undersized? Precocious puberty? Late or normal? Come and find out how your child is growing

The children who have never left the first row of seats since school must be most impressed by the chalk ash in front of the podium and the sharp eyes of the teacher.

These children are the focus of attention at school and at home, why do other people's children start jumping up soon after school, while their own families have been standing still? The first reaction of many parents is that they feel that their children are late and will catch up with children of the same age in a few years. Is this really the case? Let's take a look at what is the length of the night!

Late growth, also known as 'institutional delayed puberty', refers to the fact that women have not developed breasts after the age of 13, and men still have no signs of testicular volume increase and/or no other secondary sexual characteristics after the age of 14, which is more common in boys and is closely related to heredity. Many children have been very short because of some diseases, but parents mistakenly think that it is late, and when there is really no sign of growth and then go to the doctor, they find that the child's epiphyseal is close to closing, missing the opportunity to intervene.

Attention parents! Whether your child is late or not requires a systematic specialist assessment to determine whether the child's height should continue to be observed or medically intervened.

With the improvement of living standards, more and more children of precocious puberty are inevitably worried about whether their children are precocious, so how to judge precocious puberty?

According to the figure above, precocious puberty refers to the development of secondary sexual characteristics in girls before the age of 8 years (menarche before the age of 10 years), boys before the age of 9, breast nodules in girls, and enlarged testicles in boys. Precocious puberty can lead to height impairment in adulthood and the emergence of associated psychological problems.

The proportion of normal children is still much higher than late growth and precocious puberty, from the perspective of normal children's growth and development laws, infant and young children are the first peak of children's growth and development, and the height increase in the first year after birth can reach 25cm, and the second year is about 10cm. Growth rate gradually declines after the age of two years and transitions to childhood growth patterns. Childhood is a steady growth rate, which can grow 5-7 cm per year. Puberty begins at the age of 9-11 for girls and 11-13 years for boys, and puberty is the second peak of children's growth and development, and it is also the final sprint. The fastest increase in height during adolescence is up to 9-11 cm/year for boys and 7-8 cm/year for girls.

Many parents mistakenly think that girls have menarche and boys change their voices to enter puberty, in fact, these signs often mean that the child is at the end of puberty, the epiphyseal is close to closing, and the potential for height growth is limited.

After reading so much, do you understand the growth and development of your own children? If you are still confused, then check whether the child has the following characteristics:

1. How many rows of children sit in front of the classroom all year round?

2, pants do not have to change for several years?

3. Girls have breast development before the age of 8 or menstruation at the age of 10?

Compare the picture below to see if your child's height is short!

If your child has one of the above 4 characteristics, talk to a growth and development specialist! In order to help more children grow up healthily, the Department of Child Health Care of Hunan Women and Children's Hospital has helped Changgao free clinic welfare during the winter vacation!

The benefits are coming

Location: Department of Child Health Care, Hunan Women and Children's Hospital

Event Benefits:

Benefit 1: Free assessment of growth and development levels

During the free clinic, you can go to the Child Health Department to measure your height and weight free of charge, and issue a growth and development level assessment report free of charge (limited to children over 3 years old)

How to participate: Register at the Nurse Station of the Child Health Department on the first floor of the outpatient clinic

Benefit 2: Free shooting and assessment of bone age

Children who are assessed to be short can be exempted from shooting and assessing bone age fees, worth 130.8 yuan, limited to the top 40

Participation: After registered consultation, it will be evaluated by the doctor

Welfare Three: Dwarf Assistance Program

Eligible children who seek medical treatment can apply for half a year's growth hormone drug subsidy from the Growth Angel Fund of the Red Cross Society of China.

Welfare four: forwarding is polite

Forward the article to the circle of friends and collect 8 likes, you can go to the pediatric nurse station to receive 1 free growth and development package (limited to the first 300)

Participation: Pick up at the Nurses' Station of the Child Health Department on the first floor of the outpatient clinic

Places are limited and are on a first-come, first-served basis

Target audience: 3-14 years old children with short stature, precocious puberty, backward growth and development problems, and children with height promotion needs

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