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Make a list of topics you want to talk about with your child's pediatrician such as development, behavior, sleep, eating or getting along with other family members. You can discuss your child's milestones, social behaviors and learning. See how much your child has grown in the time since your last visit, and talk with your doctor about your child's development. You also can ask your pediatrician about nutrition and safety in the home and at school. Your child gets scheduled immunizations to prevent illness. What Are The Benefits Of Well Child Visits? Well visit appointment schedulers are available from 8:00-5:00 Monday – Friday, Brevard Office: 82 and Hendersonville Office: 82 It’s as simple as a phone call to your doctor’s office. By using your regular physician, you’ll have the peace of mind that your child has been thoroughly examined and cleared for the rigors of school, camp, or sports. Finally, pediatricians are experts in child health and risk conditions. Thirdly, more services and testing are available from your primary physician’s office should your child’s condition warrant this. Secondly, the convenience clinic doesn’t have the benefit of knowing your child’s documented health history. For instance, you may pay more out of pocket for the well check since many insurances prefer you use your primary physician for these visits rather than a convenience clinic. Unfortunately, this level of convenience may feel great in the moment but can have some undesirable consequences. These convenient clinics can be quite appealing since one simply walks-in without a need for an appointment. to use the Minute Clinic instead of scheduling with my regular doctor? In the case of school, camp, or sports physicals is it o.k. You can be sure that any significant medical findings will be shared with your child’s regular physician. In these cases it’s fine to schedule a well check with one of our other providers to best meet you and your child’s needs. Despite our best efforts to maintain open well visit appointments for all of providers sometimes the wait is too long or it’s not convenient. Whenever possible it’s a good idea for your regular doctor to see your child for their well visits. Must my child’s check-up be with their regular doctor? Please visit our FORMSpage to complete the questionnaire most appropriate to your child's age. We encourage parents to schedule these appointments in advance since there is a high demand for physicals for sports and school during the start of each school year. Parents are invited to fill out forms in advance of their child’s well visit by going to our forms tab on this web site and downloading the appropriate well child form. The frequency of these visits will depend on your child’s age and health. Well child visits are an important way for our physicians to evaluate and track your child’s overall health.