Normal Height & Weight: Preschooler

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High Calorie Recipes

D.H. asks from Canton

My daughter is 5 and is very underweight. Her doctor just tells me to give her peanut butter and milkshakes. I'm looking for some high calorie foods to give her sin...

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If 2 Year Old Doesn't Eat Dinner...

K.K. asks from Iowa City

If your (almost) 2 year old doesn't eat dinner, do you offer an alternate? Tonight was chili night, something she has eaten and liked before. She wanted no part of th...

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Is It Possible for a Child to Grow Too Much?

B.L. asks from Los Angeles

My younger son just turned 5 and he is 48" tall. That is over 100th percentile for his age. 48" is the average height of an 8-year-old. His brother is 8 and is 53" ta...

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My Son Doesn't Seem to Be Gaining Enough Weight :(

R.A. asks from Provo

I am really scared and just don't know what to do. My 6 year old son just does not seem to be gaining enough weight. Every time he goes in for a checkup his weight pe...

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Breast-fed Baby Dropping on the Weight/height Charts

E.M. asks from Springfield

We just took our son in for his 9-month well-baby dr. visit. We were surprised to see that he has dropped from being in the 75th-85th percentile on height and weight...

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How Much Do Your 14 Month Old's Weigh???

S.F. asks from Charlotte

I just want to see a bunch of varied answers to this! My son weighed 7lbs even at birth, and currently weighs 20.5#. He was on the 25%-10% percentile curve the whol...

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Cholesterol and Whole Milk

A.Z. asks from San Francisco

My husband told me last night that he heard (I think from the news or something like that) if there is a history of high cholesterol in your family, and especially if...

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18 Months Needs More Calories!

S.A. asks from Sioux Falls

My husband just took our 18 month old daughter to her 18 month Well Baby check up. She is on the small side. 25th percentile for height and weight. She has stayed pre...

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The Size of My Daughter

E.J. asks from San Francisco

I wanted to know if my daughter is much smaller than most. She is 8 months old, and she weighs 14 lbs. she is JUST now fitting into her 6-9 month clothes. Does thi...

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27 Months Old Girl with Big Tummy

J.C. asks from San Diego

My 27 months old girl has a big tummy, esp. at the end of the day after all the food and drink. She is healthy, and a good eater. I only give her healthy food, occasi...