About steadygrow

steadygrow is a world-first weight management program for children and teenagers from 2 to 17 years, developed by New Zealand paediatrician Dr Felicity Breen.   It is not an individual consultation service but rather a place where you can get and collect medically sound information relevant to your child.

steadygrow helps parents:

• Know the difference between healthy and unhealthy weight gain. 
• Prevent overweight and obesity. 
• Bring an overweight or obese child or teen gently back towards their healthiest weight.
• Collect in one, secure place, information that may be important in helping them and their doctor manage their child's weight over time.
  

With steadygrow you can:

• Get immediate feedback on your child's weight. 
• Store and chart weight measurements. 
• See your child's weight trend, with guidance on what to do about it. 
• Project a 'preferred weight' growth estimate up to 12 months ahead. 
• Monitor your healthier lifestyle results.
• Use the information you have collected to be an informed partner with your doctor, in helping your child to better health by managing their weight.

steadygrow helps parents implement world health authorities' recommendations for child weight management, by enabling parents to really know whether their family's eating and exercise patterns are, or are not, working for each child.

If preferred, capable teenagers can manage their own steadygrow program.

"[steadygrow] does not encourage dieting, but rather a hold-weight-steady approach to enable children to "grow into" their weight."
Read an in depth article by Dr Breen discussing how following your child's bmi using steadygrow can help them become a healthy weight throughout their life.

Page last modified: June 22, 2008.