Doctors weigh the child, measure his height, and then find the child's percentile ranking on the growth chart compared to children of the same gender and age. Within a specific age and gender, there is a wide range of body types, heights and weights that are considered normal. A child's height or weight is broadly defined as average or normal if it lies within the fifth to 95th percentile. You can review the average height of a toddler-aged child using growth charts, such as those available online at Kids Growth.
The average height for a month-old girl is The average height for a month-old girl is about 34 inches, with a normal range of about At 36 months, girls average about The average height for month-old boys is just under 30 inches, with a normal range of just under 28 inches to just under 32 inches.
Twenty-four-month-old boys average about The average month old boy is about Just like average height, average weight is estimated using growth charts.
The average weight for a month old girl is about 20 lbs. The average weight for a month-old girl is about Thirty-six-month-old girls weigh an average of Most children between ages 2 and 10 grow at a fairly steady rate. According to the CDC growth charts, 5-year-olds should weigh between 34 and 52 pounds, 7-year-olds should weigh between 40 and 66 pounds and year-olds should weigh between 54 and pounds.
Sometime between ages 9 and 15 your child will experience another growth spurt. At this age, the growth spurt is a sign of puberty. This may last two to five years. Usually by the time a girl is 15 years old and a boy is 16 or 17 they have reached their adult height. A healthy weight for your teenager depends on his height and when his growth spurt occurs.
Monitoring his BMI during these years is the best way to determine if he has a healthy weight. According to the CDC growth charts, an average year-old weighs between 66 and pounds. Fifteen-year-old boys usually weigh between 94 and pounds, while year-old girls weigh between 90 and pounds.
A healthy weight for an year-old boy is between and pounds, and a healthy weight for an year-old girl is between and pounds. Kristin Mortensen. She has also been a registered dietitian since , and has worked for hospitals, clinics and Women, Infants and Children WIC programs. Mortensen has a bachelor of science in dietetics from Brigham Young University.
If, for instance, your child's growth rate had been normal but has recently slowed, the doctor may track growth over a few months to see if this is a possible health problem or just a variation of normal. You may be concerned that your child is too small.
Most kids who are very short — at or below the 5th percentile on the growth chart — are usually following one of two normal variant growth patterns:. But medical conditions like hypothyroidism also can affect a child's growth, so talk with your doctor if you have a concern. Reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD. Larger text size Large text size Regular text size.
Helping Your Child Grow Normal growth — aided by good nutrition, plenty of sleep , and regular exercise — is one of the best overall indicators of a child's good health. At the Doctor's Office There is a wide range of "normal" heights and weights. Most kids who are very short — at or below the 5th percentile on the growth chart — are usually following one of two normal variant growth patterns: Familial genetic short stature: This is when kids inherit genes for short stature but grow at a normal rate, enter puberty at an average age, and reach a final adult height similar to that of their parents.
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