to use one...
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An asymptomatic caregiver wearing a mask brought the newborn to the brief in-person well-child care visit during which the newborn was placed on contact and droplet precautions and SARS-CoV-2 testing for the newborn was offered to the families. To minimize possible exposure of the newborn, ...
Millennial parents (individuals born between 1981 and 19961) who have grown up alongside the digital age and who are now becoming parents are increasingly and consciously using digital tools to support night-time parenting. Offering new and seductive solutions to the longstanding stressors of new par...