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Knowing your child's height and weight at 16 months old will help parents accurately assess their child's growth. From there, parents can adjust their nutrition and child care accordingly.
1. How tall and heavy is a 16-month-old child?
To assess the child's development, knowing how tall a 16-month-old is, parents can refer to the standard table of children's height - weight according to WHO standards.
Accordingly, the 16-month-old baby's height has no difference between boys and girls. Specifically, the height of a 16-month-old girl and a 16-month-old boy are between 73.0 and 84.2cm, with an average of 78.6cm.
Regarding weight, a 16-month-old girl has a normal weight of 9.8kg, a 16-month-old boy has a normal weight of 10.5kg.
2. Note when measuring 16-month-old baby's height
When measuring height and recording, monitoring the height growth of 16-month-old children, parents should note the following points:
Should measure the child's height in the early morning; take off children's shoes and hats before measuring; Children can measure their height in an upright position. Newborns usually have an average length of 50cm. Children's height will have the fastest growth in the first year. From January to June, children grow in height on average 2.5cm/month. From July to December, children grow in height on average about 1.5cm/month. At the age of 2, the child's height growth rate will slow down. Each year, children will grow about 10-12cm. From over 2 years old to before puberty, children's height increases on average 6 - 6cm/year.
Chiều cao bé 16 tháng không có sự khác biệt giữa bé trai và bé gái
3. Measures to help children develop well in height and weight
After knowing how tall a 16-month-old baby is, parents need to pay attention to take measures to help the child's height and weight index develop to the standard. Some issues to consider include:
Children should be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life. At each feeding, the baby should suckle all of one side to take advantage of the last milk because the last milk is rich in nutrients. Feed your baby solid foods at the right time, starting from sweet to salty. Paying attention to the baby's nutrition, the diet needs to be varied and balanced with 4 groups of nutrients such as fat, protein, sugar and starch, vitamins and minerals. Pay attention to children eating extra snacks with a variety of foods such as fruit, yogurt,... Main meals and snacks should be spaced at least 1 hour apart. Besides, parents also need to supplement their children with essential micro-minerals such as zinc, lysine, chromium, selenium, vitamin B1, ... to fully meet the nutritional needs of children. The addition of these essential vitamins also supports digestion, enhances nutrient absorption, helps improve anorexia, helps children eat better and develop better. Parents can simultaneously apply dietary supplements and functional foods derived from nature for easy absorption. Do not forget to regularly visit the website vimec.com to update useful baby care information.
Reference sources: nutribaby.vn, medinet.gov.vn, viendinhduong.vn
