Children's physical growth, especially height growth, is the most concerned issue for parents, whether my child's height growth is normal, whether it is obese or malnourished, the growth curve will give you the most intuitive answer.
The growth curves mainly include height and weight growth curves, as well as body mass index (BMI) growth curves. Body mass index (BMI) is mainly used to evaluate the degree of proportionality of the body and determine whether it is obese or emaciated. At present, these have standard curves of China and the World Health Organization, and the height and weight of the child can be measured regularly, and the child's growth curve can be drawn, which can be compared intuitively.
1.You can determine whether the child's physical growth level is normal at a certain time, and see if the current height and weight are within the normal range.
2.You can evaluate whether your child's growth rate is normal. Usually, the child's growth trajectory is observed dynamically to see whether the child's growth rate is consistent with the normal growth curve.
3.If there are more than one child in the family, they can be compared with each other.
4.If the physical growth is backward, the intervention is carried out**, and the growth curve can evaluate the effect of the intervention** to see if the child achieves catch-up growth.
Usually the growth curve can be more intuitive to see the child's growth trajectory, find the problem in time, and intervene. Before the child is one year old, it can be measured once a month, when it is two or three months old, and once every six months after the age of three. Sometimes, although the child seems to be relatively short, if the child's growth rate is normal, it means that the child is growing normally.