Use this calculator to determine whether a child is at a healthy weight for his/her height, age and sex ... Plotting a child's BMI on the proper CDC growth chart (see charts below) can alert parents ...

Q: My baby is small but my pediatric provider says she is "following the curve" so he is not worried. What does that mean? I'm still worried! A. If your baby is "following the curve" of the growth ...

Data for the BMI, Weight, and Height graphs come from U.S. Growth Charts (2000), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of ...

For example, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), exclusively ... track your child's weight, height, and head circumference on a growth chart developed by the World ...