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What Does a Pediatrician Check at a Well Visit?
A well visit involves more than simply checking your child’s weight and height. Pediatric well-child visits play an integral role in maintaining your child’s health.

When Should My Child Go to a Pediatric Urgent Care?
As a parent, ensuring the health and safety of your child is always the top priority. When a non-life-threatening illness or injury occurs, pediatric urgent

When Should You Schedule Your Child’s Sports Physical?
For young athletes, getting ready for the upcoming sports season requires more than buying new gear. It also means scheduling a sports physical exam. At

Top Water Safety Tips From a Pediatrician
While water can be a lot of fun, keeping your little ones safe is always the top priority. During a routine well-child checkup at our

How Pediatricians Track Developmental Milestones
From the first smile to the first words, developmental milestones play a key role in determining how your child is growing and learning. At Vickery

Questions to Ask at Your Child’s Well-Child Checkup
Your child’s routine well-child checkups are about more than taking measurements and tracking milestones. At Vickery Pediatrics, our well-child checkups in Cumming, GA provide personalized

Tips to Keep Your Baby Stress-Free This Holiday Season
Feeling anxious about the upcoming holiday season with your baby? While infant and toddler well-child checkups provide great opportunities to get personalized advice from your

5 Ways to Stay Healthy For the Holidays
As the holiday season approaches, many parents find themselves managing busy schedules filled with events, activities and travel. Unfortunately, this time of year can also

Halloween Safety Tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics
Halloween is an exciting time of year for kids, and to help ensure they have a safe holiday, here are some tips from the American

Sun Protection Tips for Summer
UVA and UVB rays are ultraviolet radiation. They are shorter than visible light which is why you can’t see them with the naked eye. UVB

Hope in the Face of Helplessness
Awareness of mental health challenges among children is greater than ever before. However, even with this wide acknowledgment, many parents still feel unable to identify
What Not to Do: Talking to Children About Weight
Weight Loss Is a Sensitive Topic Awkward conversations are a part of life but conversations about weight seem to be in their own category of



