Accompanying Your Child to the Doctor

As a parent, you want to get the best medical care possible for your child, and you want your child’s experience getting medical care to be as pleasant as possible. You can do a lot to make going to the doctor a good thing. For children from toddler to teenager, the experience of going to the doctor begins at home. Talk about the upcoming visit at least a day in advance, if possible.

Excerpted from: Guide to Talking to Your Doctor, American Medical Association, 2001.