Wall Growth Charts for Children

Growth before birth is very rapid. Although rates vary throughout pregnancy, at some points the baby grows about one inch per week. If this rate were to continue, children would grow 4 feet each year!

Growth is also rapid during the first year of life. By their first birthday, most babies have grown 7 to 10 inches in length and tripled their birth weight. Growth begins to slow between ages 1 and 2 (4 to 5½ inches a year). After age 2, growth remains steady until adolescence, when teens experience a puberty-related growth spurt. Growth continues until the child is 16 to 18 years old, when the bone ends fuse.

The adolescent growth spurt lasts about two years and is accompanied by the development of sex organs and the growth of pubic hair, as well as the beginning of menstruation in girls. This growth spurt begins at different times for different children — between ages 8 to 15 in girls and ages 9 to 15 in boys.  During this growth spurt, girls grow at a rate of 2½ to 4½ inches per year and boys grow about 3 to 5 inches per year. On average, boys begin puberty about two years later than girls, but their growth spurt lasts longer.

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