![]() ![]() Your doctor can check your child to make sure that he or she is growing as expected. If you are concerned about your child's growth, talk to your doctor. Healthy growth is different for every child, and your child will grow at his or her own pace. Taking several BMI measurements over time can help you and your doctor assess your child's growth. For example, if your child is at the 25th percentile, it means that out of 100 children who are the same gender and age, 25 are your child's size or smaller, and 75 are bigger than your child. The percentile is the number that ranks your child's BMI among the BMIs of children of the same gender and age. On your child's growth chart, mark your child's percentile. ![]() Follow the curved line to the right to estimate the percentile. Your child's percentile will be in one of the shaded areas. Find the point where BMI and age meet.You'll learn whether your child's BMI falls into an underweight, healthy weight, overweight, or obese range. Find your child's age on the bottom of the chart. The Raising FIT Kids BMI Calculator computes your child's body mass index (BMI).Find your child's BMI on the side of the chart.Add this widget to your website to let your audience calculate BMI for children and teens. ![]() Children are still growing, and boys and girls develop at different rates. BMI for Children For children and teens, overweight is defined differently than it is for adults. Or use the BMI tables on the Aim for a Healthy Weight website. Youll learn whether your childs BMI falls into an underweight, healthy weight, overweight, or obese range.
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