9 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.
• 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 9 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

• Booster seat: Learn about the best ways to keep your child safe when riding in the car.
• 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.
• Puberty: Some females can start puberty as early as age 8 and males as early as age 9. Learn how to talk about puberty with your child.
• Screen time: Find out how much is too much and other media use tips.
• 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

• Action lesson: Teaches kids what actions they can take when they see a bullying situation.
• Care lesson: Teaches kids how to care and support a victim of bullying.
• Kickin' it game: Play a trivia-style game in which students play virtual kickball to beat the defending champions.
• Tell lesson: Learn about the difference between tattling and telling.
• What is bullying: Lesson for kids on what bullying is and what a bully, victim and bystander are.