Pediatrics
Medical and counseling for infants, children, and teens — from birth to age 17.
New patients are welcome. Call to make an appointment.
Medical
A lifetime of good health starts with well-managed physical, mental, and emotional development from birth through age 17.
Vecino’s team of board-certified pediatricians and medical staff provide complete primary pediatric medical services, including:
- Well-child visits
- Sick visits, such as the flu, ear infections, strep throat, and COVID testing
- Management of asthma
- Immunizations
- Healthy eating and physical activity
- School, camp, and sports physicals
- Referrals to sub-specialists when needed
- ADHD evaluation and treatment
Counseling
Mental health and emotional well-being are essential to overall heath. Counselors help children and their families when life’s challenges become overwhelming.
Services are available for children, teens, parents and families to address issues that include:
- Behavior problems, such as disobedience, defiance, impulsiveness
- Depression and sudden mood changes, including anger and self-harm
- Managing anxiety and excessive fears
- Substance use and abuse, including tobacco and alcohol
- Problems relating to others at home, work or school
- Issues related to trauma, abuse and domestic violence
Treatment options include individual, group, family and couples’ therapy.
Telehealth
You can visit doctors and counselors from a smartphone, tablet, or computer. Call for a telemedicine or teletherapy appointment. Medicaid and most other insurance cover telehealth. If you don't have insurance, we can help!
Call 713-695-4013 for more information. We're here for you!
The quality of care and attention to patients at Airline Children’s Clinic is incredible.
Schedule Well-Check Exams for your children at these ages:
- newborn (before five days old)*
- 2 weeks
- 2 months
- 4 months
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 12 months
- 15 months
- 18 months
- 2 years (24 months)
- 2-1/2 years (30 months)*
- 3 years
- 4 years
- 5 years
- Older children: once a year.
Pediatricans are board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.
Developmental milestones: 2 months old
Parenthood is full of firsts. This includes the many things your baby does for the first time, like coo, smile at you, and hold up her own head. These firsts are called developmental milestones. Developmental milestones give you and your pediatrician important...
Developmental milestones: 4 months old
Every child is different, but here are some things most babies do by the end of their fourth month.
Vecino pediatricians screen for these and other developmental milestones at the four-month Well Child Exam.
Developmental milestones: 6 months old
Parenthood is full of firsts. This includes the many things your baby does for the first time, like babble,...