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What Are Growth Charts And What Makes Them So Much Fun?

When you hold a newborn baby in your arms, you feel like you are holding your entire world in a cuddle. Wow! That’s a pretty huge responsibility. Every new parent wonders whether their baby is fit, fine, and in a state of good health. Of course, the baby is not going to be able to say, “I’m great!” Nor will it be able to show you a thumbs up indicating that everything is okay! In this scenario, if there’s just one thing that saves parents from completely losing their minds worrying about their baby, it is growth charts! 

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Important Growth Parameters

  1. Weight: The weight of a baby is of utmost importance at the newborn and infant stage. This is the parameter on which a baby’s health, nutrition and physical well-being are measured.
  2. Head Circumference: At your baby’s regular health checkups, you will notice the doctor or nurse measure your baby’s head circumference with a measuring tape as an indicator of their brain development.
  3. Height: Recording a baby’s length while lying down when they are an infant, or standing up when they are able to balance on their legs, is an important indicator of the baby’s growth trajectory. 

Right from birth, the baby’s weight, head circumference and height are measured regularly to monitor the baby’s health. This record is the primary indicator of a baby’s well-being in the initial days. Schools, nurseries and kindergartens also measure children’s growth to keep track of grave issues like malnutrition and deficiencies in kids.  

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However, once your baby grows out of the newborn stage, measuring their growth becomes less of a worry and more fun! One of the things babies love to do, especially after they have learnt to stand with balance, is measure their height! Baby rooms are simply incomplete without a height chart with fun colours and pictures. Babies enjoy measuring their height against it, parents love watching their little ones grow. And years later, when your little one is all grown up, you revel in the nostalgic evidence of their growth journey.  

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When it comes to height charts, there’s one that we love to use, which is the Intellibaby Magnetic Giraffe Height Chart. Its unique magnetic feature, sleek look and attractive graphics make it a great addition to the baby’s room. Check out a few ways in which you and your baby can enjoy this height chart, and a few things your baby can learn along the way. 

Aesthetics 

This sleekly designed height chart is as thin as a simple ruler. This means it can fit on all walls within as much space as you have. And the fun stickers that come along with it can give an exciting look to the space. 

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Engaging 

Measuring their height is an engaging activity for babies with this growth chart. Your little one does not simply stand against the chart but enjoys watching the foam giraffe adjusted to precisely measure the height. The magnetic attraction is a super interesting phenomenon for the baby to observe. And while at it, they learn that’s how magnets work! 

Assembly Time Is Fun Time! 

Putting together this growth chart too is a fun activity. Your baby might enjoy pasting the colourful stickers on the wall around the ruler. While doing this, you can also teach them about various shapes by identifying hearts, stars, clouds and various animals on the stickers.
Psst: Don’t fret about the perfect placement of the stickers if your baby wants to take matters into their own hands! Let them explore their creativity. 

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Look, You’re So Tall! 

As soon as your baby is able to maintain balance on their own, it’s time to start measuring their height standing up. When making them stand against the height chart, make sure you tell them what you’re doing. This is a great way to get them excited about how wonderfully they are growing up. Keep your cameras ready, you wouldn’t want to miss that proud smile. 

Introduce New Vocabulary 

Here are some new words that your baby can learn while they enjoy using their growth chart. Use these words often and keep telling them what you’re doing while charting their growth parameters regularly.

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height chart can teach kids new vocabulary words

Fun Fact: Giraffes Are Tall!

Babies love animals as they appear as various characters in several children’s stories and picture books. They find the unique attributes of all animals very interesting. A giraffe’s great height is a characteristic that gets reinforced through this growth chart. 

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Nutrition & Growth

Carry this fun along to the dinner table! Now that your baby is so excited about their growth journey, it’s time for some fun dinner-time conversation about nutrition. Talk to your baby about how their food is making them bigger and stronger, and helping them grow and watch them happily eat all their vegetables till the last bite… it’s just that easy! 

Creativity Makes You Taller! 

As soon as your baby starts understanding the concept of their constantly growing height, you’ll have so much fun watching them think out of the box to appear taller! Tippy toes, climbing on stools, and standing on some sort of a platform are just some of the cute things your little one might do to try and see how taller they can appear. Help them out here, won’t you? Give them a piggyback ride atop your shoulders and let them feel they are the tallest in the house! 

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Pretend Play Begins! 

Once your baby observes how you measure their height, they might start learning from imitation. Don’t be too surprised if you see their dolls, stuffed animals or other toys lined up against the growth chart, waiting for their heights to be measured by your baby!

Shraddha Mishra
Writer, journalist and content creator, she has worked across several publications. She takes a keen interest in travel, food and culture. A new mother, she loves talking about her parenting journey and watching her toddler play, learn and grow. When not working, you will find her watching a movie or web series, or reading a novel, chasing a good story everywhere.
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