BVC Healthcare Visit, 4 Years of Age

Sometimes you have to wait a little while. You can play in the waiting room while waiting for your turn.

For your child:

You and the nurse will talk and play together.

For you, the adult:

You will see a nurse who will observe how your child has developed, their speech, and understanding.

For your child:

You will talk for a little while about how you are doing and what you like to do.

For you, the adult:

You talk about how your child is doing and any parental-related questions you might have.

For your child:

The nurse will check how well you see. You will get a patch over one eye so that you can see using one eye at a time.

For you, the adult:

This is a vision test. If you can, practice covering one eye at home before your visit.

For your child:

A board with letters will be placed on your lap. The nurse will show a letter on the large board and you will point to the same letter on the board on your lap. When you are done, you will do the same exercise with your other eye.

For you, the adult:

Your child does not need to know the names of the letters, they just need to be able to point them out. 

For your child:

You will lay a puzzle. You and the nurse will talk about the pictures together.

For you, the adult:

You discuss what makes the body feel good.

Information for the child

The nurse will give you a magazine that you can take home with you. It’ll help you learn more about what our bodies need to feel good.

Information for the adult

The nurse will give your child a magazine. Please read it together with her/him at home.

For your child:

You will draw a picture.

For you, the adult:

During this test, we will examine your child’s fine motor skills.

For your child:

You will be given beads to put on a string.

For you, the adult:

This exercise also examines fine motor skills.

For your child:

You will walk along a line while keeping your balance.

For you, the adult:

In this exercise, the nurse examines your child’s movement development and sense of balance.

For your child:

Before stepping onto the scale, you will need to take off your clothes. You can keep your underwear on.

For you, the adult:

Your child is weighed in their underwear.

For your child:

How much do you weigh? Do you see the scale in the picture? You will stand on it for a short while so that the nurse can check how much you weigh

How tall are you? The nurse will measure you to see how tall you have become. This is done using a measuring stick like the one in the picture. You will have to stand up straight for a short while so that the nurse can check how tall you are.

For you, the adult:

The child will be weighed and measured during every BVC visit to monitor their growth.

Information for the child

Now you’ve finished weighing yourself. You can put your clothes back on again now.

Information for the adult

Your child can now get dressed again.

For your child:

You will look at pictures in a book together with the nurse. All you have to do is say what you see in the pictures.

For you, the adult:

This test is performed at 4 years of age to examine the child’s language development and understanding.

For your child:

Before you say goodbye, you will have a little chat

For you, the adult:

You discuss the examination and how it went

For your child:

That is the end of the visit. We wish you the best until your next visit to the BVC!

For you, the adult:

That is the end of the visit. You will be invited to the next visit, which takes place when your child turns 5 years old. If you feel that a visit is needed before that, this can be arranged.