Everyone wants their child to grow “normally.” But your pediatrician may or may not use the term normal to describe your child’s growth and development. You might hear “average” or “expected” to describe your child’s growth in height and weight. Regardless of whether the word is “normal” or “average,” what your doctor is referring to is how your child’s growth compares to the expected normal growth pattern exhibited by millions of healthy children the same age and sex.
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