Posts Tagged ‘children’s growth’
Girls Less Likely to Have Short Height Checked for Medical Causes
A new study carried out by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) finds that girls may be less likely than boys to have their short height checked out for possible medical causes, at least among children from urban, largely minority, and underserved pediatric practices. Read the rest of this entry »
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Giraffic Children’s Wall Growth Charts
We at SizeTracker love, love, love giraffes. They are a symbol of quiet power, flexibility, and vision. They are also tall, and, as a result, are often associated with growth and found as illustrations on kids' growth charts.
So, today, we pay tribute to the beautiful giraffe and your child's growth by sharing some of our favorite giraffe wall growth charts for kids. Read the rest of this entry »
BBC reports on why children’s slippery slides and clothes are getting bigger
This past week, the BBC highlighted preliminary results of the National Childrenwear Survey going on in the UK. The survey measures the height and weight of school children in England and Wales and is intended to help clothing and other children's products manufacturers design products that fit today's kids. The data that are currently used reflect measurements from the 1990's, before the start of the childhood obesity epidemic. Things have changed. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Down Syndrome Growing Up Study – Stand Up and Be Counted!
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia - also known as CHOP - is addressing a need that is 25 years in the making with a new research study focusing on the growth and development of children with Down Syndrome. The study, which is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), brings together experts from the Hospital in growth and nutrition, Down syndrome (also called trisomy 21), and general pediatrics to develop new growth charts for children and young adults with Down syndrome. Read the rest of this entry »
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Genetics and socio-economic factors influence children’s growth and health
The title of this post does not share anything we probably couldn't have guessed ourselves. But studies that were published this month dig deeper into the question of how much influence nature and nurture have on a child's growth and health. Read more about the impact of parental nutrition, stature, and obesity on children's fetal and childhood development, as well as the role that poverty plays in children's health and development. Read the rest of this entry »
In poor countries, taller moms’ kids are healthier
In developing countries, taller moms tend to give birth to healthier kids who are less likely to die in infancy, be underweight or have stunted growth, a new study finds. At the same time, good nutrition in adolescence and delaying marriage and childbirth appear to lead to taller adults. Read the rest of this entry »
Books of Note: Normal at Any Cost
Normal at Any Cost: Tall Girls, Short Boys, and the Medical Industry's Quest to Manipulate Height covers the gamut of issues and emotions surrounding height adjustment or control from parental hopes to drug company marketing techniques, medical ethics to self-esteem. Read the rest of this entry »
Charting Your Child’s Growth at Home
Every visit to your child's doctor involves taking height and weight measurements. These measurements are used to plot a child's growth over time and see where they fall relative to other children of their same age and gender and to make sure that they are growing as expected. The easiest way to track your child's growth is simply to record the date that your doctor takes your child's measurements and what those measurements are. This article offers tools and tips for tracking this information yourself. Read the rest of this entry »
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Race and ethnicity-specific growth charts for children
In an earlier post, I discussed what growth charts mean and ways that you can use growth charts to monitor your child's development. The CDC growth and BMI charts are the standard in doing this. They are age- and gender-specific and incorporate data from all races and ethnicities.
To provide an alternative what they consider to be a "lumping together" of all children, Halls.MD offers a collection of alternative growth charts that not only break children's growth data down by age and gender, but also race and ethnicity. Read the rest of this entry »
Understanding Children’s Growth Chart Percentiles
Growth percentiles are the most commonly used method in the United States to assess a child's size and growth patterns. Where your child's measurements fall on the growth chart is not as important as whether they continue to grow along a similar percentile. For this reason, most pediatricians track children's growth over time to see if there are significant changes in their expected growth pattern. Read the rest of this entry »
