Why Use the PEDS:DM^®

• Fast and more accurate than informal checklists
• Saves provider time for more critical tasks, i.e., parent education, developmental promotion, collaborating with non-medical professionals
• Hones clinical judgment and enhances observation
• Teaches critical milestones to residents, medical students and other trainees
• Provides longitudinal monitoring of developmental progress, including strengths and weaknesses

Who should use the PEDS:DM^®?

• Providers relying on informal lists of developmental milestones
• Providers challenged by the ASQ or other lengthy parent-report screening tools
• Providers using selected items from the Denver-II since these lack criteria and validity
• Providers using ‘Parents’ Evaluation of Developmental Status’ who wish to also confirm children’s actual skill levels
• Trainees needing to learn about child development
• Clinicians using PEDS-R^® who also want information on children’s skill levels