Milestones During The First 2 Years Long before your baby utters her first word, she has already started communicating with you, using smiles, looks, movements, and sounds. Children develop at different rates, but they usually are able to do certain things at certain ages. Following are general developmental milestones. Keep in mind that [...]
Movement and Coordination At this age, your child will seem to be continually on the go—running, kicking, climbing, jumping. His attention span, which was never particularly long, may now seem even shorter. Try starting a game with him, and he’ll immediately change to a different one. Head in one direction, and he’ll quickly [...]
Recommended Immunization Schedules The following schedules show the recommended ages for routine administration of currently licensed vaccines for children. Any dose not administered at the recommended age should be given at a subsequent visit when indicated and feasible. Birth - 6 Years 7 - 1 8 Years AAP Pediatrician Anita Chandra, MD, FAAP [...]
AAP Schedule of Well-Child Care Visits Parents know who they should go to when their child is sick. But pediatrician visits are just as important for healthy children. The Bright Futures/American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) developed a set of comprehensive health guidelines for well-child care, known as the "periodicity schedule." It is a schedule of screenings and assessments recommended at [...]