Beginning with your child’s first moments of life on through their teenage years, well-child exams serve as the cornerstone for preventative health care and are critical to maintaining wellness. These visits give us the opportunity to examine the child for overall health, growth, and development. We also discuss nutrition, sleep habits, and age-appropriate topics such as potty-training, dental care, and safety issues. Regular wellness visits allow us to detect and address health problems before they become serious, or in some cases prevent them entirely!
Many of the well-child visits in the first year of life include immunizations. These help to protect the child from some harmful and potentially life-threatening diseases. At Young Pediatrics, we follow the AAP Bright Futures Guidelines for preventative healthcare to ensure-driven monitoring of all aspects of your child's health.
Services Available During Your Child's Visit:
Vaccinations and Immunizations 
- School and Sports Physicals
- Physical measurement and growth checkup
- Screening for Learning Disabilities
- Mental Health Screenings
- Developmental Screenings
- Vision and hearing screenings
- Immunizations
- Nutrition and Physical Activity guidance
- Preventive care and Anticipatory Guidance (Guidance on sleep, behavioral management, toilet training, and other common parenting questions at the bottom of the list)
- Oral Health Screening and Fluoride application
- Ear piercing- can be done after their 6 month well check and vaccines
What to Expect at the Wellness Visit
Well Child -Bright Futures Resources
Click above for link to age appropriate guidance discussed at each well visit. Handouts are available in English and Spanish.
WHAT'S NOT CONSIDERED PREVENTATIVE CARE?
Once you have a symptom or your health care provider diagnoses a health issue, additional tests are not considered preventative care. Also, you may receive other medically appropriate services during a periodic wellness exam that are not considered preventative. These services may be covered under your plan's health benefits, not your preventative care benefits. This means you may be responsible for paying a share or all of the cost. This may include your plan's deductible, copay, or coinsurance amounts, depending on your plan.
This is a short sample list of concerns that would not be included in a preventative care visit:
- ADHD
- Ear pain
- Headache
- Abdominal pain
- Anxiety and depression
- Acne or eczema
- Sore throat
- Warts