Do you think children should be seen by a pediatrician or by a general practitioner?
I think both are fine really, how about you?
My kids see a pediatrician, but we'll probably change to a family doctor when they're older. The AAP actually recommends seeing a pediatrician until the age of 21. That just sounds nuts to me.
Yeah I think they should not see them past the age of 10 at the latest.
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History.
Already Hippocrates, Aristotle, Celsus, Soranus, and Galen understood the differences in growing and maturing organisms that necessitated different treatment: "" ("In general, boys should not be treated in the same way as men").
Some of the oldest traces of pediatrics can be discovered in Ancient India where children's doctors were called "kumara bhrtya
Benjamin Spock
Benjamin McLane Spock (May 2, 1903 – March 15, 1998) was an American pediatrician whose book "Baby and Child Care" (1946) is one of the best-selling volumes in history. The book's premise to mothers is that "you know more than you think you do."
Spock was the first pediatrician to study psychoanalysis to try to understand children's needs and family dynamics. His ideas about childcare influenced several generations of parents to be more flexible and affectionate with their children