The sky's the limit for newcomer Nov 22, 2009
Off the growth charts from about three months old, she tops 203 centimetres and is the tallest player in Australian women's basketball. But in recent months, the talk about the 18-year-old has become less superficial as those in the know turned their focus to what could be for the enormously talented centre. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Federal researchers set to survey county's health Oct 28, 2009
The survey also aims to shape the nation's health policies and create standardized health benchmarks, such as childhood growth charts used by pediatricians. This is the third time Maricopa County was selected as one of the survey's target areas; researchers were also here in 1999 and 2007. (AZCentral -- News)
That's not fat enough! Oct 13, 2009
Random dots on growth charts were like tumours on the conscience. What kind of mother was I, starving my children like that. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Rocky Mountain Moms: My pre-teen daughter, her body image, an an overly concerned dad Oct 13, 2009
Because my two oldest daughters have always been in the 90th percentile for height and weight on the growth charts, and because I've since learned from our pediatrician "girls grow out before they grow up" (i. e. gain a little weight before they hit a growth spurt), they are not pencil thin. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Tips for two Oct 8, 2009
Other creative ideas include personalized growth charts and customized wall art available at. If space doesn t allow for two of everything, make sure furniture is big enough to share. (Boston Globe)
Start holiday shopping Oct 2, 2009
For the kids on your list, children's clothing and gift store Wild Plums is offering 20 percent off personalized items (sweaters, baseball gloves, growth charts, baby books, and more) throughout October. The store also has some very well-priced items for grown-ups, including Murval bags (topping out at $50 for a tote), makeup bags, and a small selection of plates and mugs. (Boston Globe)
Children's Growth Charts Don't Measure Up with Parents Sep 30, 2009
MONDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Parents want to know how their children measure up on the growth charts widely used in pediatrician's offices, but many parents don't understand how to read or interpret the information, a new survey shows ... Growth charts were developed in the 1960s to help physicians monitor a child's development, said study author Dr. Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, consulting medical editor at Nemours Center for Children's Health Media ... "Growth charts can be helpful if used... (MEDLINEplus)
Parents clueless about kids' growth charts Sep 30, 2009
Parents clueless when it comes to kids' growth charts - CNN.com ... Parents clueless when it comes to kids' growth charts ... Study: Most parents don't know how to read pediatric growth charts. (CNN)
Report maps out solutions to child obesity Sep 1, 2009
The percentage of obese children (considered those in 95 percentile or above based on growth charts) has skyrocketed since 1980. In ages 6-11. (USA Today -- News)
Summertime, and the living is off the grid Aug 22, 2009
Other families diligently follow their pediatricians growth charts. We are truly the Flavor of the Month, aiming toward Swirl of My Dreams, each new taste sensation a cause for celebration. (Boston Globe)
For Short Kids, No Lack of Self-Esteem Aug 19, 2009
"For kids below the 10th percentile [on standardized growth charts], there didn't seem to be any significant outcomes in terms of popularity or in peer victimization reported by the teachers.". Lee and her colleagues undertook this study because many parents are concerned when their children fail to grow at a similar pace to their peers. (MEDLINEplus)
Infants Cared for in Another Home Become Heavier Toddlers Aug 1, 2009
"An infant who was in child care in someone else's home in the first six months of life was 5 or so percentage points higher [on growth charts] at 1 or 3 years old than an infant who started at the same point but was cared for at home by another provider or at a center," said study author Sara Benjamin, a postdoctoral research fellow in the department of population medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston ... The growth charts used in the study were from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control... (MEDLINEplus)
Preschool obesity rate stablizing, study finds Jul 25, 2009
The CDC surveyed some 2 million children, and defined obesity as having a body mass index a measure of height and weight that ranked at or above the 95th percentile on growth charts. American Indians and Alaska Natives were the only racial or ethnic group where the proportion of obese children rose between 2003 to 2008 rising about one-half percent per year in each group to 21. (MSNBC -- Health)
Number of Underweight Kids in U.S. Continues to Fall Jul 17, 2009
Children with body-mass index (BMI) values below the 5th percentile of the sex-specific BMI-for-age growth charts are classified as underweight. SOURCE: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, news release, July 15, 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
STATS: Child obesity rates high but steady Jul 9, 2009
" The latest statistics are based on measurements of 8,165 children and adolescents who were part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2003-2006. The data are considered the gold standard for evaluating the obesity problem in the USA because it is an extensive survey of people whose weight and height are actually measured, rather than being self reported. Many experts classify children as obese if they are in the 95th percentile on body mass index growth charts, which is... (USA Today -- News)
Better habits Jun 16, 2009
Healthy cookbooks and coloring books, bookmarks with nutritional information, growth charts and other informative items were also included in the bags. About a dozen volunteers took time last week to help put the bags together at the WIC office. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
New program targets obesity May 12, 2009
Among children and adolescents, being obese or overweight is defined by using sex-specific BMI measures for age growth charts. Each CHAMPION program includes information on program design, target age group, implementation procedures and evaluation measures. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
Milk protein clue to big babies Apr 28, 2009
New infant growth charts, to be introduced in the UK this summer, have been changed so they relate more closely to the growth patterns of breast-fed babies. Existing charts are based on a 1970s study into the growth patterns of formula-fed babies, and many breast-fed babies fall short - often causing concern to their parents and to health visitors. (BBC News -- Health)
Data analysis finds nearly one-fifth of 4-year-olds obese Apr 7, 2009
Children were considered obese if their body-mass index, a height-weight ratio, was in the 95th percentile or higher based on government BMI growth charts. For 4-year-olds, that would be a BMI of about 18. (Boston Globe)
The Co-operators Celebrates 10 Years of Car Seat Safety Apr 1, 2009
The Co-operators also has distributed more than a million growth charts, which demonstrate the various stages of car seat safety. With more than 1,000 volunteers trained to date, the program remains in high demand in many Canadian communities. (Canada Newswire)
Infant weight gain linked to childhood obesity Mar 30, 2009
Taveras also points out that these findings provide initial evidence that our cultural affirmation of infants who top the growth charts, and even our notions of appropriate weight gain during pregnancy, may prove to be excessive. "At first it may seem implausible that weight gain over just a few months early in infancy could have long-term health consequences, but it makes sense because so much of human development takes place during that periodand even before birth," says Matthew Gillman,... (EurekAlert!)
