# The pediatrician’s role in optimizing school readiness

### At-a-glance

##### Topics
Behavior, Child development, Communication & language, Pediatrics, School readiness, Screening, Social-emotional development

##### Resource Types
Policy statements

##### Author
American Academy of Pediatrics

##### Year
2016

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Read the policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to learn how pediatricians can significantly influence school readiness, specifically addressing children’s physical well-being, social-emotional well-being, and cognitive and language development.

[Read the policy statement](http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/138/3/e20162293)