Child and Teen Checkups (C&TC): When I am 5 Years Old
MN WIC Program
Printable Version: C&TC When I am 5 Years Old (PDF: 278B/1 page)
I should go to my doctor for a Child and Teen Checkup when I am 5 years old to see if I am growing and healthy. I should also go to the dentist to protect my smile now and in the future.
Schedule an appointment for Early Childhood Screening .
- I CAN...
- Skip, stand on one foot and catch a bounced ball
- Tell a simple story using full sentences
- Wash my hands without help
- Play organized games and follow 3-step directions
- Copy drawing shapes; draw a person with 6-8 body parts
- Count to 10, know 4 colors and know my age
- Cut with a child-safe scissors
- Predict what might happen next in books when you read with me
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YOU CAN...
- Offer me 3 small meals a day plus healthy snacks; my appetite will vary from day to day
- Buy fruits and vegetables for snacks instead of chips, cake, cookies, candy or pop
- Be a positive role model - eat a variety of healthy foods
- Eat with me at mealtime - turn off the TV and talk with me
- Give me water instead of pop, juice or sweetened drinks
- Eat meals and snacks at about the same time every day
- Let me help you grocery shop, prepare meals and clean up
- Teach me where foods come from and how they are grown
- Clean my teeth twice a day using a small, soft toothbrush and a pea-sized amount of toothpaste (make sure I spit it out)
- TO KEEP ME SAFE & HEALTHY...
- Limit my time watching TV , movies, playing video games or using the computer to 1 hour per day
- Involve me in family chores such as raking leaves or walking the dog
- Play outside with me (take me for walks/bike rides)
- Talk to me about things I do and see
- Offer hugs and praise to reward me; don't use food as reward or punishment
- Read with me every day
- Give me opportunities to play with other children
- Be consistent with what I can and cannot do
- Let me make meaningful choices every day
- Supervise me at all times in playgrounds/malls
- Pay attention to me whem I am talking
- Teach me how to deal with strangers
- Teach me about street, bicycle/tricycle safety and rinding in a car safely
- Have home fire drills and check smoke detectors
