The Fifteen month Checkup
Keep a list of concerns you may have about behavior,
health, eating etc since your last visit which you want
to discuss with your doctor. Also note down the list
of new skills your toddler has acquired so you won't
be at a loss when asked e.g. walking, climbing, using
a spoon, using new words etc. Bring your child's health
card to record height, weight and immunizations during
this visit. Procedures may vary according to your health
care provider but in most instances this visit will
include:
• As assessment of growth (height, weight, head
circumference) since the last visit.
• Questions about your child's development, behavior,
eating habits and health since the last visit.
• An informal assessment of physical and intellectual
development and of hearing and vision based on observation
and interview.
Guidance: Your
doctor may guide on issues routinely found during this
time in a toddler such as good parenting practices,
discipline, communication and language, self-comforting
behavior such as thumb-sucking, television viewing,
readiness for toilet training, vitamins, day care, whichever
appropriate and other issues important in the coming
months.
Immunizations:
This varies from country to country. Shots that are
required at this point will be administered by your
health care provider during this visit.
The next checkup:
If all is well with your toddler, the next appointment
will be at 18 months.
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