Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit
Section I: Anticipatory Guidance and Environmental Health
What Is Anticipatory Guidance?
Anticipatory guidance is given by the health care provider to assist parents or guardians in the understanding of the expected growth and development of their children.
Anticipatory guidance, specific to the age of the patient, includes information about the benefits of healthy lifestyles and practices that promote injury and disease prevention.
Common examples of anticipatory guidance include reminding parents to have their children use bicycle helmets and to use sunscreen.
Most physicians realize the importance of anticipatory guidance despite the serious time limitation they have.
What is included in anticipatory guidance?
Anticipatory guidance, specific to the age of the patient, includes information about the benefits of healthy lifestyles and practices that promote injury and disease prevention. Common examples of anticipatory guidance include reminding parents to have their children use bicycle helmets and to use sunscreen.
What is important anticipatory guidance for the parents of a 4 month old?
1. What is important anticipatory guidance for the parents of a 4-month-old? With increased mobility comes increased safety hazards. At the 4-month-old well-care checkup, discuss with parents the importance of childproofing the home.
What is anticipatory guidance for toddlers?
Anticipatory guidance is defined as proactive counseling that addresses the significant physical, emotional, psychological, and developmental changes that will occur in children during the interval between health supervision visits.
Which topic would be the most appropriate when providing anticipatory guidance to a mother of a 9 month old girl?
The nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to the mother of a 9-month-old girl during a well-baby visit. Which topic would be most appropriate? -The most appropriate topic for this mother would be advising her on how to create a toddler-safe home.