Adolescence is a period of growth and development for a young teen. Accompanied with a strong flush of hormones, it’s a phase where looks matter a lot. Both height and weight matter a lot to teens. One can coin, the famous cognitive psychologist -Piaget’s term, â€Egocentrism†to define this phase of adolescence. Ego centrism can be defined as a tendency wherein a child/individual tends to see the world only from his/her terms.
Adolescents believe that the world revolves only around them and that every move they make matters a lot. The way they look, the way they walk, their height and their weight are all scrutinized by the world around.
Therefore they have this immense pressure to look good. Two things that worry them the most are their height and weight. Many a doctors are frequently asked about “ Average height weight for teenagerâ€.
And in order to answer this question, the aid of BMI i.e. Body Mass Index was frequently used earlier. A Body Mass Index is a tool that helps denote if one is overweight or not. However, its use has created a lot of controversy, as some experts conclude that a BMI does not take into account the actual bone weight, history and individual difference of adolescence. Whereas some find it to be the right indication that denotes if one is over or under weight.
Some experts on the other hand have come up with what an adolescent should ideally weigh for their given height for their age.
Boys
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12 – 15 years              85-125 pounds                         58-66 inches tall.
16 -20 years              130-160 pounds                        67-70 inches tall.
Girls
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     Height
12-15 years              95-115 pounds                             60-64 inches
16-20 years              116-130 pounds                            64 inches
Some experts on the other hand believe that consulting a doctor who is well aware of the teen’s past history of growth and development will be the best person to state their average height and weight.
how do i lose weight when i am scared to tell my mom that i want to take a diet program
Responce for Michelle: If you want to lose weight just eat normaly but do exercise everyday for about 1-2 hours, i lost 20 kgs in 5 days with doing exercise everyday, one way you can do exercise is join sports club and a sport that inspires you, just tell your mum you want to change.