The 14-year-old boy is 153cm tall! Eat well, why don't children grow up?

N Haidu reporter Liu Wei

"He's only 14 years old, how could he stop growing?" Isn't it supposed to be 20 years old? Looking at her son, who is only 153cm tall, Ms. Wang of Quanzhou can't believe what the problem is? Spring is the season when everything grows, and children have ushered in the "golden period" of growing tall. How to make children grow tall has become the focus of parents.

All kinds of supplements Children do not grow up

Yesterday, Xiao Jian (pseudonym), a 14-year-old junior high school student in Quanzhou, and his mother, Ms. Wang, came to Quanzhou First Hospital together to receive Yang Lulu, deputy chief physician of the pediatric department of the hospital.

The mother and son are not tall, the mother is about 150cm, the child is 153cm, and the child's father is not tall, only 160cm.

"Our husband and wife are short, the child should not be tall, I hope he can grow to 165cm, 170cm." Ms. Wang told Dr. Yang that the child was small and thin, short, and thought that eating more could grow better, so the family often used chicken, duck, seahorse and other stews to supplement the child's body; on weekdays, as long as they heard that there were remedies that helped grow tall and appetizing, they would also buy them for the children to try. Growing up to the fifth grade of primary school, the child changed his voice a little, she did not pay too much attention; in the sixth grade, it felt that the child began to develop, listening to the old man said that the child's development should be supplemented, so they gave the child more supplement, rooster, bull whip and so on with some herbs stew...

"The strange thing is that after entering junior high school, this child grew very slowly. I think it may be that I am stressed to study, and I want to give him a good conditioning during the holidays. Unexpectedly, in the past six months, he had not grown tall at all! Ms. Wang couldn't sit still and dragged Xiao Jian to the hospital.

"Boys generally change their voices between the ages of 14 and 16. The fifth grade of primary school began to change voices, and the physical development was indeed a little early. When Dr. Yang measured the bone age of Xiao Jian, he found that his epiphyseal line had been closed and there was no chance of growing taller, which made Ms. Wang unacceptable.

These are the myths of growing tall that your child may also encounter

Similar to Xiaojian's parents, in the matter of their children growing taller, some parents are prone to fall into various misunderstandings. Based on the situation received over the years, Dr. Yang Lulu summarized several common misunderstandings.

Myth 1: There is no need to do height monitoring

Many parents believe that parents are short, children will also be short; parents are tall, children are naturally tall, there is no need to monitor the height of children. Not necessarily.

Factors affecting height are divided into two parts: congenital genes and acquired factors, genetic factors do account for the majority, but acquired factors, including nutrition, sleep, exercise, and mood, are also very important.

"Growing up is a dynamic, ongoing process and parents are advised to monitor their child's height regularly. In addition, pay attention to whether the child's secondary sexual characteristics develop early. If the height is not ideal or the growth rate is too slow, or there are signs of precocious puberty, you should seek the help of a professional doctor in time. Dr. Yang reminded.

Myth two: The daily supplement grows fast

Many parents believe that the reason why their children are not tall is because nutrition cannot keep up. In order to enhance the nutrition of the child, he will make up for it every day with big fish and meat, and even feed various nutritional products and supplements. It is not known that this will lead to excessive intake of protein and calories, which is not only not conducive to growth, but also may trigger precocious puberty.

Dr. Yang reminds parents that once a child has growth retardation, short height or unsatisfactory height, it is first necessary to check whether there is a growth and developmental disease, and then comprehensively consider it from the perspective of nutrition, sleep, exercise, and emotion.

Myth 3: The degree of development is judged by secondary sexual characteristics alone

Many parents believe that the second sexual characteristics have not yet appeared, that is, they have not yet developed, and they can continue to grow.

This is also a common misconception that the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics alone cannot be used to judge the degree of development of children. Dr. Yang often encounters children who are generally in the middle and late stages of development when they have menarche or sperm. If you find out that the child is short at this time, it will be too late to catch up.

There are also children with special situations. For example, some art students strictly manage weight and strictly control diet, until the bone age is basically closed, there is no menarche; or children with diabetes, blood sugar control is not good, bone age is very large, and there is no menarche.

Myth four: it doesn't matter if you grow slowly, it will always be the president when you are older

Many parents are not in a hurry when they find their children short at an early age, and they feel that they will naturally grow up when they are older.

Dr. Yang said that from birth to the end of puberty, the growth of children is a continuous growth process, but the growth rate of different ages is different. It's like running a marathon, if you're always behind in the bottom 10, waiting until the last 1,000 meters, it's very difficult to accelerate to the top 50. The same is true for children who are tall. Therefore, it is recommended to pay attention to the height of children at an early age.

Tips

If you want to grow tall, you can do that

In the spring, the human body metabolism is vigorous, blood circulation is accelerated, respiratory and digestive functions are strengthened, and the secretion of endocrine hormones, especially growth hormone, is increased, creating "golden conditions" for children who are in the growth and development period. So, what should parents do to help their children grow up? Dr. Yang made 4 suggestions.

First, you should maintain balanced nutrition, you can drink 250 to 500 ml of milk per day, eat 1 to 2 eggs, and an appropriate amount of meat, cereals, fruits and vegetables.

Second, adhere to outdoor sports every day, and choose the appropriate way of exercising, you can do some medium-intensity longitudinal jumping sports that are beneficial to growth and height, such as jumping rope, playing basketball, and touching high. Sunshine hours of about half an hour per day should be guaranteed.

Third, get sleep. Growth hormone is secreted during sleep, of which two time periods are crucial for growing tall, one is from 9 pm to 1 am the next day, especially around 10 pm, the amount of growth hormone secretion reaches the highest; one is one or two hours before and after 6 am, there is also a small peak in growth hormone secretion. During this time, the more you go into deep sleep, the more growth hormone is secreted, the more it helps to grow.

Fourth, manage emotions. Good mood, conducive to the secretion of growth hormone, to create a good family atmosphere for children, especially before sleep, do not criticize children.

EDIT: White