How to Determine Your Child’s Ideal Weight
By Joel Riley | August 17, 2008
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Coming to the issue of Obesity, we all sometimes do wonder how much our kid actually weigh. As Adults, we use the Body Mass Index for ideal weight calculation while for youngsters, we base it on length for age and weight for age percentages charts.
Those children weighing over the 95th percentile range are considered overweight. And for those above the 85th percentile range, they are considered at risk of being overweight.
You can see the growth charts for boys and girls age 2-20 by going to www.cdc.gov/growthcharts.
It’s important to remember that this is just a general guideline.You shouldn’t become too obsessed with making your child’s weight fit into a specific category. Instead, worry about his or her overall health.
If your child is approaching the 85th percentile, you’ll want to look at your family’s lifestyle and see where you can make improvements. You should also talk to your pediatrician before you make the determination that your child is overweight.
A healthy adult weight comes about from maintaining a healthy weight for your kid. Although monitoring your kid weight is important, do it in moderation. Do not be obsessed about trying to fit your child weight neatly into predefined category. This may result in more harm than good.
A little common sense can go a long way when deciding on matter regarding your child weight. Be a good role model and encourage your child to exercise regularly. Also provide him or her with a nutritious diet so that they can have a healthy lifestyle.
You can’t expect for your child to change her lifestyle while you keep the same unhealthy one. When you work to keep the whole family healthy, your child will be more likely to have a healthy weight.
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