Every child can benefit from a nutrition care plan, but that's especially true for those with unique nutrition needs and feeding tubes. Don't have a nutrition care plan? Talk with your child's doctor.

• Review your child's nutrition care plan or tube-feeding nutrition plan.
  
• Review your child's medication record.
• If your child is tube fed, review their tube-feeding monitoring checklist.
• If there is a specific problem, identify the signs and symptoms, when it started, how you have managed it, and what was the result.
  

You may want to take notes during the appointment. Don't hesitate to ask questions about any part of your child's nutrition and care plan.

• Refer to your child's forms (nutrition care plan, medication record, tube-feeding monitoring checklist) to share information during their doctor's visit.
  
• Revise your child's nutrition care plan if changes are made during the visit.
  
• Confirm next steps and follow-up.
  

Keep tabs on your child's progress post-visit and stay in touch with their doctor.

• If your child's problem or issue has not resolved within the agreed-upon timeline, contact their physician to discuss other treatment options.
  
• Continue using the forms to track your child's progress and to communicate with their doctor.