Many people wait and wait until their child is very sick before heading to the pediatrician’s office. But, as Benjamin Franklin said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Well-child checks are a means of preventative medicine that allow you and your child to track health over a period of time to catch problems before they arise, and care for the whole child.

Tracking child growth and development over a longer period of time allows your child’s pediatrician ...