Child

During this time your child should come in for at least one wellness examination per year and also for preventative vaccinations.

Tests

• 2 years of age
  • Complete Blood Count test and LEAD as recommended by CDC.
  • Tuberculosis (PPD)
  • Visual Evoked Potential (VEP) done yearly
• 3 years of age and older
  • Complete Blood Count test yearly
  • Urine Analysis
  • Visual Evoked Potential (VEP) done yearly

Vaccines

• 2 to 3 years of age
  • Influenza - 1 Dose Yearly if needed
• 4 years of age
  • DTap - 5th of 5 Doses
  • Polio - 4th of 4 Doses
  • MMR - 2nd of 2 Doses
  • Chickenpox - 2nd of 2 Doses
  • Influenza - 1 Dose Yearly if needed
• 7 to 10 years of age
  • Influenza - 1 Dose Yearly if needed
• 11 to 12 years of age
  • Tdap - 1 Dose
  • HPV - 1st of 3 Doses
  • HPV - 2nd of 3 Doses two months after first dose
  • HPV - 3rd of 3 Doses six months after first dose
  • Meningococcal - 1 Dose
  • Influenza - 1 Dose Yearly

Useful Links

• Preschool Age
• Gradeschool Age
• http://www.healthychildren.org

Recommended Reading

• How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber
• The No-Cry Discipline Solution: Gentle Ways to Encourage Good Behavior Without Whining, Tantrums, and Tears by Elizabeth Pantley