As some of you know, I have two children, that are two and four.  For their regular checkups, they go to our family doctor.  But, sometimes when they are really sick, it is good to get a specialists’ opinion.

For those of you that don’t know, a doctor that specializes in children is called a pediatrician.  There are a few noticeable differences between a regular doctor and a pediatrician:  they are more familiar with conditions affecting children and they (usually) are very good with children.

Now you might ask, how do you go about finding a good pediatrician?  Probably the easiest way is to ask your family doctor who they would recommend.  Another good way is to ask your friends that have children who they would recommend, or who they have experience dealing with.  We went about it another way:  we took our son William to Emergency at the hospital nearest to us and they admitted him to pediatrics.  We asked the doctor that was examining him if he accepted patients: and he did.

If none of the above methods work for you, you can always check in the yellow pages.  In fact, that is how my sister found a pediatrician in Ridgefield when she moved there.