Well Child Visits and Annual Check-Ups in Lincoln, NE

Ensure your kids are healthy during their formative years

Besides providing routine health care, well child visits are important because they are effective in helping to prevent and detect illnesses and problems before symptoms occur.

Regular pediatric well child visits are intended specifically for children from birth through their teen years. This is a period of rapid growth and change and is the best time to address conditions that can affect their long term overall health and development.

Our pediatricians at Lincoln Pediatric Group provide expert care to children in Lincoln, NE. Find out what you should expect during your child's annual check up and call our pediatric office in Lincoln, NE.

Call (402) 489-3834

Pediatrician and Family Interaction

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), an ongoing relationship between a family and their pediatrician is a key requirement of quality health care for children.

This relationship helps to build a level of trust that is important to achieving effective communication during the well child visit. Additionally, the AAP believes that simply taking a child to the doctor when he or she is not feeling well is not sufficient in helping to ensure continued healthy development. Well child visits permit parents to prepare topics for discussion in concert with their child's examination.

An Important Time for You and Your Child

Well child visits focus on helping to maintain your child's health by monitoring a number of important areas to help assure their health and to identify conditions which may not openly manifest themselves. Important aspects of these visits include:

An evaluation of your child’s growth and development
A discussion of safety, nutrition, fitness, behavior, school, peer interaction, day to day family life, etc.
Addressing attention or learning challenges
A complete physical examination
Recording your child’s height, weight, and other important information
Assessing body mass index for identifying and preventing obesity
Developmental screenings, if appropriate
Diseases currently “going around” that may affect your child
Age-appropriate screening tests (including hearing, vision, hemoglobin, etc.)
Age appropriate immunizations
An opportunity to ask questions

Well-Visit Examination Schedule

The frequency of well child visits is generally determined by your health care provider and can vary depending on how experienced the parents are. As mentioned previously, the frequency of visits is intended to make sure your child is developing properly and may follow the schedule listed below:

2-4 days after the baby is home
2 weeks
2 months
4 months
6 months
9 months
12 months
15 months
18 months
2 years
3 years
4 years
5 years

6 years
7 years
8 years
9 years
10 years
11 years
12 years
13 years
14 years
15 years
16 years
17 years
18 years

Appointments 7 Days a Week in Lincoln, NE!

To make an appointment for your sick child, please call (402) 489-3834.. The more information you can provide us upfront, the better we can serve your child. This not only allows us to determine the severity of it, but also helps prepare the pediatrician with the appropriate background information.

Our office hours on weekdays are as follows:

Monday-Thursday: 8:00 am to 7:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Our office hours on the weekends are as follows:

Saturday: 8:00 am to 12:00 pm (sick & emergencies only)
Sunday: 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm (sick & emergencies only)