Child-health supervision for children under 2years of age: A review of its content and effectiveness

education, counseling, anticipatory guidance, and continuity of care. Herein we evaluate the existing literature for the effectiveness of these strategies in meeting these goals. The emphasis in this discussion is on the clinicianpatient interaction. The underlying assumption is that the clinician's time is a valuable commodity that should be utilized in the most efficient manner. The clinical content areas included are physical evaluation, advice on physical concerns, parenting advice, parent-child interaction, and developmental advice. The effectiveness of current standards and issues for research are discussed in each of these areas. Certain topics relevant to child-health supervisior~, such as screening for disease or the use of physician extenders, are not discussed.