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	My Dad is really big (he was a star football player in college), so when he needs clothes he goes to a store called 'The Big Guy Shop.'	My Mom, on the other hand, is kind of small. She looks for clothes in a special section of the women's department.

	I'm about average height and weight for my age, so I can shop just about anywhere.	There are many different body types - short or tall, big or small.
The important thing is not how your body looks; it's how healthy it is!
Hey Home Crew, see how you measure up!


	A measuring stick or ruler
	A pen or pencil
	Paper
	Chalk
	A friend

	Do this activity with a partner. Stand against a wall or lie on the floor with your arms spread out to the side.
	Have your partner mark your measurements with chalk. Have him or her mark where your chin is, your waist, the top of your leg, your elbows, fingertips, your knee, your height. If you use a wheelchair, or if you prefer to sit, your partner can use a tape measure to measure you.
	Measure the distances between all of these lines. Record your results.
	Compare other lengths of your body. Try to figure out how many heads high your body is.
	*What number did you record for the distance from your elbow to your fingertips?* *How does that compare with the distance from your knee to the floor?*

You have over 200 bones in your body, and when they grow you grow. How often do you grow out of your clothes? Probably less often now than when you were younger!

Babies grow really fast. A baby that is 20 inches long at birth can grow 10 more inches in the first year! That's half of his or her length in one year!

Everyone is different, but by the age of 5, most people have grown at least half of the height they will be as an adult. Then, growth slows a little, but you get another burst right around your teen years. Your body keeps growing right up into your early twenties.