Child Growth and Development
Growth and development of an individual starts at conception and is a continuous process. In children, growth is assessed by nutrition, growth indices such as height, weight, circumference of the head and various other body measurements. Other parameters, one can use are bone age, dental age and body mass index (BMI). Growth charts are the most important tools in assessment of growth. A standard chart contains weight for age and height for age. The growth in rapid in the first 4-5 months after birth and then again there is growth spurt in mild-childhood at the time of puberty.