Normal Height & Weight: Tween

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What Would You Do If You Were in My Shoes??

C.R. asks from Kansas City

My peditrician has referred us to an endocrinologist for my oldest daughter. First they had us do a bone age test which showed her bones to be 8 years and 2 months, a...

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Childhood (Toddler) Obesity

L.K. asks from Chicago

My two y/o daugther has been off the charts in terms of her weight since she's been two months old. She's also a tall little girl (90th percentile). That said, I real...

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Weight Gain in Tween Girl - Should I Ask the Doctor?

M.C. asks from Dallas

My daughter who recently turned 11 has always been very, very slim. We've always had to buy pants that come in slim sizes and she could usually wear them for a couple...

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Teenage Daughter's Weight

S.T. asks from Dallas

Hello ~ I have a 13 year old daughter that weighs 180 lbs. She is 5'9" tall. She has always been in the 95th percentile) since she was born) on the chart but I am...

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Kids and Tv

M.S. asks from Louisville

How much tv is too much tv. I don't put my daughter in front of the tv at all because i am afraid that she won't want to do anything else besides watch tv when she g...

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Come Backs Needed for "Oh She's So Little"

S.R. asks from Washington DC

My dd is very small for her age...she's not the smallest in the 4th grade, but the second to the smallest. She's always been under the 10th percentile, but her growt...

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Baby Weight Gain and Something Else...

K.C. asks from Dallas

Okay...please forgive my ignorance...I'm a first time mom and I'd ask my sister, but she likes to exagerate everything and scare me. My two questions are: 1) My son ...

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Does Anyone Know of Foods/supplements to Help GAIN Weight and Height?

S.N. asks from Minneapolis

My first grade son is in the 3rd percentile for his height and weight. I know that it bothers him a little that his friends are all much bigger than him. But it bot...

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Doctor Referring Us to Children's Hosp. Because 1-Year-old Doesn't Weigh Enough

M.B. asks from Seattle

Our 1 year old boy weighs 17 1/2 pounds now. Our doctor has been saying that he was in the 25th percentile for weight and 75th percentile for height. She told me to g...

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How to Get My Daughter to Eat

C.T. asks from Washington DC

I have a three-year old who will be turning four in a few months. She does not like to eat -- food just doesn't interest her most of the time. We do everything to e...