Toggle navigation
  • blog
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Yelp
Agoura-West Valley Pediatrics

7320 WOODLAKE AVENUE | SUITE 270 | WEST HILLS | CA 91307
Phone(818) 340-3822 | Fax:(818) 340-8039

29525 CANWOOD STREET | SUITE 214 | AGOURA HILLS, CA 91301
Phone:(818) 706-1966 Fax: (818) 706-9857

  • Home
  • About Us
    • Dr. Spaulding
    • Dr. Stiles
    • Dr. Cosmer
    • Dr. Gingold
    • Dr. Tolcher
    • Dr. Bromberg
    • Dr. Stafford
    • Dr. Glickman
    • Jennifer Stiekema
  • Locations
  • Services
  • Resources
    • Child Health Resources
    • Growth & Nutrition
    • Childhood Allergies
    • Special Health Care Needs
    • Mental Health Resources
    • CPR, Travel & Auto Safety
    • ADD/ADHD
    • Teenagers and Young Adults
  • New Patients
    • Forms
  • Contact Us
  • Online Payments
  • Reviews

GROWTH AND NUTRITION

Monitoring your child's growth and nutrition is one of your primary responsiblities as parents.  If you have concerns about your child's nutrition or growth, these issues should be addressed with one of our physicians during an office appointment--particularly during a routine physical examination.  However, in order to assist you in monitoring your child in these areas, we offer the following web links where you can obtain additional information about pediatric growth and nutrition.

BREASTFEEDING

  • American Academy of Pediatrics Breastfeeding page
  • Breastfeeding.com
  • La Leche League
  • C.D.C. Breastfeeding page
  • Breastfeed for All
  • International Lactation Consultant Association
  • Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine

 

CHILD NUTRITION INFORMATION

Meals Matter is your free online resource for planning and preparing healthy meals for you and your family.  The tools and resources will help you bring the principles of healthy eating to life.

  • Meals Matter
  • The Food Guide Pyramid
  • Food Guide Pyramid for Kids    
  • The California Food Guide
  • The American Dietetic Association    
  • Nutrition Page of the Keep Kids Healthy  website  
  • Nutrition Information from the Centers for Disease Control    
  • Nutrition Information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture    
  • "We Can" Campaign of the National Institute of Health   
  • "5 a Day" Fruit and Vegetable Information    

PEDIATRIC GROWTH CHARTS

With this web link you can view and download pediatric growth charts just like the ones we use in your child's chart to monitor growth and figure out his/her height and weight "percentiles".  The growth percentiles simply tell us how a child's height and weight compare to the "normal range" for a given age (for example, the 50th percentile represents the average height or weight for that age and gender).  There are separate growth charts for boys and girls.  Your child's doctor should  help you in determining the significance of your child's growth percentiles.

  • www.keepkidshealthy.com/growthcharts/index.html

 

CHILDHOOD OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY

 Our nation is currently in the midst of an epidemic of childhood obesity and overweight.  While there are many factors that are contributing to this growing problem, the bottom line is many children consume more calories than they need each day.  To make matters worse, too many children get an inadequate amount of regular physical activity.  If you are concerned that your child may be overweight, we encourage you to discuss this with one of our physicians.  The following websites contain a wealth of information about the pediatric obesity problem, including suggestions for improving your child's physical activity.

Childhood Obesity Information

  • American Academy of Pediatrics Obesity Information
  • Centers for Disease Control Obesity Information   
  • National Institutes of Health "We Can!" Campaign    
  • Keep Kids Healthy Website Obesity Information    
  • Weight Control Information Network (of the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)   
  • U.S. Food And Drug Administration Obesity Information     

 

Your Child's Body Mass Index

The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from your child's height and weight that may be used to determine if your child's weight is appropriate.  The following weblink provides more information on the this index and how to calculate your child's BMI and plot it on a chart to determine the BMI percentile.  BMI must be interpreted with some caution, and thus the best way to determine if your child's weight or BMI is normal is to discuss it with one of our physicians.

  • CDC's BMI Calculator

Learn More

  • FAQs
  • Patient Forms
  • Prenatal Visit
  • Online Payments

Patient Education

Patient Education
  • Child Health Topics
  • Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Breast Feeding
  • Immunizations
  • Car Seat Recommendations
  • Product Recalls
  • Traveling with Children

Our Location

7320 Woodlake Avenue, Suite 270
West Hills, CA 91307
(818) 340-3822 

29525 Canwood St Suite 214
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
(818) 706-1966

Hours of Operation

  • *Open 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday in both offices*
  • *Open Saturdays in West Hills only from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM*
  • *Same day appointments are available*
follow us on facebook
We Do Not Allow Walk In Appointments

Map & directions

Parent Resources

An online resource center providing you with additional helpful information.

  • Click here
Symptom Checker

What's New?

  • Doctor McLaren is retiring in December
  • Agoura office location is closed on Saturdays. We are only open on Saturdays in West Hills.  
  • Now offering Virtual Visits, call us to register your child.
  • Product Recalls
  • Car Seat Recommendations
  • Traveling With Children
  • Center for Disease Control and Prevention

 

 

Pediatrician - West Hills, Agoura-West Valley Pediatric Medical Group
7320 Woodlake Avenue, Suite 270, West Hills, Ca 91307 - Phone:(818) 340-3822 Fax:(818) 340-8039

Pediatrician - Agoura Hills, Agoura-West Valley Pediatric Medical Group
29525 Canwood St. Suite 214, Agoura Hills, CA 91301Phone:(818) 706-1966 Fax: (818) 706-9857

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Locations
  • Services
  • Patient Forms
  • New Patients
  • Contact Us
  • Copyright © MH Sub I, LLC dba Officite
  • Disclaimer
  • Patient Privacy
  • Site Map