Growth Resources

A child's growth is an incredible journey. Physically, they transform from helpless bundles to agile beings, mastering movements, and eventually reaching their full stature. Mentally, it's a journey from absorbing the world through senses to honing critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and shaping their own beliefs and values. And you're there every step of the way, nurturing their strengths, and fostering their resilience to help them become a confident adult ready to take on the world.

Growth

• A-Z growth disorder
• Abnormal breast growth in boys and girls
• Body image and self-esteem
• Body mass index (BMI)
• Delayed puberty
• Dwarfism
• Failure to thrive
• Glands and growth disorders
• Growing pains
• Growth charts - what are they?
• Growth hormone
• Growth hormone deficiency
• Growth plates
• Growth problems
• Growth - should I worry about the way my son walks?
• How babies grow during pregnancy
• Pregnancy - baby growth slideshow
• Pregnancy - mom and baby growth slideshow
• Understanding growth charts
• Week-by-week pregnancy calendar
• When kids feel too tall or too short
• Your child's weight
• Your preemie's growth and developmental milestones

Ages and stages

• How babies grow during pregnancy
• Pregnancy - baby growth slideshow
• 1 month
• 2 months
• 3 months
• 4 months
• 5 months
• 6 months
• 7 months
• 8 months
• 9 months
• 1-2 years old
• 2-3 years old
• 4-5 years old
• 6-12 years old
• 13- to 18-years-old

Feeding

• Breastfeeding FAQs: getting started
• Breastfeeding FAQs: how much and how often
• Breastfeeding FAQs: out and about
• Breastfeeding FAQs: pain and discomfort
• Breastfeeding FAQs: pumping
• Breastfeeding FAQs: safely storing breast milk
• Breastfeeding FAQs: sleep - yours and your baby's
• Breastfeeding FAQs: solids and supplementing
• Breastfeeding FAQs: some common concerns
• Breastfeeding FAQs: supply and demand
• Breastfeeding FAQs: your eating and drinking habits
• Breastfeeding vs. Formula feeding
• Caffeine
• Calcium
• Carbohydrates and sugar
• Cleft lip/cleft palate: feeding your child
• Fats
• Feeding your newborn
• Feeding your 1- to 2-year-old
• Feeding your 1- to 3-month-old
• Feeding your 4- to 7-month-old
• Feeding your 8- to 12-month-old
• Formula feeding FAQs: getting started
• Formula feeding FAQs: how much and how often
• Formula feeding FAQs: preparation and storage
• Formula feeding FAQs: some common concerns
• Formula feeding FAQs: starting solids and milk