6 truths about children’s height that mothers must know! If you don’t watch it, you will definitely regret it

The height of a child is definitely one of the issues that mothers are most concerned about. Objectively speaking, height has a great impact on children\’s studies, work, marriage and love. In this society where long legs run around the streets and people are often judged by their appearance, short people often receive a lot of unfair treatment. If your grades are not good, you can make up for it slowly. If you don\’t have many hobbies, you can practice slowly. But if your growth and development are delayed, you will really regret it for the rest of your life. So, how to better grasp the rules of children\’s height development and help children successfully pass the critical period of growth? The following common sense will definitely be useful to you. Height comparison table for boys and girls. Although the height growth rate and upper limit of children in different regions and with different physiques will be different, the height growth of Chinese children still follows certain rules. After investigating the growth and development of children in 9 provinces and cities, researchers developed the following reference table: Height reference table for boys aged 1 to 18 years old. Height reference table for girls aged 1 to 18 years old. It should be noted that: since each child People\’s physiques are different, and the actual results will fluctuate up and down from the data in the table above. This is normal. But if the child\’s height is very different from the above table, parents need to pay attention. It is best to go to the hospital\’s pediatric endocrinology department for relevant information in time. Height growth is not uniform. A mother beside me put a cartoon sticker measuring height in her bedroom, and asked her children to measure it every month or even every week. In recent months, I suddenly discovered that my child was growing slowly. I thought there was something wrong with my child, so I became very anxious… In fact, children\’s height growth has obvious stages, and the growth rate will be different at different ages and seasons. Very big. Generally speaking, there are two peaks of height growth in a person\’s life: one is between 0 and 2 years old, and the other is adolescence. The child\’s height at birth is about 50 centimeters. It can grow 25 centimeters in the first year and 15 centimeters in the second year. However, starting from the age of 3, it enters a slow growth period of 4 or 5 centimeters per year; when puberty arrives, the child\’s height will change again. There is an acceleration, with growth of 7 or 8 centimeters per year, and then the height is basically set. Therefore, as long as the child\’s height growth follows normal rules, there is no need to worry too much. The role of nutrition is far greater than that of genetics. For many years, people have always believed that \”the father is short and the mother is short\”. But more and more examples around us prove that adequate nutrition is actually much more important than genetics in promoting a child’s height. Even if both parents are about 1.6 meters tall, as long as their nutrition can keep up with them later, it is actually very easy for their children to grow to over 1.7 meters tall. The critical period for children\’s nutrition is the period from 0 to 2 years old. You know, in just two years, the child\’s height has increased by nearly 40 centimeters, which directly determines one-third of the child\’s lifetime height! If the child suffers from nutritional deficiencies during this period, or is severely damaged by disease or hormonal drugs, the impact on the child\’s height will be almost lifelong. Nutritional tips: (1) Milk before bed. Dairy products are rich in calcium and are the most ideal calcium supplement food. They also have the effect of promoting sleep. In addition, during sleep, it is also the time when children absorb calcium and other nutrients best, so a cup of milk before going to bed, which is of great benefit to the growth of children\’s height. However, it should be noted that after the child is 3 years old, it is best to choose low-fat milk. (2) Do not take supplements lightly. Most adults cannot eat royal jelly, pollen, American ginseng, bone-strengthening granules and other great supplements, let alone children whose bodies are not yet mature. Many supplements can seriously disrupt the child\’s normal hormone secretion. Although the child\’s height increases significantly in a short period of time, it can easily cause the child\’s epiphysis to close prematurely and stop growing in height early. Deep sleep is the guarantee of growing taller. Studies have proven that when children are sleeping, the secretion of growth hormone is much higher than during the day, and the deeper the sleep, the higher the secretion. In addition, during the child\’s sleep, the spine and joints of the whole body are relaxed, just like a spring that has been compressed for a day is loosened, which is naturally beneficial to the growth of the child\’s height. Although experts recommend that children in primary school and junior high school should ensure about 9 to 10 hours of sleep a day, due to heavy homework pressure and other reasons, the vast majority of children cannot guarantee such a long period of sleep. Since time cannot be guaranteed, we can only make up for it from the quality of the child\’s sleep. For example, drinking a glass of milk before going to bed, soaking your feet, etc. can help children fall asleep as soon as possible. Jumping and stretching exercises are absolutely indispensable. There is cartilage that has not yet hardened at the joints of the long bones of the child\’s limbs. The continuous division and growth of cells here is the key to the child\’s growth. Jumping and stretching exercises can well stimulate cartilage tissue, which can not only promote the division and growth of cartilage cells, but also promote the secretion of growth hormone. Rope skipping, basketball, volleyball, etc. are all good jumping exercises; swimming, gymnastics, etc. are all good stretching exercises. It should be noted that exercise must be moderate. Excessive exercise will damage the child\’s cartilage tissue, and in severe cases, there is a risk of stopping growth. Pay attention to the seasons. Mothers who prepare carefully may have noticed that the growth of their children\’s height sometimes has seasonal characteristics. Generally speaking, growth hormone secretion is relatively strong in spring and summer, several times that of other periods, and height growth is faster; in winter, due to climate reasons, many children\’s height growth is not obvious. This is relatively consistent with the law of \”winter storage and spring growth\” in nature. However, don\’t underestimate the importance of winter. Whether \”spring hair\” can be successfully realized depends entirely on the preparations accumulated in winter. It is winter now. Only continuous nutritional supplements and exercise can lay a solid foundation for the coming spring and promote children\’s growth. A normal diet, moderate exercise, and adequate sleep are all indispensable.