The first priority is to attend to the concerns of the parents. In addition, the Bright Futures Early Childhood Expert Panel has given priority to the following topics for discussion in this visit:
- Family adaptations (discipline [parenting expectations, consistency, behavior management],cultural beliefs about child-rearing, family functioning, domestic violence)
- Infant independence (changing sleep pattern [sleep schedule], developmental mobility [safe exploration, play], cognitive development [object permanence, separation anxiety, behavior and learning, temperament versus self-regulation, visual exploration, cause and effect], communication)
- Feeding routine (self-feeding, mealtime routines, transition to solids [table food introduction], cup drinking [plans for weaning])