The school-age years are well under way with your pre-teen. This rewarding time may also bring forth some challenges for you and your child. Let’s talk about it and make the transition to the teen years a healthy one.

What to Expect

During the school-age/pre-teen years children undergo vast changes, both physically and emotionally. The following are major areas of our pediatric care:

Physical Development

• Nutrition
• Strong Motor Skills
• Sleep
• Exercise
• Positive Body Image

Language Development

Emotional Development and Behavior

• Positive Self Image
• Peer Acceptance
• ADD/ADHD
• Risk reduction counseling

Health Management and Maintenance

As your child grows older it is essential to continue to provide regular health management and maintenance, including:

• Annual Physical/Check-up
• Sports Physicals
• Vision and hearing screening
• Vaccinations

CHADIS Ages & Stages Questionnaires®

We enhance our pediatric care through the use of CHADIS Ages & Stages Questionnaires®, a medical tool used to screen the development of children beginning at 6 months. Through  the parent-reporting online questionnaire, specific information is gathered for your child in areas of development including Communication, Gross Motor, Fine Motor, Problem Solving and Personal-Social. Questionnaire results provide Dr. Grace with instant access to valuable clinical data and resources to aid in the diagnosis and management of health, emotional and behavioral issues.

CHADIS Assessment for Children 4 Years and Older

• Pediatric Symptom Checklist – Parent Report
• Vanderbilt: Parent Informant (initial and follow-up) – Designed to diagnose and track ADHD symptoms
• Screen for Child Anxiety-Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED)

>> Click here for more information and details about each of the assessments above.