Key Milestones Pediatricians Monitor During Well-Child Visits

Your pediatrician is an expert in children’s healthcare and carefully monitors your child’s development at well-child visits. The pediatricians at Florida Pediatrics Group offer a full range of medical services for children, including developmental milestone monitoring during well-child visits. They have four convenient office locations in Melbourne, West Melbourne, Merritt Island, and Palm Bay, FL.

What You Need To Know About Developmental Milestones

Your child goes through several developmental stages, especially in the early years. Well-child visits allow your pediatrician to monitor growth and development to ensure your child is on the right track.

Let’s look at key milestones your pediatrician will monitor at well-child visits. When your baby is 1 to 3 months old, common developmental milestones, your pediatrician will monitor include whether your child is:

• Smiling, both to themselves and to you
• Raising their head and chest when lying on their stomach
• Tracking movement with their eyes
• Bringing their hands to their mouth
• Gripping and reaching for things

When your baby is 4 to 6 months old, common developmental milestones, your pediatrician will monitor include whether your child is:

• Rolling over
• Babbling and laughing
• Sitting up while supported by you
• Having improved head control
• Beginning to crawl around

When your baby is 7 to 9 months old, common developmental milestones, your pediatrician will monitor include whether your child is:

• Sitting without support from you
• Responding to familiar words you speak
• Clapping and playing simple games like peekaboo and patty-cake
• Pulling up to a standing position

When your baby is 10 to 12 months old, common developmental milestones, your pediatrician will monitor include whether your child is:

Beginning to feed without your help

• Moving around while holding onto furniture
• Speaking one or two words
• Pointing at things to get your attention
• Pretend playing by copying what you do
• Taking their first steps

During well-child visits, your pediatrician will complete developmental assessments for routine well-child visits. Developmental assessments typically occur when your child is 9, 18, and 30 months old.

Please click here to learn more about the American Pediatric Association guidelines for developmental assessment.

Want To Know More About Developmental Milestones?

To discover more about key developmental milestones pediatricians monitor during well-child visits, call the pediatricians at Florida Pediatrics Group. You can reach them at:

Melbourne, FL, by calling (321) 752-5210

West Melbourne, FL, by calling (321) 752-5210

Merritt Island, FL, by calling (321) 453 1717

Palm Bay, FL, by calling (321) 984-8808

Call today.