What s the deal with small children

In general, some children grow slower in the early stages of growth, but there will be a period during adolescence when the height increases dramatically. During this period, you can pay more attention to the following ways:

1. Create a good sleeping environment to ensure the quality of your child's sleep.

Sleep is very important for teenagers, in addition to sleeping enough, but also to sleep well, the sleep environment is best quiet, dark, with good air circulation, so parents should control their children's work and rest time, and create a comfortable sleeping environment for them.

2. Participate in more running and jumping sports.

If you want to grow taller, you can't do without exercise. Encourage your child to go outdoors to participate in sports such as skipping rope, jogging, and playing ball. Soulful thinks it's good for teens.

3. Balanced nutrition, more high-quality protein, vegetables and fruits.

Many children have a picky diet or an unbalanced nutritional mix, and parents should pay special attention to this, not only to let their children consume more fresh vegetables and fruits (citrus, carrots, kiwifruit, spinach, etc.), supplement enough vitamins, but also supplement enough high-quality protein (milk, lean meat, fish, soybeans, eggs, etc.).

The height of the child is a concern for many parents. Although parents always tell them to eat more, it is inevitable that some children will have problems such as excessive picky eating. Some children have tall parents, but the children are thin and small, which is a headache for parents.

In fact, height is not only related to congenital genes, but also inseparable from acquired exercise and diet. The following is a small knowledge about children's growth.

What causes short baby stature?

1. Other factors

In addition to diet, exercise, work and rest are also one of the factors that affect height. Children's lack of exercise for a long time, staying up late often, irregular work and rest, etc., will have an impact on growing taller.

2. Hereditary short stature

Short stature is one of the reasons why children are not tall. Family inheritance is not limited to the height of the parents, and if someone in the family suffers from short stature, there is a certain chance that the child in the family will also develop the disease. However, a child's height is not only determined by congenital, but also has a lot to do with the acquired exercise and diet.

So even if the parents are not high, as long as the child eats more and exercises, he can still grow tall.

3. Malnutrition

Malnutrition is the leading cause of short stature in children. For example, not liking to eat, picky eating, calcium deficiency, etc., can lead to insufficient nutrient intake. At this time, in addition to urging children not to be picky eaters, you can also buy some calcium tablets to supplement your child with vitamins and calcium.

4. Psychological problems

Long-term accumulation of bad emotions, high psychological pressure, and excessive emotional tension may affect the child's height. Parents should pay more attention to their children's mental health in their daily life and give their children psychological counseling.

How can I help my child grow taller?

1. Moderate exercise

Exercise can not only promote the growth of height, but also increase appetite, eating more and exercising is very helpful for children's growth taller, such as skipping rope, swimming, playing basketball and other exercises that can stretch the body are all helpful to grow taller. When the child is too young, don't listen to the online saying and choose to use a brick to drop on the foot to help stretch the leg, this method is easy to damage the bones for younger children, and it is not recommended to try.

2. Reasonable diet

Protein is essential for the growth of bones and muscles. Protein can promote the secretion of hormones by the pituitary gland and is one of the essential elements for the growth and development of children. In life, children should also often eat some protein-rich foods, such as soy products, fish, etc.

In addition to protein, the growth of children's bones is also inseparable from the help of calcium. If your child is a picky eater and lacks nutrients, you can choose some calcium tablets rich in vitamins and calcium to help your child replenish nutrients.

3. Get enough sleep

Adequate sleep is necessary for your child to grow taller. During sleep, the pituitary gland secretes growth hormone to promote growth, but if you stay up late, you will miss this time, and the body will not grow taller due to the lack of growth hormone.

Start by considering what causes it;

1. For those with growth hormone deficiency or insufficient secretion and hypothyroidism, timely supplementation can be given.

2. Familial short stature, other diseases, such as congenital ovarian hypoplasia, some metabolic diseases (such as congenital achondroplasia, renal tubular acidosis, etc.) and some chronic diseases and malnutrition, etc., have a very small chance.

Secondly, consider whether the dry scale end is calcified, and this temporary calcification zone continues to move towards the epiphysis side with the osteogenesis in the cartilage, and the bone continues to grow.

Short stature ** protocol:

In the process of short stature**, three levels are implemented.

Level 1: Basic Nutrition Promotion.

If the height is within -1SD, vitamin A, vitamin D, zinc, calcium, lysine and other nutrients are used to promote the mainstay, combined with exercise and sleep intervention.

Level 2: Nutrition Promotion + GABA

If the height is within -2 SD or the growth rate is less than 5 cm per year, an appropriate dose of GABA (-aminobutyric acid) should be given in addition to basic nutrition.

Three levels: nutritional promotion + GABA + growth hormone.

If the height is less than -2SD, growth hormone is given if the financial situation allows**.

Note: 1) GABA is the English abbreviation of -aminobutyric acid.

2) SD is the standard deviation (SD) is defined as the arithmetic square root of the variance, reflecting the degree of dispersion among individuals in the group.