How tall and heavy should a 42-month-old baby be?

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1. The process of developing children's weight and height

Children of each age will have different stages of development. Starting at birth, both height and weight increase rapidly during the first months of life. By the time a baby is 1 year old, the baby's weight can be up to one and a half times what it was at birth. Children's height in the first year also increases by an average of 25cm and height reaches 75cm.
Into the second year, a child's height can increase by an average of 10 cm, reaching an average of 85 to 86 cm, and a child's weight can increase up to 3 times the weight of a newborn. However, the older the child, the slower the child's growth, and the change is not as pronounced as in the first year of life. According to experts, because at this stage, the amount of fat on the child's body (especially in the face area) decreases a lot and begins to focus on developing in the legs and arms.
When children enter the period of pre-puberty, this can be considered as the second time of the child's growth process. During this time, children grow very quickly (especially in height), girls can grow up to 6 cm/year and boys 7 cm/year. However, when entering the actual stage of puberty, the height of a child can increase by about 1-2 cm per year and the height will stop growing until 23-25 ​​years old.

2. How many kg and how many centimeters does a 42-month-old baby weigh?

If you are having a baby at this stage, parents will pay attention to the issue of "how tall is a 42-month-old baby" and "how much does a 42-month-old baby weigh".
According to the assessment standards of the World Health Organization WHO, depending on gender, a 42-month-old baby with the following weight and height is correct:
42-month-old girl has a weight of 15 kg, height 99.0 cm high; A 42-month-old boy has a weight of 15.3 kg and a height of 95.7 cm.

3. Factors affecting height and weight in 42-month-old children and ways to overcome them

Through the development of children, there are many factors that can affect the height and weight of children at different stages and ages.
Factors affecting height and weight in 42-month-old children include:
Heredity: Each child is born with inherited parental traits. This is also considered as a factor that has a significant impact on the development of children physically and mentally. Many studies in the field of genetics have proven that inherited factors from parents to children can affect blood type, weight, excess fat ... when the child is born. Children's physical development is also influenced by about 23% from genetic factors. Nutritional care for children: Nutritional factors are quite decisive in the development of children. If parents neglect to take care of their children's nutrition or take care of them incorrectly, they will make the child's body lack nutrients. This condition going on for a long time can adversely affect the intellectual and physical development of the child. To ensure good nutritional care for children and children to have a balanced diet, parents need to know how to choose foods to provide enough nutrients that the child's body needs for growth. Parents should choose healthy foods such as protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. This nutrient is usually provided by foods such as milk and dairy products, grains (especially whole grains), fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, seafood, and meat. chicken, beans, nuts... Pathology: Chronic illness or serious disability can negatively affect a child's development. Often children with a history of diseases such as sickle cell anemia or low birth weight or respiratory infections, gastrointestinal infections ... will affect the child's development. The attention and proper care of adults and those directly taking care of the child have a significant influence on the child's psyche. Therefore, everyone needs to create a comfortable and comfortable psychology for children, help them integrate and cooperate with adults. Taking care of women of childbearing age and pregnant women helps the fetus develop normally. Moreover, if the pregnant woman is not understood and shared by family members, the uncomfortable mood can slow down the child's intellectual and physical development. Movement and sports practice will create conditions for children to be fully active to help increase metabolism, and at the same time build a strong musculoskeletal system for children. Children should be encouraged by their parents to be active with sports such as swimming, cycling, walking... And the time to do this activity a day needs from 30 to 45 minutes to help children expend energy. and actively recharge better. Sleep quality: Children need good care and attention. Because according to the recommendations of the International Sleep Organization, children from 3 to 5 years old should get 10 to 13 hours of sleep every day, with priority given to sleep at night. The best time for children to go to sleep is between 20 and 21 o'clock. The purpose is to facilitate the period from 11 pm to 1 am the child's pituitary gland can produce growth hormone to help children grow better in height and weight during this period.

4. Reference menu for 42-month-old babies

42-month-old children begin to pass the age of eating porridge and learning to eat rice as well as improve their motor and language abilities. This is also considered a new milestone for the child. At this stage, parents need to pay attention to the children's meals to provide adequate nutrients for the child according to the recommended needs. At the same time, still maintain daily milk supplementation for children about 500ml. Because milk is still the best source of nutrients to help children absorb nutrients into the body. Babies also don't need as much fat from animals as before, so parents can reduce and convert a part of animal fat to vegetable fat such as olive oil, canola oil, peanut oil... However, dad Parents should increase the amount of vegetables and fruits in the day for children. Try to create eye-catching and flavorful dishes to stimulate the child's ability to eat.
Sample menu for reference:
Breakfast: give children 200ml of high-energy milk. For lunch, children eat crushed rice with meat and vegetable soup cooked with meat or shrimp. For supper, children eat porridge with minced lean meat cooked with green vegetables. Lunch for children eat crushed rice or eggs or fish or shrimp and vegetable soup Dinner: children can eat soup or drink milk. Children can eat fruit on demand or in between meals. Weight and height are considered as one of the factors affecting the comprehensive development of children. Therefore, parents need to pay attention to meals, sleep as well as exercise mode to help children develop properly.
In addition, the baby also needs to add necessary micronutrients such as zinc, selenium, chromium, vitamins B1 and B6, ginger, acerola fruit extract (vitamin C), ... to improve taste, eat delicious , achieve the right height and weight, strengthen the resistance to get sick less and have less digestive problems.
The improvement of symptoms can take place for a long time, so it is recommended that parents be calm and persistent when supplementing with nutrients for children, even through eating or functional foods. In particular, the use of functional foods should choose those of natural origin that are easily absorbed, do not allow simultaneous use of many types or continuously change the types of functional foods.

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