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HOW MUCH TELEVISION IS TOO MUCH?
Most pediatricians recommend limiting television viewing to no more than one hour per day. Perhaps even more important than the amount of time spent watching television, is the content, i.e., what the child is watching. Watch the television programs your child is watching to ensure the content is suitable.

WHEN IS BED-WETTING NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE?
40% of 3 year olds, 20% of 5 year olds, 10% of 6 year olds, and 3% of 12 year olds are bedwetters. Most experts recommend delaying any medical treatment until eight (8) years of age. Behavioral modification techniques such as the bed-wetting alarms may be useful prior to this age. Usually, one of the parents of the bedwetter were bedwetters themselves as a child, and simple reassurance is all that is necessary to allay parental concerns.

HOW DO I KNOW IF MY CHILD IS READY FOR SCHOOL?
Your child's personality and temperament, and his academic and social development, will influence his early success in school and will determine his readiness for school entry. The school itself may conduct "school readiness" testing to evaluate the child's abilities. By school age, a child should be able to: Play well with other children with minimal fighting or crying, use the toilet on his own, say his own name, address, and telephone number, successfully use zippers and buttons, and remain attentive and quiet while being read a story.

DOES MY CHILD NEED VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS?
Vitamins and minerals are important elements of the total nutritional requirements of your child. Because the human body is unable to produce adequate amounts of many vitamins, they must be obtained from another source, such as the diet or in the form of vitamin supplements. Supplements are rarely needed, however, as these vitamins are needed only in small amounts, usually provided in adequate amounts in a balanced diet. If the diet is not adequate, commercially available multivitamin combinations will supply any deficit.
WHEN DOES MY CHILD NEED TO RETURN FOR HIS NEXT HEALTH SUPERVISION VISIT?
The next scheduled health supervision visit is in one year, when the child is six years of age.