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Your child’s Health and development review is an opportunity for you to see how your child is progressing (children are all different and will develop at different rates for all sorts of reasons).
The review may sometimes may be carried out in a friendly group setting with other children and families which allows the children to play together and gives parents a chance to share experiences.
You will be contacted by your Health Visiting team when your child is aged between 2 and 2 and a half years old.
Before the review you will be sent two Ages and Stages (ASQ) questionnaires for you to record all your child’s achievements and they will also give you chance to highlight any concerns that you may have about your child.
The Ages and Stages questionnaires are a reliable, researched based screening tool which provides an overview of how your child is developing. The first ASQ looks at general development in 5 different areas whilst the second questionnaire ASQ questionnaire focuses on your child’s social and emotional development; how well your child copes in social situations, as well as managing their emotions.
The review will give you the opportunity to discuss:
- Your child’s development, speech, behaviour and toilet training
- Your child’s health, including diet
- Vaccinations
- Early Years education
- Family environment and safety in the home
- Your child’s Emotional health and wellbeing
- During the review your child’s weight and height will be measured.
To support with health development a variety of webinars have been produced on frequently asked topics. Please click on the links below.
Routines and Boundaries webinar
The Health Visiting team and Family Support team will be able to offer further advice and support.
If any needs are identified at the review referrals will be made to other professionals as needed. Take a look at activities following your child’s 2 year developmental review, it will give you further information and what support is available.
You might be eligible to childcare support, especially as there have been some recent changes. Check out the Government Childcare Choice website.
You can find more advice and information in the ‘Your child at two collection’.
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