‘Now I understand’: consulting parents on chart design and parental information for the UK‐WHO child growth charts

Abstract

Involving parents in the process of designing growth charts and information influenced the finished design and the text in the PCHR. Ensuring information meets parents' needs is important to ensure successful growth monitoring.

How Is Context Addressed in Growth Monitoring? A Comparison of the Tanzanian, Indian, and Dutch Manuals

“…Another difference we observed between the manuals in the 3 countries concerns the age intervals used in the charts. Growth charts are not always intuitively understood ( 46–48 ), and parents as well as health workers are likely to benefit from adequate visualization and counseling on how to interpret the curves ( 49 ). The larger age ranges (0–5 y) used in Tanzania make it more difficult to interpret the growth measurements of the most vulnerable groups.…”

Evaluating routine pediatric growth measurement as a screening tool for overweight and obese status

“…35 Some parents believe that measurement of children's BMI is distressing and fear it could lead to harm, including the development of eating disorders, stigmatization, and poor self-esteem. 6,36 Many studies report parents' low understanding of growth charts, 17,35,37 which can lead to their worrying about their child's growth, becoming anxious about minor fluctuations in their child's BMI, 38 and Figure 1. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of clinical prevention services disordered feeding behaviour.…”

Évaluer la mesure systématique de la croissance pédiatrique comme outil de dépistage du surpoids et de l’obésité

“…Certains parents croient que la mesure de l'IMC des enfants cause de la détresse et craignent des préjudices, comme le développement de troubles de l'alimentation, la stigmatisation et la piètre estime de soi 6,36 . De nombreuses études rapportent que les parents comprennent mal les courbes de croissance 17,35,37 , ce qui peut les mener à s'inquiéter de la croissance de leur enfant, à devenir anxieux à propos de fluctuations mineures dans l'IMC de leur enfant 38 et à adopter de mauvais comportements en matière d'alimentation. De nombreux parents perçoivent qu'un percentile plus élevé sur une courbe de croissance signifie une meilleure santé, et ils indiquent qu'ils supplémentent l'alimentation ou passent de l'allaitement au lait maternisé s'ils croient que le poids de leur bébé est insuffisant 39,40 .…”