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READING
Mesquite Pediatrics
5983 E. Grant Rd, Suite 105
Tucson, AZ 85712
Our new office is located in Grant Road Professional Plaza about a mile east of our previous location.
Phone
(520) 648-5437
Fax
(520) 648-5438
Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday - Sunday
Closed
Patients are seen by appointment only, so please call ahead even if you feel your child needs to be seen right away. We have same-day appointments available every day.
After-Hours Care
If your child’s illness or injury is life threatening, dial 911.
For urgent medical advice that cannot wait until business hours, call our office to speak with our answering service. They can put you in touch with the on-call doctor, if needed. There may be a charge associated with phone calls.
Poison Control Hotline
(800) 222-1222
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Dial/Text/Chat 988
www.988lifeline.org
Reach Out & Read
Blog • August 1, 2024 • Reading
It’s never too soon to read together! Reach Out and Read gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together.
When we look back on our childhood, many of us have fond memories of being read to, of snuggling up and enjoying a favorite story with the people who love us. And it’s not so much the story that we remember, but the feeling of love and security that it gave us.
It turns out that reading aloud, a time-honored tradition in so many families, is actually a wonderful way of helping children to reach their full potential.
More than thirty years ago, two Boston Medical Center pediatricians recognized their unique opportunity to have an impact on the development, as well as on the health, of the children they served. They adopted a simple model of prescribing books and reading aloud as a means of fostering the language-rich interactions between parents and their young children that stimulate early brain development.
Mesquite Pediatrics is a participating Reach Out & Read practice. Ask us about this simple and effective way to help your child develop language and literacy skills.