Welcome to this interactive workbook on Growth in children. The workbook is designed to provide you with an overview about patterns of growth in childhood, how we measure growth and how we assess puberty. You will find questions throughout the workbook encouraging you to think about why and how things happen. At the end are a series of cases allowing you to apply your knowledge to some significant conditions.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this workbook you should:
- Be able to explain why and how we measure children
- Understand why children do and don’t grow
- Know what is and isn’t normal growth
- Have an overview of puberty and how to stage its progress
- Be aware of some of the conditions that lead to abnormal growth