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Do we measure up?
Some kids will be tall, some short, that’s the way it goes. Does it matter? Sort of. As it turns out, the average height of is meaningful in all kinds of ways. American kids were the world’s tallest until the 1960s, today, children in the Netherlands lead the growth charts. In other words, when pregnant women have access to prenatal health care and children, too, have access to quality, affordable health care, healthy food and playtime outside, those kids grow to their fullest height.
Fact: The average age for growth spurts for boys is 13. Girls typically experience spurts two years earlier than boys.
Fact: According to the FDA, children are considered short of stature when they are shorter than 98.8 percent of other kids of the same gender and age.
Fact: Healthy eating and physical activity may help the kiddos grow, but the reality is, genetics play a major part.
You know when you’re watching CNN and the story being reported is so wacky you have to check to make sure you didn’t somehow switch to The Daily Show? Or you’re reading a factual piece in the New York Times and you’re absolutely convinced that you must have accidentally picked up The Onion?
Well, the latter experience pretty well sums up a recent Times book review about the insane lengths some parents go to to control their kids’ heights. Continue reading »
When I need a laugh, I can usually depend on Passive Aggressive Notes, and this gem is no different.
A dad replaced the labels on his daughter’s pants with “none of your damn business,” to keep a babysitter from repeating that the tot should be wearing “her age” in clothing. Continue reading »
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