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Children’s Rate of Growth

A child will double his or her weight in 6 months, triple it by 1 year, and between 3 years ...

A child will double his or her weight in 6 months, triple it by 1 year, and between 3 years and 12 years will gain each year the same number of pounds as they are years old (e.g., a 4 year-old gains 4 pounds that year).

04/14/13

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