How Do You Spot Normal Child Physical Development?
You may not realize how fast children grow until you have children of your own or are around children on a frequent basis. Children reach certain milestones during the course of normal, physical child development, and they grow quickly, so it is important to pay attention to some key factors to ensure normal physical growth. Schedule an appointment with a pediatrician, family doctor or other child specialist. Make a list of questions and concerns you have before the appointment and take them with you. Ask the doctor for age-appropriate charts, checklists or other information for you to refer to about the current and upcoming stages of physical development you want to know about; most often the child will be weighed and measured at the appointment, and this information is calculated on a percentile growth and weight chart that point to where your child is comparatively. Ask for the doctor to explain this growth chart to you. Concern yourself only with your child’s physical development;
