Every child grows at their own pace, and growth charts show typical patterns but not exact paths. Most children follow a similar growth curve from birth to puberty, with varying periods of quick ...

If you're a parent, mealtime can be a struggle. You spend precious time and energy making a nutrient-rich meal you think the whole family will love, only to have your kids pick at their food and snack ...

Prepubertal children treated with inhaled glucocorticoids for asthma show an initial reduced growth velocity. [1] When these observations were first made, it was not known whether the initial drop in ...

Like many new parents, you might be wondering if your baby is growing at a healthy rate. Questions like "What is the average newborn weight?" or "How much should a 1-year-old weigh?" are common. While ...

Growth hormone helps children grow in height and supports healthy metabolism. When a child does not have enough of this hormone, their growth may be slow. This is sometimes called growth failure.

Remember when your child was a baby and you swore they grew overnight? Or that summer when your toddler suddenly looked more ...

It wasn’t until one of Benke’s friends confided that her own daughter had recently been diagnosed with Pediatric Growth ...

Read full article: 5 tips to protect your knees and prevent injuries Temporary physical stressors -- like an ice bath -- can trigger the body’s innate healing mechanisms. Kids with growing pains often ...