10 Year Well Visit

Routine well-child visits that focus on your child's growth, development and well-being are important for supporting their overall health. All children develop at different rates. Talk with your provider about questions and concerns you have in any of these areas. 

Your Visit May Include

• Growth: Measurements that show where your child is compared with other kids.
  1. Weight - light clothing on standing scale
  2. Height - standing
• Blood pressure: A cuff is placed around your child's arm that gives a squeeze.
• Hearing: Your child will be asked to respond to sounds through headphones.
• Vision eye screen: Your child will be asked to identify letters or shapes on a board across the room.
• Lipid panel: Finger poke during your visit to screen cholesterol level. Your child can eat and drink normally before their visit.
• Screening for mental health: Questions about your child's overall well-being and mental health will be done for this visit.

Vaccines

These are the vaccines that may be given at your child's 10 year visit. This may differ based on circumstances specific to your child and the clinic where your child receives care. Your child may also be due for other seasonal vaccines such as influenza or COVID-19.

• HPV

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Learn More About Our Team

• Behavioral health consultants: Learn more about how they are a part of our primary care team and how they can help. Ask your provider for more information.

Safety

• Safe car travel: Learn tips to help your child ride safely in a car.
• Sports safety: Using the wrong or not properly fitted equipment is a major cause of injuries.
• Water safety: Learn tips to keep your child safe around water.

Common Topics

• Balancing activities: Find tips on choosing activities and how to balance them with other parts of your child’s life.
• Cell phones: Children may start asking for their own phone in late elementary school or middle school. Find advice on how to tell when your child is ready for their own phone.
• Dental care: Learn how to keep your child's teeth healthy.
• Healthier you: Watch a video to learn about healthy food choices and the importance of eating as a family.
• Homework: Learn tips to help your child with homework.
• Learn to disagree: Learn how your child can express their opinions and have good relationships with friends and family.
• Puberty: Learn how to talk about puberty with your child.
• School problems: Dealing with school problems and how to talk to your child’s teacher.
• Screen time: Find out how much is too much and other media use tips.
• Self esteem for kids: It’s great to feel good about yourself. Learn how to build healthy self esteem.
• Social media: Tips to help children develop healthy digital habits.
• Talking to your child about alcohol: Advice on talking to your child about the effects of alcohol and why it’s dangerous for growing bodies and minds.
• Talking to your child about drugs: Learn how to talk to your child about drugs and tips on how to keep them safe.

Extra Activities For Kids

• Feelings lesson: A way for kids to learn how to tell what kids are feeling, and how to handle different feelings.
• Friend code game: Game for kids to solve word puzzles related to friendship.
• Friendship lesson: Lesson for kids on what it means to be a good friend. Learn the difference between friendly behaviors and unfriendly behaviors.