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My son is 5 years old and is 41" tall and weighs only 35 lbs. Should I be concerned? ...

I'm concernced about my daughter's rate of growth. She is six years old and has not gained any weight in over 1 1/2 years. She has always been small for her age. Any nutrition recommendations you could provide would be appreciated. Thanks...

My 8-year-old nephew is extremely thin. He is about 3'10" - 3'11" tall and weighs 50 pounds. My sister and her husband are VERY "health conscious," eat only low- or no-fat foods, exercise 1-2 hours per day, and my nephew's diet is extremely controlled-...

My ten year old son has not grown since his ninth birthday. At age ten he is now 4' 6" any in the past his growth has been steady at about four inches per year. Do I have cause for concern?...

My daughter is 10 years old and weighs 125 lbs. She is 5' tall.Is this normal? ...

My son is 5 years old and is 41" tall and weighs only 35 lbs. Should I be concerned? He otherwise is very energetic and healthy....

How do you know when a child is growing properly? My seven-year-old is being passed up by his four-year-old brother. Can this be normal? Is there a test to determine if he needs hormones? Also, is it true that kids only grow when they are sleeping? ...

My 9 year old son is one of the shortest in his third grade class. He is 51 3/4 inches. My husband thinks this is because he's not a big eater. He eats as much as he wants (healthy foods) and quits when he's full. What do you think? My husband is 6ft.2 in...

My 13-year-old son is worried that he is not normal. All of his friends are growing taller while he has stayed the same height for years. He still has not developed any facial, pubic, or underarm hair. Should we take him to our pediatrician? ...

We have an 8 1/2 year old daughter who seems to have a body odor. I started having her use deodorant, but that does not seem to help. Is this normal or should we see the doctor about this?

My 9 year son bathes regularly, but still has body odor. ...

My son just turned 13, he is 5'7 and a half and 150 pounds. He is very involved in sports and is anxious to know how tall he will be when he is done growing. How tall do you think he will be ? Thank you for your help....

My daughter is nine years old, 47” and 48 pounds. She has always been in the 5 percentile for growth and below the 50 percentile for weight. Her father’s side of the family is average to below average in size with Mom’s side of the family being average...

My 9-year-old daughter is average in weight and height compared to her class mates. She has a small tender mass directly under her left nipple. It is the size of her areola. She has been wearing underarm deodorant for a little over a year. Is she go...

I am inquiring about giving human growth hormone to my 5 year old son. At birth his height was normal and his growth continued to be normal until he was 18 months when he dropped to the 5 percentile range. He continued to stay at the 5th percentile whe...

My daughter is nine years old, 47" and 48 pounds. She has always been in the 5th percentile for growth and below the 50 percentile for weight. Her father's side of the family is average to below average in size and her mother's side of the family is ...

I have a 4 year old nephew who has a delayed speech problem. His speech is at the level of an 18 month old has been receiving speech therapy in school. My question is lately he has become a very aggressive child. He see's the children he plays with hit...

My 4 1/2 year old daughter has complained of "pain in her breast" the pediatrician told us she may be experiencing early breast development but has taken blood tests to rule out other conditions. Also isn't she extremely young for breast development? T...

At what age does puberty begin for most girls? ...

My son is 11 years old. He is 5'3" and weighs about 130 lbs. My concern is that his genitals are very small, about the size of a toddler's and he seems to be developing breasts. I attributed some of this to his being overweight. More recently, he has becom...

Could someone send me a list of the Tanner stages of Puberty? I had the list once, but cannot locate it. ...

We are concerned about out oldest son. He is almost 9 and is only 49 inches and has just gotten to 50 lbs. This puts him in the 10th percentile. We could see that he was smaller than most kids by the time he was 3 to 4 and he has consistently been bel...

My son has been seeing a specialist for his growth since he was 3. He had a bone age X-ray done at 4 1/2 years, and his bone age was 2.8 years. We went back to the doctor, and just when we were about to start hormone therapy, he grew 2 inches. However...

My 10 year old son is under 50' tall and the shortest kid in his school (9-13 age range). He is normal looking in every way but very small and delicate. He has had no ill health. I am 5'9' and his mother is 5'0'. Is there anyway to predict how his growth w...

I'm a single adoptive father and my eight year old son Kevin seems to have come down with somthing. He seems to eat constantly and is always thirsty. He also sleeps for hours on end. He was abused before I adopted him, could it be an emotional problem? ...

My daughter is three months shy of her sixth birthday and is 39" tall. I am 5'4 and my husband is 5'5". She is by far the shortest child in her kindergarten class. A friend of mine said something about getting a bone age test. What do you think?...

Can the "genetic blueprint" be modified in any way? In other words if a child (in good health)would most likely be in the 10% percentile based on his parents height- can growth hormones ever allow him to surpass the height that nature intended for him? ...

My 12 yr old son is 4'6" tall, 83# and going into the 7th grade. His 2 older brothers are 5'8",151# and 14yrs old, and 6', 143# and 15yrs old. His 2 younger sisters are both taller than him. Should I be concerned about this or not. He has not hit pube...

My 9 ½ year old son is 59 inches tall and weighs 110 pounds. Since 18 months he has always been off the growth charts. At his last checkup, the pediatrician stated that he wanted to begin checking blood pressures and cholesterol on a regular basis and th...

My doctor wants to do a bone age test on my daughter. Can you explain what this test will show?...

My 10 year old son is under 50' tall and the shortest kid in his school (9-13 age range). He is normal looking in every way but very small and delicate. He has had no ill health. I am 5'9' and his mother is 5'0'. Is there anyway to predict how his growth...

Should I be concerned about my son's weight. He is 9 years old, 53 in. tall and weighs about 82 lbs. He's also perceptibly somewhat chunky, even overweight I would say.My preference would be to do nothing, but do worry that maybe I should try to chang...

My friend's daughter, who just turned 12, is 52" tall and weighs 68 pounds. My friend is concerned about the physical growth of her daughter. I looked at your growth and weight charts and noted that the daughter is just below the 10th percentile, both in...

My 15 year old son was tested for growth hormones, his level was 0.05. In the fall we will be going to an Endocrnologst. I don't have enough understanding of the subject to make a proper choice when we do see the Dr. Please advise where I can find informa...

My 9 year old has been diagnosed with precocious puberty. An endocrinologist has determined that at her current growth rate, she will fall below 5', so he prescribed monthly injections of Lupron to reverse her puberty and hopefully get more growth. I am co...

My eleven-year-old son is only 50 inches tall and weights 50 pounds. After checking your charts, he is way below normal. His father is 70 inches and I am 60 inches. Should we have him tested to see if his growth hormone levels are correct? ...

Our daughter is going to be eight years old next month and I am starting to think about talking to her about growing up, getting her period, etc. What do I say? How much do I tell her about sex at this age? Is eight too young? I bought her a workbook and...

My 10 1/2 yr old son is going through puberty. A year ago he had a camp physical and was at a Tanner stage one. His pediatrician now says he is at a late three stage. He has some pubic and underarm hair. His voice is not changing, but he is having some p...

Both of my children are small for their age. My son is 12 and my daughter is 14. When would I see a growth spurt in either of them?...

My 10 1/2 yr old son is going through puberty. A year ago he had a camp physical and was at a Tanner stage one. His pediatrician now says he is at a late three stage. He has some pubic and underarm hair. His voice is not changing, but he is having some p...

I have a daughter who just turned four years old. She is 49 inches tall and weighs 83 lbs. When she was 3yrs, old our pediatrician did a bone age test that was more than five years. Should I be concerned about her growth? My daughter is turning out to be...

My 14-year-old daughter got her first period at the age of ten, and has not grown much since then. She's only 5 ft. I'm 5 ft 6 and my husband's 5 ft 9. How tall do you think she is going to be? I would think that she would be at least my height? ...

My son is 13 and is showing no signs of sexual maturation in the genital area. Should we be concerned?...

What conditions can cause a child to go through puberty early?...

Can my emotions and stress levels affect my fifth grader’s growth and development? What can I do to help him (he is a sensitive kid)? ...

My daughter is almost four years old and weights 50 pounds. Is this considered overweight?...

My son would like to know how tall he will be (educated guess). He is currently 5'4" and 115-120lbs, and just turned 13. I'm (mother) 5'8" and his father is 5'10". Isn't there a way to estimate this? My side of the family is all very tall and his fath...

My grandson is 5yrs old. He has some incredible mood swings and he becomes very aggressive and defiant. We have a family has a history of diabetes. I took his blood sugar the other day after the kids were playing and it read 42. After I feed him a sandwi...

My son when born at full term weighed 9lbs, and was 56cms long (97th percentile). Since birth, he has been slow to grow. He is now 5 3/4, and measures 40 inches. His weight is in proportion to his height. In every other aspect, he is perfectly fine. We ...

My daughter is almost eight years old and is 42 inches tall and weighs 40 pounds. Since birth she has always been below the chart in the minus percentile range. She has made her own curve and it had been slowly going up but now seems to be leveling off...

My daughter is 12 years old. She is 5'5" and shows no signs of slowing down in her growth. She is a few inches taller than her 14-year-old sister. She has long arms, legs, hands, feet and body. I am 5' 5 1/2". My husband is 5' 11". We have four other chi...

I have identical twin boys. They are five years 11 months old and weigh 36 lbs. and are 43 inches tall. It appears to me that they are well below the 5% line in your weight chart. Should I be worried, and if so, what treatments should my doctor be recomm...

My 8 yr 8 mo old daughter told me her right breast hurt. After examining it, she does appear to have a lump below her nipple. Is this a breast bud? If so, should it hurt? She says it does and that her left one is starting to hurt also. Is this normal...

My daughter is 8 years old. She is very fit. She weighs 64 lbs and is 49 inches high. How consistent is a child’s growth relative to the growth charts in the web site? Could she grow beyond the 40 % percentile height that she appears to be in? I am 5' 10...

When does a girl start having pelvic exams and pap smears? ...

Does a child's percentile height and weight, if the same through ages 0-6, normally stay within that range until age 18?...

Our daughter is eleven years old. She is only 49" tall (& weighs about 60). She is well proportioned and healthy, but she is much shorter than anyone in her class. She has always been shorter, but there is so much of a difference now that some of her fri...

I am 9 years old. I am 4 feet 6inches and 80 pounds is this normal?...

My son is 14 years old. He turned 14 in July. The only sign that he started puberty is that he has pubic hair which started around 13 years. He is about 62in. tall but only weighs around 90lbs. We had the bone age test done on him and the doctor said that ...

My son is 5 years and 3 months. He had a bone age test done last week. The result is within the normal range, his bone age is 4 years. He is 40 inches tall, 35 pounds. His birth height is 19 inches. His height and weight have always been around the 5t...

I have searched your questions/answer section regarding growth retardation. My son, who will be six in January of 2000 has always lingered at or below the 5th percentile in height and weight. For the past year, he has developed quite an appetite. As a re...

My daughter is 5 years old and just stared kindergarden. Over the summer she started having panic attacks in public and at home. When she gets upset she will begin running around the room scared stiff and crying. Her whole body tenses up and it's very h...

My 8 year old daughter is on the 5th percentile for height and was always small and underweight. She was hospitalized at 10 months of age for failure to thrive. However, over the past several months, she has been gaining weight rapidly and is now abo...

I have heard of an alternative formula of determining a child's height other than averaging parents height and the percentage. It has been suggested that a girl's height at age two when doubled could approximate her total height. I am wondering--is this ...

My son turned 10 in January. He just informed me that he has developed some pubic hair. If he was a girl, I wouldn't be surprised. But isn't this too early for a boy? He has no hair under his arms or on his face. If this is the first sign of pubert...

Hi, I have a question about fitness and weight loss. I was a chubby child, and ever since puberty I've been losing weight and becoming very muscular. However, I am 16 now and I still have a lot of fat and a protruding gut which really bothers me. I've t...

I have identical twin boys in 8th grade who are about to turn 14. One of the boys ("Running Twin") took-up competitive running three years ago as he was beginning 5th grade at the age of 10 years, 10 months. Earlier that summer at age 10 years, 8 mont...

I'm 14 and about 5'4' My mom is 5'0' and my dad is 6'0'. Most of my moms relatives are short (from a range of 4'11 to 5'3 for girls and 5'5 to 5'9 for guys) but my dad's uncles are like 6'2'. (My dad was taller than his dad). My feet are not as long but ju...

My 10 year old 5'1" 145lb son is playing tackle football in full gear. He enjoys it very much. He will not be allowed to play next year based on his weight. I believe that at this weight he should be able to play. The league currently has 11-13yr olds pla...

My son is 14 years old, he weighs 85 lbs. and is 4'10" tall. He was a premie, weighing only 4 lbs. and was 18". He has always been small for his age but since age 5 he has been on inhaled steroids for asthma. I have heard this could stunt growth. Am I worr...

My daughter is at ~98th% height and 95th% weight at 9 years old. She has always been in those percentile ranges. As I look at the growth charts, if she stays at those percentages, she will eventually be ~5'10", 180#. By adult standards, this is overwe...

My daughter was 12 in September and is 53 inches tall. My husband and myself as well as her siblings are of normal heights. I have thought that she was slow to bloom but she is beginning to show signs of puberty and I am beginning to have some conc...

We have a nine year old son who is 5 feet tall and weighs 103 pounds. Is there an estimate that one of you could give us as to how tall he will be as mature adult....

My son will be 4 on Nov. 7th 1999. He was born at 7lbs 9oz, 19 1/2". He was average size until about 1 yr. Since then he has always been on the low end of the growth charts. He is now about 27lbs and is 35" tall. He is completely normal in all other develo...

Could you please explain the relationship between the Tanner stages and the bone age x-ray? My son is going through an early puberty. He is currently 10.9 years. We took him to a pediatric endocronoligist for evaluation four months ago and he was well in...

My daughter is 7 1/2 years old, 4'2" and 82lbs., she has begun to develop breasts. I have begun talking with her about growing up and what to expect, but I am concerned with this early development. I was a late bloomer and I don't know how to han...

I posted a question and it was answered this week. The question asked about the relationship between the Tanner stages and bone age testing. Dr. Diamond suggested that we should follow our son's development through periodic bone age testing. We were won...

My daughter will turn 12 years old on December 28th. She currently weights about 66 pounds and is 54 inches tall. She is much smaller then all of her friends. She does appear to be growing some but I am not sure at what rate. We asked our pediatrician abo...

What are the advantages and disadvantages of growth hormone therapy?...

My son just turned 9 and I'm concerned he is going to be overweight. In just a year it seems he has grown a little belly. He has always been pretty slim. He's 55" tall which I know is 90th percentile (he's always been in the 90th for height & weight) and...

I just read the response you gave to the parent that was worried about his/her son's weight. While I understand everything you said, I was wondering what you would tell a parent whose child is all ready what I consider to be obese? It's my nephew. He's 1...

My son is 10 years/9 months old and falls at the 5th percentile for height/weight (4'6/60 lbs.) The same is true for my 7 year old daughter (3"8"/41 lbs.) I(father)am 5'10/165lbs. My wife is 5'5" 135 lbs. We both have small bone structures. My mother is 5'...

My daughter is 15 1/2 years old. She has not begun menstruating. She has a small amount of breast development. She is 5'7" tall, weighs about 130 lbs, and wears a size 11 shoe. She is active athletically but does not train intensely (1 hour a day) My q...

Our 10 Yr old daughter is very upset about her size, 48" and 57 lbs. She say's her peers call her a midget and she seems to get depressed about this a couple of times a month. Her 16 month younger sister is aprox 3/4 in taller then she is. Is she really th...

My son is 6.5 years old. he has gone from the 75-0% to 5% in height & weight over the last 2 years. His bone age was 5-6,and he passed his growth hormone stim test. Mom is 5'6'',125 lbs, Da is 5'8" 170lbs. we have a GI consult 02/15/00. What are they looki...

My son will be 5 in May and he is 42" tall. He is smaller than almost all his peers.Iam 5'7 and my husband is 6'2. Everyone in my family is tall but,my husbands family are all short including his father who is 5'3 or 5'4.I don't know how my husband grew so...

My husband and I are both short (5'1 and 5'7) Our 6 yr 8month old son is 41 1/2 inches-35 lbs. Our 10 year old daughter is 48" tall. For obvious societal reasons, we have more concern with our son. Our pediatrician has left the matter of a bone age ...

I am writing this question in regards to my third child. He is 11 years old and has been in the 25% of height and weight for the last 9 years. His father is 6'3" and I am 5'5". The shortest male in either family tree is 5'10". I would like to predict ho...

We recently had a bone age done on our 6 1/2 year old son. It came out at 3 years of age. He is currently 41 1/2 inches tall and has typically hovered at the 5th percentile until recently. My husband and I are 5'1 and 5'8 and my husband matured late(...

My 10 1/2 year old daughter is going through puberty. She has the breast, period and pubic hair. She appears to be having trouble with oily scalp and acne (it appears to be whiteheads) around the hair line and on the scalp into the hair line. What shoul...

My 10 year old son has always been in the lowest percent in weight which we felt was normal as his father and I are both thin. In the past year he has jumped from 65 to almost 90 pounds. We wouldn't be concerned so much but lately he has also been tired ...

We just received the results of my 11 1\2 yr old sons and they say his bones are that of a 120 month old what exactly does this mean and what should we expect?...

My son is four years old - he is 30 lbs and 35 inches - he sees an endocrinologist who has suggested that my son undergo a growth hormone stimulation test - Can you tell me exactly how this test is administered, and what it really tells as a result>...

My son is 10 1/2 years old. He is 50" tall and weighs 72 pounds. He has had a bone x-ray shortly after his 9th birthday. It showed a bone age of 6 years old. Dad is 5'11 1/2 " and Mom is 5"6". Does this mean his groth sput will be delayed a few years? His ...

Do you know under what circumstances a 5 year old male child would start to exhibit symptoms normally associated with puberty? ...

I would like to know if there is cause for me to be concerned about my 8 year old daughter's weight. She is a small child who weights 48 lbs.I am a person who is considered petite and my husband stands at 5'8.I would also lke to mention that she does not l...

I have a 9 year old and he has been wearing the same size 8 for two years now. He is 51 1/2 inches now and is 67 pounds. I am 6'2 and his mon was 5'5. I was always the tallest kid in class and he is the smallest. What kind of test should I request to check...

My 6 year old daughter has developed a strong body odor and pubic hair. Isn’t she too young? Should I take her to a pediatrician...

My daughter is 11 years old. She has always been very healthy. Lately her heart has started racing. It can start racing whether she is active or just sitting down. She says that it feels like her heart is going to come out of her chest and it's difficult t...

We have custody of our 8 year old (2nd grade) granddaughter. Last summer, she began having pimples primarily on her forehead (she had bangs so we let the bangs grow out and Clearsil helps). I also noticed an underarm odor (told her to wash good and use deo...

My daughter is nearly four and has an embarrassing problem. She has been growing public hair for about a year. We took her to a paediatrician but he doesn't seem to think it is a problem. Since the visit it has gradually gotten worse and I would like to ...

My daughter is in the range of 25th percentile for height and 50 percentile for weight.She is 6 1/2 years old.Can you suggest some exercises for her which may improve her height. Thanks ...

My son just turned 5 and has been delayed since birth. We have done all to rule everything out including Genetics Testing. They could not find anything that "stood out" but found just a few minor imperfections that they could only suggest was possible NOON...

My daughter is eight years old. When can I expect her to begin puberty? ...

Our son will be 10 years. We have been concerned about his lack of height since he was 4. He is just 50 inches tall which is just off the growth chart. He was tested when he was 6 with x-rays and bone developement. At that time it was determined only as a ...

Where can I turn to for advice concerning my child is who short and has shown no signs of going through puberty?...

My husband is concerned that our 9 year old is 112 pounds and is 57 inches tall. He considers him overweight. I feel as though he will thin out with an increase in height. ...

My son is 6 years 5 months old. He is 51 inches tall and weighs 76 pounds. He looks really big for his age.I am worried that he is obese.How do I check?...

What is Prader-Willi Syndrome and are the kids always mentally impaired? ...

My child is a 5-year-old boy and has always been on the short side. Yesterday while at his five year old check-up, the doctor told me I needed to see an endocrine specialist because his height has been off the chart for most of his life. He is 39 inches ta...

I have a healthy/active 3 year old girl. However, for the first three or so hours after she falls asleep at night, she sweats profusely. It doesn't matter what she is wearing or whether or not she is covered--she's drenched. Is this something I should be c...

My daughter is 6 years old and has excessive body hair on her back. She is very selfconcios about it and her friends are starting to tease her. I am considering hair removal options. What would be your recommendation? ...

My son is 13 years 8 mos,54 inches tall and 72 lbs...Our pediatricion said he is just short stature...do you believe I might find a doctor willing to use growth hormone injections for his size? ...

How old must a child be for a bone-age study to be done? We are concerned because our 25-month old son is well below the lowest line on the growth charts: he is 32 inches tall and weighs 22 pounds. At birth he was 20 inches and weighed 7.2 pounds. He progr...

My 6year 4mths old daughter pointed out to me that she has a sparse amount of pubic hairs (only about 4)on her vagina (labia). I'm quite concerned about whether this is normal and if she is already entering puberty. Is it worthwhile taking her to see a pae...

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I just noticed that my 7 1/2 year old daughter has pubic hair, just about 4 hairs, she has none under her arms. I heard that she could also start having her period, could this be a concern?? ...

My child has been on both oral and inhaled steroids for his asthma. Will this affect his final adult height? ...

My four year old daughter is below the 5% on the growth chart for height. I recently went to a pediatric endocrinologist who took an x-ray of her wrist and said her bone age is between 2 and 2.5 years of age. The endocrinologist said that this is good news...

My 7 1/2 yr old son was diagnosed with severe hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto's thyroiditis 3/2000. He is taking Synthroid and he is doing well. However, he has marked changes in his energy and behavior, and research I have done mentions only briefly that ...

My son is extremely small for his age. 40 inches and 24 lbs. It is recommeded that he get a full work-up to see if he is lacking in growth hormone. What are they looking for when they procede with the IV and test his sugars levels? ...

Our son will be 13 in September and is 4" 8" and weighs 82#. From age 2 on , he has been at or slightly above the 25th percentile for height until after his 12th birthday. He is now below the 10th percentile. In October he had an xray of his left wrist, wh...

Our 10.3 year old daughter is 48",60lbs. She is just starting to develop breast(no body hair), and our pediatrician said that she will probably begin menstruating within 18 months-2 years. Our 7 year old son recently saw an endocrinologist, he has a 2-2 ...

My son is 12 years old and is currently 57 inches tall. I am short (5' 4") and my wife is 5' 3". I'm the shortest of my siblings as is my wife. Is their any hope for my son to be above 5'8". Should he be taking any kind of vitamins that might help. ...

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Is a "bone age" xray that reads age 10 years 6 months, when a boy is age 12 years 1 month considered to be normal? Our son is shorter than all of his friends who have had their growth spurt over the past year. He has grown 1 1/2 inches from age 12 to now a...

I am very worried because my seven year old daughter has recently started growing hair in her armpits. What should I do?...

Can stress in the family affect a child’s growth? ...

My 16-year old son is 60". Since march he has grown 1.5". He has seen a pediatric endocrinologist periodically since age 6. Initially the diagnosis was constitutional short stature. His father and older brother both had late puberty, starting to shave at a...

Our son is ten years old and is only 4'7". I am 5'8" and my husband is 6'4". All of our other children are tall for their ages. My son is on dexedrine for ADHD. Could that be affecting his height? I can not understand how we could have a short child. Shoul...

We are concerned about our daughter's height. She just turned 9 and is 4 feet tall. I am 5 ft tall (began menstruating at age 11 and was full-grown by age 12). My husband is 5'11. She has, on average, grown 3 to 3 1/2 inches per year. I understand that gir...

My 8 year-old daughter has terrible body odor. This has been a problem for some time. She doesn't show any signs of early puberty. She bathes regularly. She does seem to sweat a lot especially at night while sleeping. Could this be a sign of something? Our...

Could an 11 year old girl be anorexic at such a young age? What behaviors would be a red-flag? If she says she's not hungry in the morning and doesn't want to have breakfast would you let her go to school without eating anything? She talks about being f...

I have a 4 1/2 yr old son who has been diagnodes with delayed growth. Currently he is at the 5 percentile on the height growth chart. His hormone levels are fine as determined by an endocrinologist. Are there any specific foods or excercises that would giv...

My 7 year old son has been on Ritalin for about 1 year. Among the general health concerns I have is the issue of stunted growth. Does Ritalin affect a child's growth rate? ...

My son has just turned 4 years old. I'm 5'4" and his mother is 5'2". I realize that the adult height of my son is mostly determined by genetics, but is there anything I can do now to ensure he grows to his full genetic potential? Since birth, he has consis...

My son is 16 years old and just last fall we found out he has Celiac's Disease. We have removed wheat, rye, oats, and barley from his diet and he has grown about 3-4 inches and put on about 15-20 lbs. I'm wondering how much growth he may have lost without ...

My daughter is 9 years old and has always been in the 95+ percentile for her height and weight. In the last two - three years, she has grown excessively, both in heitght & weight. She now weighs 120 and is 62 1/2 inches tall, well over a head taller than m...

How can I make my child grow to be six foot six if he is eleven and four foot ten? ...

PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY My niece is 7 and her doctor is going to stat her on hormones to stop her from developing so quickly (she has pubic hair and underarm hair). My brother is very concerned about this. Do you have any info on this topic? ...

My daughter who is about to turn five is having investigations for what her paediatrician believes is "premature adrenarche". She has developed some pubic hair and her bone age scan showed an average of 6 1/4 years. So far her blood tests and ovarian/adren...

My son grew from 5'1" to 5'9" during his 12th year. He has not grown much since and seems to have gone through puberty. Both of his parents are relatively short, but there are taller people in the family. Can we expect him to grow more or is it possible he...

My 10 year old daughter already has body odor. Is this normal? She also sweats excessively? Anything we can do about that?...

I was just reading the Kids Growth article about puberty (my son is 10) and read the FAQ about the position of the testicles. The article said that it's normal for the right testicle to hang lower than the left and gave very specific reasons why that is so...

My son is 9. He started with some body odor about 6 months ago, so maybe puberty? My actual question involves inverted nipples. His nipples have always been inverted and have never changed. With maturing, might this change? Are there any negative consequen...

My daughter is 10. She has had behavior problems and weight problems since she was 3. We have been to multiple physicians including endocrinologist, gastroenterologist, mental health professionals etc. I have no more help now than I did when she was 3. She...

I have stupid question. My wife and I have noticed that our son (9yrs old) is not growing taller as much as he did before he joined a swimming team, practicing three times per week. He eats well ,takes a multivitamin(CENTRUM Jr) and has 3 glasse...

My daughter is maturing early (age 7), and the doctor says she will possibly start her menstrual cycle within the next year. I have explained all this to her, but haven't gotten in to how it relates to sex. As a matter of fact, I haven't talked sex at all....

Our daughter is 10 year old and her height is 130cms. We are worried that she may remain short. Is there any role of "Gnrh" eto help delay puberty for couple of years so that she can achieve a good hight. Mother's height 5 feet 2 inches father's height 5fe...

Are there any alternative methods of promoting growth such as nutrition, nutritional supplements, chiropractic or acupuncture techniques? My son is on growth hormone treatment but the results have been disappointing....

I’m worried about my son's height. His younger brother is an inch taller than him and weighs 10 pounds more. I’m 6'3 and my wife is 5'6. My son is 10 years old, 4'5 and weighs 62 lbs. He takes Ritalin for ADD. He is in the 25th percentile in height and wei...

I am a 15 year old boy. I developed pubic hair when I was 12. My concern is that my testicles have not grown much since then. As I am informed, it is normal that the testicles get bigger in this period? I also have seen some of my friends and it is not th...

Can drinking too much water and milk be harming my 15 month old son? Our son drinks 12 to 18 ounces of water at night (when he is falling asleep or returning to sleep after waking) and drinks another 32 ounces or so of water and milk combined during the da...

My son just turned eight and is in the 95th percentile for height and 90th for weight. He has been in 95th and above since birth. What is the likelyhood he will continue on this path? Is it common for children to be off the charts and then slow dramaticall...

Someone told me that children grow only when they are asleep. Is this true? My son is 9 months old and only 26 1/2 inches tall. Although my husband and I are both pretty short, we are a little concerned. Could his height indicate that he needs more sleep?...

My 6 year 1 week year old daughter was inter-uterine growth retarded (6 weeks premature and 4lb 4 oz born), and has continued to be growth retarded throughout her years. Since she turned 4 she has had bone age tests which have indicated that her bone ag...

My daughter is 5 years old and she weighs 89lbs. I am very concerned that she has a bad obesity problem. I would like to know what kind of specialist that I would need to take her to. I do not want her to go thru life being obese.I have tried cutting back ...