New Patients
Choosing the right pediatric practice for your family is a big decision, and we thank you for considering Kids First Pediatric Partners. While we realize you have to consider location, personalities and your own family’s individual needs, we can assure you that we do our very best to offer the finest pediatric care possible to our patients and families. We offer live (and friendly!) operators; knowledgeable nurses who quickly return calls; a beautiful, warm office; extended hours; and of course, wonderful, dedicated practitioners.
Well Visits
The cornerstone of pediatrics is well child care. It provides us with an opportunity to evaluate your child’s growth and development — from the earliest smiles and words to their concerns about sex and drug use as teens. Patients from birth through age 21 are required to have a complete physical examination to participate in our practice. Regular exams set the tone for anticipatory guidance and good preventative health care. In addition, because most camps and schools require physical exam forms to be current, it is important that physical exams be performed yearly. New patients will receive record release forms to be sent to your previous doctors so we may receive past records. It is ideal if we receive such records prior to a check-up so we can determine if any further immunizations or laboratory tests should be done.
A complete physical exam at our office includes height, weight, head circumference (for infants), evaluation of vision and hearing (in older children), an assessment of development and any necessary vaccinations. We allow ample time for discussions of issues related to your child’s home, school and peer relationships. While recalls for yearly check-ups are sent out periodically, please try to call well in advance for your child’s exam.
Newborn
Congratulations on the birth of your newborn baby! We look forward to getting to know you and your infant and partnering with you to raise a healthy child. While you are in the hospital, one of our pediatricians will visit you and the baby daily. In the hospital, your baby may receive the hepatitis B vaccine, a hearing test and have a blood test for a variety of inherited metabolic diseases. Call our office to schedule a first visit for your baby within 2-3 days after hospital discharge. We will discuss with you if we want to see your newborn earlier.
Baby
It doesn’t take long to develop the confidence and calm of an experienced parent. Your baby will give you the most important information—how she likes to be treated, talked to, held and comforted.
Toddler
The toddler years can be among the most enjoyable years of parenting. You and your child will continue to bond as you watch him grow and learn. Your child will discover new words, ideas and activities nearly every moment over these months.
Preschool
Welcome to the preschool years. This is an age of growing motor skills, language development, emotional development and budding social skills. Your child may alternate between being agreeable and oppositional. His or her growing independence and determination can lead to both parental frustration and pride.
Grade School
In the primary school years, your child will become increasingly independent and gain skills. They are developing the ability to reason, will build more friendships and learn more outside the home now. You as parents are still their emotional center and most important teachers.
Tween
In the middle childhood years, your child will become more independent and peer relationships will become especially important. Be patient as your child may tend to think they no longer need adult care and supervision.
Teen
The teen years can be among the most challenging parenting years and in some ways the most rewarding. Your child is working on finding him or herself and you, as the parent, are the guide and role model in that endeavor. While there is a lot of friction between most teens and parents, these can be interspersed with moments of greater bonding, as your teen can relate to you on a higher level
Young Adult
We often continue seeing older teens, up through college, before they chose an internist. While we encourage young adults to find the right doctor for their next stage of life, we do care for our patients up through age 20.