Should you need urgent health advice please contact your GP or call NHS 111. In an emergency please visit A&E or call 999
You will be contacted by your health visiting team when your child is between 2 and 2 and a half years old.
During this contact you will be able to discuss:
- Your child’s development, behaviour and toilet training- how you can support your child in their development and growing independence
- Your child’s health, including diet, vaccinations and oral health- how you can support your child’s health with a varied healthy diet, regular teeth brushing and the importance of attending vaccination appointments
- Early years education- how to access funding and the benefits of your child attending an early year’s setting
- Family environment and safety in the home- how your home environment supports your child’s development and the importance of maintaining safety
- Emotional health and wellbeing- how you feel and how you are coping
This could include completing a questionnaire known as the Ages and Stages questionnaire, or ASQ.
The health visiting team can offer further support if needs are identified. You can find out more about the additional support available here.
You can find more advice and information in the ‘Your child at two’ collection.
If you would like to speak to the health visiting team about this contact, you can call the Healthy Together Helpline on 0300 300 3001, or you can get in touch via our confidential text messaging service, ChatHealth; details of which you can see below:
