If you’re looking for a caring and compassionate pediatrician to partner with you in your child’s health, Dr. Turner Lewis and the team at Children’s Medical Clinics of Kaufman, TX are here to help.

Importance of Pediatric Wellness Visits

Babies need to visit their pediatrician up to 10 times in their first two years of life for wellness checkups. That number usually decreases to once a year afterward. With so many visits, parents often wonder what’s the point – especially when there is nothing “wrong’ with their child. Below, Dr. Lewis and the team at Children’s Medical Clinics of Kaufman, TX share the importance of these regular visits.

Track Development and Growth

Children grow and change rapidly. One minute, they are a tiny bundle, wrapped in your arms. Next, it seems they are heading off to school.

Though, as parents, we would love to slow it down, growing is inevitable. The most important thing is that they are growing and developing properly. Wellness visits give pediatricians the opportunity to make sure this is happening.

Preventative Medicine and Care

Wellness visits also give both pediatricians and parents to address issues early. For example, your child might have an irregular heartbeat or breathing difficulties. Or they might struggle with school. With any issues such as these, early detection is key to successful treatment and management.

Additionally, wellness visits include any vaccinations that are recommended for your child’s age. As there are so many potentially fatal illnesses, diseases, and viruses that could harm them, staying on schedule with these vaccinations is critical for their health.

Personalized Guidance

Parenting can be challenging, exhausting, and terrifying. There always seems to be a new struggle, like not liking a fruit they just ate yesterday or suddenly failing a class in school. And parents are responsible for so much, including trying to keep them active and eating healthy when life is so chaotic.

Pediatricians are experts in the phases kids go through and recognize when there is an issue. And they know plenty of tips and tricks to help make things happen. Wellness visits give parents the opportunity to voice their concerns, ask questions, take advantage of the doctor’s insight, and get personalized advice for their child.

Schedule a visit with our pediatrician Dr. Lewis at Children’s Medical Clinics in Kaufman, TX by calling (972) 932-1319. Our team happily serves Dallas, Ellis, Henderson, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro, Rains, Rockwall, VanZandt, and Wood.