For starters, healthy kids come in a wide range of shapes and sizes, and they don't grow at a steady rate, either. Your child can look very different from your friends' kids -- or from his own ...

Medical conditions and other factors can affect a child's growth. Estimates are less accurate when parent heights are far from average and for children who are short for their age. Talk to your ...

The second most notable growth spurt comes during puberty – between the ages of 8 and 13 for girls and 9 and 14 for boys. But you can ... The doctor will use a growth chart to compare your ...

So when the pediatrician whips out a growth chart and ranks baby's height and ... If a child is at the 25th percentile for her age and gender, that means that out of a group of 100 girls her ...