The height of a child is mainly affected by genetic factors. If the parents have an advantage in height, will the child not be shorter? Not necessarily.

A pair of parents in Chengdu took their 15-year-old son to the hospital for treatment because the child is 15 years old and only 158cm tall. You must know that the boy’s father is 185cm tall and his mother is also 165cm. They are both considered tall. . But now it is less than 160cm, which makes the parents worried.

Originally, the child’s parents had an advantage because of their own height. The child’s height developed late and was shorter than his peers. They didn’t pay much attention to it. They just thought that the child’s development was late. They still believed that the child would not be shorter in the future. . But in the past two years, as the children's age has continued to grow, their height has not increased, and the parents suddenly became uneasy.

I took my son to the hospital for a check-up and found out that the child’s height had almost stopped at 158cm because the child’s epiphyseal line was close to closing and it was difficult to make the child grow taller through other methods.

The child's parents regretted hearing this. If they could have taken their child to the hospital earlier, the child's height would not be what it is now.

For the sake of the child's own good, parents should not make too subjective assumptions about their children's height development. It is best to take their children to the hospital for testing regularly. What else do you know about the misunderstandings that affect children’s height development?

There is no advantage in parents’ height, and their children will not be taller either.

Although height is determined by genetic inheritance, it is not absolute. Acquired training can also affect height. Therefore, some parents whose height is not an advantage can still have children with long legs. Therefore, regardless of whether parents have an advantage in height, they must have confidence in their children's height and do more things that will help their children grow taller.

Children develop late and can catch up later

We all know that children’s development is different, some develop early and some develop late, but this does not mean that all children develop Children who are late can catch up in height, and not all children do not have an advantage in height. They are all late in development. There may be other reasons. It is best for parents to take their children to the hospital for check-ups regularly.

Eating more calcium tablets will help grow taller

Although height development requires a large amount of calcium, it does not mean that the more calcium supplements, the better the child's height development will be. If a child takes too much calcium tablets, it may cause the child's epiphyseal line to close prematurely, thus cutting off the child's hope of growing taller.

Or in the child's daily diet, calcium supplementation is blindly given to the child, and every meal is big fish and meat, resulting in overnutrition of the child. In the end, the child may not grow very long, but will gain weight rapidly.

If a child is taller than children of the same age, he will definitely not be shorter in the future

If a child is well developed now and is taller than children of the same age, will he definitely not be shorter in the future? Not really sure. If a child develops early, his height will grow faster than that of children of the same age, and his bone maturation will also be faster, which means that the child's bone age may be much higher than his actual age.

Therefore, if we want our children to have long legs, even if the children are now well developed in height, we cannot take it lightly. Instead, we should continue to maintain it and take the children for regular tests to help them grow taller.

How to correctly help children grow taller?

Parents want their children to have long legs and be tall, but how should we help our children develop better? Mainly grasp the following principles.

Have a regular work and rest schedule

Cultivating children with good work and rest habits from an early age, going to bed early and getting up early, can help children grow taller. Although many parents may know it, they cannot do it.

Because in cities, people are almost accustomed to nightlife. They are busy with work during the day and only have their own time at night. Therefore, they may go to bed very late every day. Therefore, children may also be unknowingly influenced by their parents and become accustomed to going to bed late.

Or parents let their children sleep too much during the day, thus affecting the normal sleeping time at night, which is not conducive to the child's height development.

In order to promote children's height development, parents need to set an example and have a regular schedule, so as to better cultivate their children's good work and rest habits. It is best for us to put our children to bed around 9 o'clock, and it is best for our children to sleep until 8 o'clock in the morning.

In this way, we can better grasp the two golden periods of children's height development. 11 o'clock and 1 o'clock in the evening, and 5 o'clock to 7 o'clock in the morning are the peak periods of growth hormone secretion. These two periods, When a child enters deep sleep, it will accelerate the secretion of the child's growth hormone, thereby promoting the child's growth.

Balanced and comprehensive nutrition

Height development requires a lot of nutrients, but the more supplements, the better. In terms of diet, we need to pay attention to three meals a day, which not only need to be nutritionally balanced and comprehensive, but also need to be regular.

In order to save time, some parents may have a silly breakfast, giving their children some bread, porridge, instant noodles, or taking their children out to eat soy milk and fried dough sticks. Although this kind of breakfast is very common, it really doesn't help much with children's height development.

In order for children to develop better, breakfast also needs to be rich. It is best to have some milk, eggs, vegetables and fruits.

It is best to have a reasonable mix of meat and vegetables for three meals a day to ensure a balanced, comprehensive and nutritious diet, and eat more fruits and vegetables. In this way, we can better ensure the nutrition needed for the child's physical development.

Appropriate exercise

Allowing children to participate in more outdoor sports will not only help the child grow taller, but also improve the child's physical fitness, and can also have more contact with other children. Children's social interaction can also be greatly improved.

Whether you let your children play wildly outdoors or participate in stretching exercises such as rope skipping, high jumping, and basketball, it is beneficial to their height development.

Some parents may say that their children don’t like sports very much, what should they do?

In fact, this is nothing at all. You know, children want their parents to accompany them. As for what they do with their children, it is not that important in the children's minds.

Therefore, if parents play and exercise with their children, why wouldn't the children be reluctant? Over time, children will naturally become interested in sports.