6-8 Year Well-Child Check

Normal Exam Template

  • Parental concerns:

  • General health

    • No new allergies, medications, health issues

    • No parental concerns regarding vision, hearing, oral health

    • Most recent dentist visit:

  • Nutrition: Consumes balanced diet that includes fruits, vegetables, protein

  • Elimination: Regular voids with limited/no nocturnal enuresis

  • Sleep: Regular bedtime; sleeps 9 to 12 hours daily

  • Activity: Plays for ≥ 60 minutes daily

  • Social history

    • School/grade:

    • No parent/teacher concerns regarding behavior, attention, performance

    • Not a target for

  • Developmental milestones

    • 6 years: Good articulation/language skills, counts to 10 and can name 4 colors, copies squares/triangles and prints some letters, draws person with 6 body parts, hops on 1 foot

    • 7-8 years: Good peer relationships, interacts well with family, performs chores

  • Anticipatory guidance

    • Screen time < 2 hours daily; Internet usage monitored by parents

    • Always supervised when outside and/or near water

    • Always wears helmet

    • Car/booster seat

    • Firearms in household stored unloaded in firearm safe with ammunition stored separately

Assessment and Plan

General Health

  • Acute health issues:

  • Physical health

    • Vision/hearing concerns: Refer to ophthalmology/audiology

    • Oral health

      • Encouraged twice yearly dental visits

      • Water source does not contain fluoride: Fluoride drops 1 mg/day

    • Educated about appropriate nutrition and physical activity

    • Tanner stage [ ]

      • No indication of precocious puberty

      • Parents and patient educated about normal puberty/sexual development

  • Concerns about attention/school performance: Administer Vanderbilt Assessment Scales for ADHD

  • Anticipatory guidance: Counseled about appropriate screen time, water safety, helmet use, car safety, and gun safety

  • Vaccinations

    • Live attenuated influenza vaccine

      • Pt has received < 2 lifetime doses: Administer first dose now followed by 2nd dose in 4 weeks

      • Pt has received ≥ 2 lifetime doses: Administer 1 dose

    • All other vaccinations up to date

  • Not achieving developmental milestones: Contact school about concerns