first asian parenting techniques seem so extreme and asian success seems so pronounced that most people find it counterintuitive to deny causation second and more importantly twin and adoption researchers have largely neglected asian populationsirst asian parenting techniques seem so extreme and asian success seems so pronounced that most people find it counterintuitive to deny causation second and more importantly twin and adoption researchers have largely neglected asian populations
Failure to thrive is weight consistently below the 3rd to 5th percentile for age and sex, progressive decrease in weight to below the 3rd to 5th percentile, or a decrease in the percentile rank of 2 major growth parameters in a short period. The cause may be an identified medical condition or may be related to environmental factors.
Failure to thrive in early infancy sometimes results in death, and in older infancy or childhood is an important marker for underlying disease. Causes of failure to thrive are probably many, including unrecognized food allergies leading to refusal of food and vomiting, undiagnosed metabolic disorders, and disease.