Growth of a child by age

Each parent occasionally raises the question of what should be the growth of the child by age. We all know that there are certain norms developed on the basis of averaged indicators. If you mark on the growth meter how your baby grows, then it allows very informative and in a convenient form to observe the ratio of the growth and age of the child.

Loving moms and dads should know the norms of the growth of the child by age. This will allow you to notice the problem in time, for example, too slow or too rapid addition of indicators. When identifying any problems, you need to contact the pediatrician.

The average growth of children by age depends on heredity, lifestyle, nutrition, level of physical activity, the duration of daily sleep , the presence of positive emotions, as well as on the overall health and the diseases. Toddlers should consume as much as possible vegetables, fruits, protein and calcium (contained in dairy and fermented milk products). It is important that they often walk in the fresh air.

Table of age-weight-height of the child "

Below is a table that shows the average data according to gender. It covers the age from 0 to 14 years, when children grow most quickly.

Correspondence of height and age of the child

Cases of a violation of how a boy or girl grows requires clarification of the cause and resolution of the problem. Often this may be due to hormonal imbalance, insufficient or excessive diet, an incorrect way of life.

In the case of dwarfism, there is a delay in physical development. The first signs can be seen in 2-3 years, when the increase in rates differs from the norm by more than 50%. In the case of gigantism, as a rule, excessive production of growth hormone is observed, due to which the baby outstrips normal development. In both cases, you need to pass the appropriate tests, go through magnetic resonance imaging, computer tomography of the brain.