During your child's 6-year well child check, you provider may:
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During your child's 7-year well child check, you provider may:
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During your child's 8-year well child check, you provider may:
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During your child's 9-year well child check, you provider may:
Developmental Milestones: Your child's growing independence and interest in friends are evident. Healthy friendships are crucial for development. Helping children resist peer pressure and make positive choices. Puberty changes, responsibility, and transitioning to middle/junior high school are key developments during this period. Here is some information on how children develop during middle childhood: Children in this age group might:
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At your child's 10 year WCC the provider will:
Here is some information on how children develop during middle childhood. Children in this age group might:
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Positive Parenting Tips
As a parent, support your child by:
As a parent, support your child by:
- Spending quality time with them and discussing their friends, achievements, and challenges
- Being engaged with their school and meeting teachers
- Encouraging involvement in school and community groups
- Guiding them on values, responsibilities, respect, and goal-setting
- Setting clear rules, using discipline for guidance, and providing reasoning behind rules
- Using praise to encourage self-reflection on accomplishments
- Discussing puberty changes, promoting reading, and being affectionate as a family
- More independence and less adult supervision can put children at risk for injuries from falls and other accidents. Here are a few tips to help protect your child:
- Use booster seats in cars until children fit seat belts properly
- Children should ride in the back seat until age 12 for safety
- Ensure a responsible adult is present and know your child's whereabouts
- Have clear rules for children when home alone
- Always ensure children wear helmets during certain activities
- Healthy Bodies
- Offer fruits and vegetables, limit unhealthy foods, and prepare nutritious meals
- Avoid having TVs in children's bedrooms, set screen time limits, and create a media plan
- Encourage children to engage in age-appropriate physical activities for at least an hour daily, including aerobic, muscle-strengthening, and bone-strengthening exercises
- Ensure children get the recommended amount of sleep: 9-12 hours per night for school-age children (6-12 years)