What Happens during a Children’s Consultation?
A children’s initial consultation is similar to an adult’s initial consultation. With children, we have less history to go over compared to an adult, so the consultation is shorter. With children 5 and under, we allow about an hour for the initial consultation. We allow about an hour and 15 minutes for children 6-12 and about an hour and a half for teens. Follow-ups are similar to an adult’s follow-ups. They are approximately half an hour long. With younger children, we require that the parent remain in the consultation room with their child. We will be observing the behaviour of your child, but the parent will be doing most of the talking. With older children, we may ask that the parent remain in the waiting room for part of the consultation or for the whole consultation. We want your child to be as comfortable as possible, so if they would like you in the room with them for the whole consultation we will allow that. With online consultations, we require that your young child be withi
