We recently wrote to you about measuring your child’s height and weight as part of the National Child Measurement Programme. Here is your child’s result:
When compared to the national growth charts, which show whether a child is growing as expected for their age, sex and height, your child would be considered to be a healthy weight.
This is good news. It is important that your child maintains a healthy weight throughout childhood and into adulthood.
More advice and information
A good diet and physical activity are essential to maintaining a healthy weight and healthy growth. Visit https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/childrens-weight/#healthy-weight for lots of handy tips.
You can find out how your child's result was calculated, and check how your child is growing over time, by going to www.nhs.uk/bmi.
This information has not been shared with your child, other children or school staff. Locally, this information is held by your Locala Health and Wellbeing/Kirklees Council and is treated confidentially.
The result is sent to you, so the decision of whether to talk to your child about it is entirely yours. More information is available on the NHS website.
Here is a useful guide on how to engage and interact with your child around the topic of health and weight.
We recognise that growth measurements alone is not an entire reflection of the health and wellbeing of children, however, it is the only measure we can use for the collection of data required by the government and local authorities to plan and prioritise services and care for our population.
