For starters, healthy kids come in a wide range of shapes and sizes, and they don't grow at a steady rate, either. Your child can look very different from your friends' kids -- or from his own ...

There are separate growth charts for weight, height, and head circumference. These simply represent the average weight, height, or head circumference of a bunch of normal children. You will see ...

Predicted heights are usually within 4 inches, taller or shorter, than actual adult height. Medical conditions and other factors can affect a child's growth. Estimates are less accurate when ...

Another way to predict a child's adult height is with a growth chart. Once a child has started puberty, you can compare their height and age to those mapped on a growth chart and follow the ...

All values must be entered in order to calculate percentiles for Blood Pressure and Height. A percentile shows the relative position of the child's measurement (such as Blood Pressure or Height) among ...