Find out about kids' average weight and height from birth to 8 years old – and learn what your child's growth percentile really means.

there is a "weight for height" chart or a "BMI" index. These tell if your child's weight is close to what it should be, given her height. How to Tell If Growth Could Be a Problem One of the first ...

Parents are a competitive bunch. So when the pediatrician whips out a growth chart and ranks baby's height and weight in percentiles, it's easy to wonder if something's wrong. But growth ...

The research, published in Nature Human Behavior, analyzed MRI scans from over 1,000 children to map how different brain ...

Children’s growth in the first two years of life significantly influences their pubertal growth and adult height, but not ...

With rates of obesity in Ireland rising, Dr Grace O’Malley, clinical lead for the CHI child and adolescent obesity service, ...

Height, weight and body mass index were compared with WHO New Growth Standards 2006. Statistical analysis was based on WHO Anthroplus software for calculation of mean, median, SD, range and z scores, ...