When your child was young, you probably took them to a pediatrician when they probably needed any kind of medical care. A doctor who specializes in children and childhood illnesses is the best thing that you can do for your child, medically. However, as they get into their adolescent years, it's time to do a lot of things to help them deal with being an adult. One of those things is to help your child transition to a doctor who deals with adult medicine. There are several things that you can do that will make it easier on you and your child to do this. 

Get Recommendations

One thing you can do is to talk to your child's pediatrician and ask them if they have any suggestions. They may have doctors that they particularly like and can tell you who they think is best for your child. They may also be part of a larger practice which covers people of all ages and they can suggest who your child should transfer to within the practice. Not all doctors and people are a good match, so the fact that they may be able to recommend the right person for your child can make the whole process easier on you. 

Intro Appointments

Another thing that you can do is make sure that you and your child go to an intro appointment with any doctor that you are thinking about transitioning them to. That way everyone can get to see if they can click. While you may think that you should be the one doing all the talking and asking all the questions, it should really be your child, especially as they get closer to being 18. They are going to be the one who is making their own medical decisions, so they are going to need to be the one who needs to be comfortable with the doctor, so let your child take the lead. Depending on their age, you may want to let them go back to the appointment on their own, as long as they are comfortable with it. Not all young people are going to be comfortable having their parent go to an appointment with them, so make sure that you ask them beforehand so that you are both set and ready when the appointment happens. 

As your child ages, it's going to be important to make sure that they are getting the appropriate medical treatment. Transferring them to a new doctor can help. 

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