no more, no less. a pediatrician looks at ALL parents as POTENTIAL abusers.

[Wait Wut]

52. Not all abuse is physical.

And, not all physical abuse is obvious. Doctors asking 'routine' questions of parents and children does no harm. I was an unwed, teen mom with a (still, at 30) uncoordinated son. He was always covered in bruises. I had no problem with his doctor asking some very straightforward questions. When he asked if he could spend a few minutes alone with my son, I didn't protest. When the door opened and the doctor came out laughing and my son had that typical big grin on his face, I thanked the doctor and shared a tiny, tiny bit of my childhood with him.

He stopped laughing. His partner had been my doctor when I was my son's age. There were no questions asked when I was a child.

Let them ask questions. If it gives one child a voice, it's worth the discomfort of the parents.