Growth charts are just a guide – While they show averages for weight and height, each child’s growth pattern is unique, and doctors use them to track progress rather than compare kids.

Growth charts provide useful information but should never be considered report cards. Height, weight and head size numbers matter far less than consistent growth. CNN — ...

Use the CDC growth charts for children age 2 years and older in the U.S. "Growth charts are not intended to be used as a sole diagnostic instrument. Instead, growth charts are tools that contribute to ...

The first “national” growth charts were produced in 1977 and pulled height, weight and head circumference measurements from large cross-country health surveys.

Visits to a pediatrician next year might look a little different thanks to a new growth curve chart slated to be released in the spring of 2006. And a Calvin College professor is currently working in ...

New Charts Coming Previous studies have found that standardized growth charts may not reflect local populations, including Indigenous groups in Canada and other countries, such as Cree children in ...

Growth charts provide useful information but should never be considered report cards. Height, weight and head size numbers matter far less than consistent growth. CNN — ...