A new study suggests that most parents don't know how to read the charts and may think a child's weight is perfectly fine, when, in fact, the child is obese ...

Every child grows differently – It's totally normal for kids to be bigger or smaller than others at the same age. What's more important is that they grow steadily over time. Growth charts are just a ...

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 ...

At a typical pediatric visit, parents and clinicians examine where a child falls on growth charts that compare their height and weight to national averages. Now, a team of University of Maryland ...

Picture this: In the same pediatrician’s office, two little boys happen to have their 3-year-old well visit on the same day. Both start with a nurse, who weighs them and measures their height. Then ...

Expert DIYer April Wilkerson builds a DIY wood burned growth chart ruler for tracking children's height in a stylish way.