Pediatric Health Supervision Guidelines

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Pediatric Health Supervision Guidelines

Part 1: Introduction

You child will be making frequent visits to your pediatrician, especially in his first few years.

In addition to giving immunizations, these well child visits are an important way to monitor your child's growth and development. Specific health supervision topics for each visit vary depending on the age and developmental stage of your child.

In general, you can expect the following topics to be covered at each visit:

Examination of your child's growth and development.
Review of feeding and sleep schedules.
Screening height, weight, head circumference and/or blood pressure.
Counseling for proper discipline, injury prevention, dental health, and a healthy diet.

AAP Preventative Health Care Guidelines
Infants	Children	Adolescents
Newborn	Fifteen Months	Eleven Years
Two Weeks	Eighteen Months	Twelve Years
Two Months	Two Years	Thirteen Years
Four Months	Three Years	Fourteen Years
Six Months	Four Years	Fifteen Years
Nine Months	Five Years	Sixteen Years
Twelve Months	Six Years	Seventeen Years
Fifteen Months	Eight Years	Eighteen Years
Eighteen Months	Ten Years	Nineteen Years
		Twenty Years
		Twenty One Years