Show THE WEIGHT OF CHILDREN physicians have set standards for various ages the weight of a growing child la the ghost important index to its gen eral health the standard of weight for growing children that usually given by authorities in the matter is that at alve years of age a child should weigh about as many pounds as it is inches high As a rule this will not be much over or under forty pounds children who come of large parents should weigh something more than that the rate of increase should be about two pounds tor every inch of growth when a child Is rather beavie in proportion to its height than this standard it is a sign of good health it the child is growing rapidly it should not be allowed to tall much below it without being made to rest more than has been the custom before A deficiency of weight in proportion to height Is always an unfavorable sign any interruption in the progress of increase of weight especially dur ing the continuance of growth must be a danger signal that should not be neglected |