How do I know if my child's weight is normal, overweight or underweight? Answered by Mirna Sabbagh, Adult and Child Nutritionist in Dubai.
Most parents in my experience do not know if their child's weight is normal, underweight or overweight.
Mirna Sabbagh, an adult and child dietitian, nutritionist, and lactation consultant. She also has several digital courses: breastfeeding course, starting solids 6-12 months course, feed with confidence course for ages 1 to 7 years, and also Pregnancy Nutrition Course, that you can sign up for from the comfort of your home.
The courses are pre-recorded. As soon as you make the course purchase, you will receive a link to watch the course from your phone or laptop.
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How do I know if my child's weight is normal, overweight or underweight? Answered by Mirna Sabbagh, Adult and Child Nutritionist in Dubai.
I would love to help you figure that out! This article is split between children above the age of 2 and children below the age of 2.
How do I know if my child's weight is normal, overweight, or normal weight? (Child above the age of 2)
Please plug in your Child's date of birth, weight, and height in the following CDC calculator and you will automatically get an answer! The CDC website will tell you if your child's weight is underweight, normal, overweight or obese.
- If your child is overweight and you would like to know what to do I recommend reading this article and attending the MasterClass on Obesity prevention for children given by Mirna Sabbagh.
- If your child is underweight then please read the following article . I would also recommend looking at the PickyEating MasterClass for parents and Underweight PickyEating MasterCLass. You will have to make sure with your doctor first that there are no clinical reasons for the child being underweight.
- If my child's weight is normal and healthy, do I continue as I am?
The child's weight is not the only sign of health. Immunity, IQ, Energy levels, diabetes risks are all impacted by the child's diet. The child's diet should be varied and healthy. If you would like to know what is the perfect diet for a child, I highly recommend the child nutrition for all children including picky eaters. As I provide a full meal plan and guidelines for a healthy household.
Below is a sample of the CDC chart BMI/age. The below child is of normal healthy weight.
How do I know if my child's weight is normal, overweight, or normal weight? (Child under the age of 2)
As for children under the age of 2, we can use another website called infant chart or an application called Charts on your phone. On Infant chart the most important thing you need to see is your Child's weight in comparison to their height. This is important as many doctors may miss calculating this measurement.
- If your child's weight/height provides a result that is above 85% it means they are overweight
- If your child's weight for height is below 5% it means they are underweight. Anything in between is considered healthy. Plug in your child's weight and height in this link.
You may also check your child's weight in comparison to their age and your child's height in comparison to their age.
If you are worried please remember to talk to your doctor first as weight is not the only measure of health.
Below is a sample of a result for a healthy child.
My child's weight is normal but they are picky eaters what can I do?
Please read the following article to understand more about picky eating.