Children’s Health
Regular checkups • Prevention
We care for children and teens’ health.
Children and young people are our most precious resources. Their health encompasses their physical, mental, emotional and social well-being from infancy through adolescence.
The board-certified family nurse practitioners at FamilyCare of Kent, Washington have broad experience treating the full spectrum of childhood health problems, including:
Your child is in excellent hands. Our nurse practitioners are devoted to giving your children the most complete, compassionate, friendly and personalized healthcare in the area. They’re uniquely qualified to diagnose and treat your children for a broad spectrum of illnesses while providing continuous care throughout their lives.
Please visit our Patient Education Library to learn more about healthcare for children and teens.
Regular checkups.
All children should have regular checkups. The American Academy of Pediatrics advises that babies should have checkups at two weeks, two months, four months, six months, nine months, 12 months, 15 months and 18 months. Children should be checked once a year until age 21. In addition to regular checkups, school-aged children should be seen for problems such as:
- Significant weight gain or loss
- Rashes or skin infections
- Sleep problems or changes in behavior
- Breathing problems
- Fever higher than 102
- Frequent sore throats or earaches
The most common childhood health problems include colds, stomach flu, ear infections, sore throats, pink eye (conjunctivitis), ringworm and eczema.
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Prevention.
Encouraging open communication with your children can help them grow emotionally and socially healthy. A loving and supportive home environment can help nurture emotional health, independence, self-confidence, social skills and insightful, empathetic behavior toward others.
Of course, prevention also includes regular checkups, vaccinations against common diseases and education about how your child or adolescent can contribute to their own good health by eating right, getting adequate sleep and enjoying daily physical activity.
The NPs at FamilyCare of Kent deliver the highest quality of care. They are board-certified family nurse practitioners with over 70 years’ combined experience and thousands of happy patients. They include nationally recognized clinicians, teachers and speakers, including those who sit on the editorial boards of professional journals and who serve on the clinical faculty at the University of Washington.
You will appreciate their caring, compassion, integrity and honesty. They will appreciate and welcome your referrals.
For more information about health care for children and teens or to schedule an appointment, call FamilyCare of Kent, Washington at (253) 859-CARE (2273) or use our online appointment request form.
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