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Valcourt Pediatric Associates - Augusta Valcourt Pediatric Associates is a family-owned pediatric group with locations in GA & SC. New patients welcome.

Our Augusta office offers flexible scheduling, telehealth, and compassionate care. Welcome to Valcourt Pediatric Associates — a trusted pediatric practice proudly serving families across Georgia and South Carolina. At Valcourt Pediatric Associates, we care and we listen. We provide personalized care that supports the whole child — physically, emotionally, and culturally. Our diverse team is committed to creating a safe, welcoming space for every family, with a focus on wellness, open communication, and trusted medical guidance. We proudly serve families across two states, with four convenient locations:

📍 Augusta, GA — (706) 955-4639
📍 Aiken, SC — (803)-226-0005
📍 Ridgeland, SC — (843) 784-3636
📍 Walterboro, SC — (843) 599-9064

Whether you’re visiting us in the city or a smaller community, every office reflects our commitment to consistency, warmth, and quality pediatric care.

Fall brings a lineup of look-alike illnesses, and each one calls for a different response. 🤧Cold: Gradual congestion, co...
10/16/2026

Fall brings a lineup of look-alike illnesses, and each one calls for a different response. 🤧

Cold: Gradual congestion, cough and sore throat, maybe a low fever. Runs its course in about a week.

Flu: Sudden onset, higher fever, body aches and exhaustion. Hits harder and faster than a cold.

RSV: Starts cold-like, then a wet cough and wheezing. In babies under 1, watch breathing and feeding closely, as it can turn serious.

Croup: A barking, seal-like cough and hoarse voice, usually worse at night.

Call us regardless of which it is if you see: Fast or labored breathing, ribs pulling in with each breath, a fever in an infant under 2 months, dehydration, a baby too breathless to feed, or symptoms that suddenly worsen.

Most of these are managed at home with fluids, rest and time. It is the breathing that decides urgency.

At Valcourt Pediatric Associates, we help you tell them apart and know when it is time to be seen.

Watch the breathing. That's your signal. 💨

The weather turning cooler is when daily movement quietly drops off. 🍁Shorter days and earlier dark pull kids indoors, a...
10/15/2026

The weather turning cooler is when daily movement quietly drops off. 🍁

Shorter days and earlier dark pull kids indoors, and the 60-minutes-a-day target gets harder to hit.

Where the movement can come from in fall: Raking and playing in leaves, a family walk after dinner while there is still light, indoor dance or obstacle courses on rainy days, and keeping up sports through the season.

Why it matters beyond fitness: Movement builds strong bones and coordination, improves sleep, and lifts mood as the days get darker.

National Physical Therapy Month is also a reminder that lingering pain is not normal for kids. Persistent joint or back pain, a limp, or pain that wakes them deserves a look, not a wait-and-see.

Growing pains are real but have a pattern. Pain that is one-sided, swollen or constant is not that.

At Valcourt Pediatric Associates, we check movement and address pain concerns at well visits.

Keep them moving as the days get shorter. 🏃

Today is World Mental Health Day, and it falls during Mental Illness Awareness Week. Children are part of this conversat...
10/14/2026

Today is World Mental Health Day, and it falls during Mental Illness Awareness Week. Children are part of this conversation. 💚

Half of all lifelong mental health conditions begin by age 14, which makes childhood the time to pay attention, not wait.

What it can look like in kids: Ongoing sadness or irritability, worry that gets in the way of daily life, changes in sleep or appetite, pulling back from friends, frequent physical complaints with no clear cause, and a drop at school.

What helps at home: Name feelings without rushing to fix them, keep predictable routines, protect sleep and movement, limit doom-scrolling, and make it normal to talk about hard feelings.

Reducing the stigma starts with us as adults. A child who hears that minds need care just like bodies is more likely to speak up.

If you are worried, you do not have to sort it out alone. And the 988 Su***de and Crisis Lifeline is there any time, by call or text.

At Valcourt Pediatric Associates, we screen for anxiety and depression and connect families with support.

Minds need care too. Let's talk about it. 💙

As the heat breaks and the air dries out, eczema flares climb. 🍂Cooler weather, indoor heating and hot baths all pull mo...
10/13/2026

As the heat breaks and the air dries out, eczema flares climb. 🍂

Cooler weather, indoor heating and hot baths all pull moisture from the skin, and that is exactly what eczema hates.

The routine that works: Short lukewarm baths, pat dry, and moisturise within three minutes while skin is still damp. Thick creams and ointments beat thin lotions.

Through the fall and winter: Moisturise at least twice a day, choose fragrance-free products, dress in soft breathable layers, and run a humidifier in dry rooms.

Common triggers to watch: Wool and rough fabrics, harsh soaps, sweat, and sudden temperature changes.

When to come in: Skin that is cracked, weeping or crusted, sleep disrupted by itching, or flares that creams are not calming. Infected eczema needs treatment, and there are options beyond the drugstore.

Eczema is common and manageable. The goal is comfortable skin and good sleep.

At Valcourt Pediatric Associates, we build eczema plans that fit your child's skin and the season.

Lock in the moisture. Before the itch starts. 💧

We've Been Nominated for Best of Georgia! 🏆Valcourt Pediatrics is excited to be nominated in the Pediatric Practices cat...
10/12/2026

We've Been Nominated for Best of Georgia! 🏆

Valcourt Pediatrics is excited to be nominated in the Pediatric Practices category!

We're grateful for the families who trust us with their children's care. Now, we'd love your support!

⏰ Voting ends October 31! Don't miss your chance to vote!

🗳️ Vote for Valcourt Pediatrics here:
https://gbj.com/augusta/health-medical/valcourt-pediatric-associates

Thank you for being part of our Valcourt Pediatrics family! 💙

Cavities are the most common chronic disease in children, and almost all of it is preventable. 🦷The basics do most of th...
10/12/2026

Cavities are the most common chronic disease in children, and almost all of it is preventable. 🦷

The basics do most of the work. Brush two minutes, twice a day, with a fluoride toothpaste.

By age: Under 3, use a smear the size of a grain of rice. Ages 3-6, a pea-sized amount. Kids need help brushing until about age 7 or 8, when they can tie their own shoes.

The one parents skip: The first dental visit should happen by age 1, or within six months of the first tooth. Early visits are about prevention and comfort, not drilling.

Also worth doing: Cut grazing on sugary drinks and snacks, since it is frequency more than quantity that feeds cavities, and never send a baby to bed with a bottle of anything but water.

Baby teeth matter. They hold space for adult teeth and affect speech and eating.

At Valcourt Pediatric Associates, we check teeth at well visits and apply fluoride varnish for little ones.

Two by two. And a dentist by one. ✨

Today is Child Health Day, a federal observance since 1928, and its whole idea is prevention. 🩺The most valuable appoint...
10/09/2026

Today is Child Health Day, a federal observance since 1928, and its whole idea is prevention. 🩺

The most valuable appointment your child has all year is the one where nothing is wrong.

What the well visit catches with no symptoms to warn you: A growth curve that has flattened, rising blood pressure in a teen, early scoliosis, a vision or hearing gap, anemia, and mood changes a child has not mentioned.

It is also where immunizations stay on track. Today happens to be World Meningitis Day too, a reminder that meningococcal vaccines matter for preteens and teens.

The rule of thumb: Every child needs a well visit every year, healthy or not. Babies and toddlers need them more often.

Sick visits treat what already went wrong. Well visits stop things from getting there.

At Valcourt Pediatric Associates, the yearly visit is where we get ahead of problems instead of chasing them.

Book the visit where nothing is wrong. That's the one. 💙

Richmond County families, if the flu shot is still on your list, this is the moment. 💉Flu vaccine works best when it is ...
10/08/2026

Richmond County families, if the flu shot is still on your list, this is the moment. 💉

Flu vaccine works best when it is on board before the virus spreads widely. By the end of October is the target, and we are there now.

Who needs it: Everyone 6 months and older, every year. The virus shifts, so last season's protection does not carry over.

First-timers under 9 need two doses four weeks apart, so those families should not wait any longer.

Clearing up the usual worry: The flu vaccine cannot give you the flu. A sore arm or an off day is the immune system responding, not an infection.

Why it matters locally: Flu moves fast through Augusta-area schools and daycares, and vaccination cuts missed days and serious illness.

At Valcourt Pediatric Associates in Augusta, we are giving flu vaccines now, and can pair it with a well visit.

Still time. Book this week. 🛡️

About 1 in 5 students is bullied during the school year, and most never say a word to an adult. 💙They show it in changes...
10/07/2026

About 1 in 5 students is bullied during the school year, and most never say a word to an adult. 💙

They show it in changes at home instead, and it is easy to read those as a bad mood.

Signs your child may be bullied: Unexplained stomach aches or headaches on school days, lost or damaged belongings, a drop in grades, not wanting to go to school, trouble sleeping, and pulling away from friends.

Signs a child may be bullying others: Aggression, needing to dominate, unexplained new items, and quickness to blame.

What actually helps: Ask open questions and listen without jumping to fix it, take it seriously, keep notes with dates, and work with the school rather than confronting another child's parent.

Online counts too. Cyberbullying follows kids home, so know the platforms they use.

At Valcourt Pediatric Associates, we screen for mood and stress at well visits and can help when bullying is affecting your child's health.

Watch for the changes. Then start the conversation. 🤝

The loudest myth about ADHD is that you can spot it across a room. 🧠Many children with ADHD are not hyperactive at all. ...
10/06/2026

The loudest myth about ADHD is that you can spot it across a room. 🧠

Many children with ADHD are not hyperactive at all. They are quietly lost in their own head, and they get missed for years.

The inattentive signs that fly under the radar: Daydreaming, losing things constantly, careless mistakes, trouble finishing tasks, not seeming to listen, and struggling to organise. These show up more in girls, and later.

The hyperactive-impulsive signs people do notice: Fidgeting, interrupting, difficulty waiting, and always on the go.

What ADHD is not: A discipline problem, a parenting failure, or something a child will simply grow out of on their own.

Diagnosis takes more than a single visit. It means gathering information from home and school and ruling out other causes like sleep, anxiety or vision.

At Valcourt Pediatric Associates, we evaluate attention and focus concerns thoroughly, not with a quick label.

Struggling quietly is still struggling. Let's look closer. 💙

Address

1511 Anthony Road
Augusta, GA
30904

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 1pm
Saturday 9am - 3pm

Telephone

+17069554639

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