Parents naturally compare: “Mera baccha baaki bachchon se chhota/bada/late/early hai kya?” Growth charts aur milestones is comparison ko thoda structured banate hain, but anxiety ka source bhi ban sakte hain.
Growth chart basically height, weight, head size ko age ke saath plot karta hai. Baccha ideally apni ek percentile line ke aas-paas track karta hai. Zaroori nahi ki sab 90th percentile ho; 10th, 25th, 50th – sab normal ho sakte hain, as long as pattern consistent hai.
Milestones—jaise head control, sitting, crawling, walking, first words—range me aate hain, fixed date pe nahi. Koi baccha 10 months me chalna shuru karega, koi 14 me. Koi jaldi bolne lagega, koi thoda late. Family pattern bhi matter karta hai.
Panic tab reasonable hai jab:
- Growth curve suddenly neeche girne lage.
- Milestones bohot zyada delay ho (jaise head hold, eye contact, response etc. me clear gap).
- Baccha skills lose karne lage jo pehle aa chuke the.
Routine paediatric visits me doctor growth chart pe points mark karta hai, milestones puchta hai – yahi screening process hai. Agar doubt hai, direct Dr. Google ko nahi, apne child specialist ko question list ke saath milo.
Aim is gentle monitoring, not constant pressure. Har baccha apni race apne pace se run karta hai.
