What is the height and weight standard for a 2-year-old baby?

A child comes for a physical examination with as few as 2-3 and as many as 5-6 parents accompanying him, which is like a mobilization of the whole family. Entering the small measuring room, parents began to take off their children's clothes and hats. Our little babies were frightened by this sudden attack, and some began to cry and fuss. Sometimes a baby's cry can drive the surrounding ones. The baby cries together. There are also many parents who clearly do not have time for physical examinations, but often ask nurses to help measure their children's height and weight with longing eyes during vaccinations.

Child health clinics are responsible for regular physical examinations of children. Measuring height and weight is a necessary task, but for parents who want to know whether their children are growing well, they can also measure their children at home. Today we will share with you how parents measure their baby's height and weight at home.

First of all, let’s talk about height

According to our comparison standards, measuring the child’s length before the age of two is - lying down, and measuring the height after the age of two is - —Measure while standing.

Let’s first talk about how to measure the length: To measure the length, we need to choose a fixed table, such as a long table or a long coffee table. Place it against the wall, and then put the baby Place the baby in a supine position flat on the table, place a piece of white paper on the table under the baby's heels, and secure the white paper to the table with adhesive strips. At this time, one person fixes the baby's head and makes sure that the baby lies upright. You can observe whether his two ears are at the same height as the table. At the same time, the head of the baby is right against the wall. The other person presses the baby's knees with one hand so that they are below the knees. The third person can take a pen and ruler and draw a line parallel to the wall along the soles of the baby's feet on the white paper. straight line. Afterwards, you can take the child away and measure the distance between the straight line and the wall, which is the length of the child. Note that the ruler must be perpendicular to the wall and line when measuring.

For children over 2 years old, we can measure the height like this: Choose a wall without skirting at home, let the child stand in front of the wall, and measure the height of the heels, hips, shoulder blades and The wall is in contact, the feet are abducted at 60°, and a piece of white paper is pasted on the top of the child's head. The child raises his head, chest, and eyes straight ahead. Parents use a right-angled measuring tool (such as a book) to measure, touch the two sides of it to the wall and the top of the child's head, and draw a line parallel to the top of the child's head. When the child leaves, measure the distance from the ground to the drawn line, which is the child's height. It should be noted that when measuring a child's height, it is necessary to take off shoes, thick socks, hats, loosen braids, remove hairpins, etc., so that the results will be more accurate.

After measuring the height, we can also measure the child’s weight at home. Measuring weight is relatively simple. Most families have electronic weight scales. Older children can stand directly on the scale and weigh themselves. For younger children, parents can weigh them while holding them in their arms, and then put the children down. The parents can pick up the children's clothes and weigh them twice. Subtract these to get the child's weight.

After learning how to measure your child, in order to help you better understand your child's development, we also recommend that you do the following two things:

First, fix the measurement interval; Master monthly data: It is recommended that parents measure their children on their birthdays every month. Firstly, it is easier to understand how much the child has grown in this month, and secondly, it is easier to evaluate against standards.

The second is to fix the measurement time to ensure accurate measurement: height is affected by weight, activity level, exercise method, etc., and there will be a certain difference in morning and evening measurements. Therefore, the measurement time should be fixed, such as in the morning every time. Measure, or measure at night every time. It is best to have the same person measure, because different people will hold different tightness scales.