Child growth and development
- Observe and assess your child’s overall health and development
- Do a physical assessment including weight, length/height and head circumference
- Observe gait/hips
- Discuss and test your child’s hearing and vision
- Review child’s immunisation and breastfeeding status
Developmental assessment
- Complete the Parental Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS) questionnaire with your Well Child provider
- Referral on to other specialist services if required
Oral health
- Assess your child's oral health (teeth and gums)
- Parents shown how to regularly lift the child’s lip at home and discuss diet and oral hygiene
- If required, get help with enrolment in a community dental service
Immunisation
Fifteen month immunisation visit- Four injections - completing initial protection against one disease, commencing protection of four others and boosting protection of another
Family health and wellbeing
Discuss maternal and parent-child interaction and bonding, mental health and parenting:
- Mother's mental health
- Infant and preschool mental health and attachment
- Alcohol and other drugs
- Strengthening family relationships
- Parenting skills and support (see Parenting for child age and stage in the health education section for resources)
- Supporting families to access income and housing if needed
