{"id":11456,"date":"2022-03-04T16:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T08:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/?post_type=parenting_info&p=11456"},"modified":"2022-08-30T16:10:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T08:10:33","slug":"%e5%b0%8f%e6%9c%8b%e5%8f%8b%e6%b4%bb%e8%b9%a6%e4%ba%82%e8%b7%b3-%e5%ae%9a%e6%9c%9f%e9%ab%94%e6%aa%a2%e6%9c%89%e5%bf%85%e8%a6%81%ef%bc%9f","status":"publish","type":"parenting_info","link":"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/en\/parenting_info\/%e5%b0%8f%e6%9c%8b%e5%8f%8b%e6%b4%bb%e8%b9%a6%e4%ba%82%e8%b7%b3-%e5%ae%9a%e6%9c%9f%e9%ab%94%e6%aa%a2%e6%9c%89%e5%bf%85%e8%a6%81%ef%bc%9f","title":{"rendered":"Is regular health check-ups necessary for lively children?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why are children's health checks carried out?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research indicates that early childhood (0-6 years old, especially 3 years old and under) is a foundational period for rapid physical and psychological development, as well as a very vulnerable time for children. Nutritional deficiencies, congenital diseases, and infectious diseases are prone to occur or manifest during this period.Child psychological and behavioural problems<\/a>and often the roots are laid during this time.
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To raise a healthy, intelligent, and socially well-adjusted child, it's essential to start from birth. Regular health check-ups are also necessary to monitor the child's growth, nutritional status, health conditions, and neurological and psychological development. This allows for timely detection of issues, early prevention, and appropriate treatment, ensuring the child's healthy development throughout their entire growth period.

Children's Health Checks: A World of Difference!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most adult health check-ups are targeted at common chronic diseases or tumours.
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Children's medical examinations are divided into many categories, including routine check-ups, laboratory tests, intelligence tests, and behavioural and psychological assessments. In addition to disease screening, these primarily involve determining children's developmental indicators, assessing their intellectual level, and testing for certain childhood conditions such as autism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is it enough to not be ill?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many parents believe that a child who eats and sleeps well, and doesn't suffer from colds, fevers, or other illnesses, is healthy. However, this is not the case, and many \"hidden illnesses\" such asDwarfism<\/a>, precocious puberty, etc., which are easily overlooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For children, the standard of health is not simply \"not being sick\", but should also align with their growth and development indicators, such as growth and development at different ages, intellectual level, and psychological condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prevention is better than cure!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research shows that many adult diseases actually have their origins in childhood, and paying attention from a young age can significantly reduce the incidence of adult-onset conditions.
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Taking obesity as an example, in recent years,Childhood obesity<\/a>The incidence rate shows an upward trend. The causes of childhood obesity are complex, involving factors such as genetics, environment, and individual constitution. Currently, the vast majority of childhood obesity is caused by overnutrition and lack of exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it is important to be aware that:<\/strong>A child being overweight does not necessarily mean they have a comprehensive diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Underweight child<\/a>Picky eating often worries parents about their children's malnutrition. However, a child being obese doesn't necessarily mean they have sufficient nutrition. Trace elements like zinc, iron, and calcium are essential for the human body, and a deficiency in any of them can affect a child's healthy growth. Huier's medical examinations can include testing for trace elements.

Regular health check-ups offer many benefits.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children are in a continuous process of physical and mental growth and development. Relying solely on the experience of elders and personal observation of the baby is not only unable to guarantee professionalism; in severe cases, misjudgments could delay the child's medical treatment and affect their future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regular health check-ups can identify hidden health problems in a timely manner, resolving these issues and ensuring the comprehensive physical and mental development of children to the greatest extent possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Primecare Paediatric Medical Centre: One-stop professional paediatric medical services<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Primecare Paediatrics, dedicated to providing a one-stop professional paediatric medical service. The clinic offers a wide range of services including general and specialist paediatric consultations, paediatric ENT, paediatric surgery, orthopaedics, and dentistry; as well as vaccinations, allergy testing, nutritional advice, sleep apnoea treatment, speech therapy, developmental assessments, infant health checks, telemedicine services and other comprehensive medical services, providing high-quality and all-round medical care for your baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The medical team consists of paediatric specialists, psychiatric specialists, child development assessors and therapists, child emotional and behavioural therapy professionals, and dentists, each with extensive clinical experience. Our primary aim is to provide comprehensive care for children's health, supporting babies through every stage of their growth!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children's Health Check Scheme<\/strong>
Hui'er offers a range of baby and child health check-up plans, allowing parents to select the most suitable option based on their child's needs. These plans help gain a comprehensive understanding of a child's physical and emotional well-being, ensuring healthy and happy growth. Services include child physical and mental health check-ups, basic child health checks, comprehensive child health checks, child anaemia\/thalassaemia screening, child overweight checks, and pre-COVID vaccination check-ups for children. All health checks include a [Paediatric Specialist Pre-Examination Consultation] + [Paediatric Specialist Report Explanation], enabling parents to clearly understand their child's health status at different stages through the examination and professional analysis from the doctor. Most importantly, this approach helps achieve the goal of \"prevention is better than cure\" for your child.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":11457,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"categories":[40],"class_list":["post-11456","parenting_info","type-parenting_info","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-parenting-info"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/parenting_info\/11456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/parenting_info"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/parenting_info"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/parenting_info\/11456\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13972,"href":"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/parenting_info\/11456\/revisions\/13972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}