“…In a similar vein, we suggest that the definition of child growth should not be restricted to physical growth but should rather be expanded to incorporate parental, societal, and other dimensions. The capability approach has been widely applied in studies of child poverty (Biggeri & Mehrotra, 2011;Schweiger & Graf, 2015;Yousefzadeh Daal Faghati & Gossmann, 2016), well-being (Biggeri, Ballet, & Comim, 2011;Fegter & Richter, 2014), and education (Biggeri & Santi, 2012). In child growth, however, the capability approach has not been applied, and this paper aims to explore how a capability approach to child growth could be developed.…”