These children must have their bone age measured.
Unusually short stature, significantly lower in height than children of the same age, and significantly slower or faster in height growth.
Before the age of 9, the penis and testicles of precocious boys enlarge, followed by changes in voice, protruding laryngeal knots, long beards, pubic hair and armpit hairs. Before the age of 8, the girl's breasts will develop and then grow pubic hair and armpit hair, or she will have her "menstrual period" before the age of 10.
Obese children, although a little higher than their peers in the short term, but because of the fat in the body, estrogen is produced, accelerating the rapid closure of the epiphyseum.
Sprint stage – adolescence
Boys are 12-20 years old and girls are 10-18 years old, which is the final sprint stage of growing tall. It was found that the epiphyseal cartilage of adolescents has not really healed at this stage, and there is still a potential for increase of 2 to 3 cm per year. At this time, by supplementing with enough calcium, they can fully tap their potential to grow taller and make them "great progress".
These golden periods are interrelated: several golden stages of a child's development, like dominoes, are a continuous dynamic process, and this stage is the basis for the next. Children with insufficient calcium intake in the reserve period, if they eat improperly and are malnourished, will affect the height growth of the development period; if the children in the development period cannot consume enough calcium, it will inevitably affect the final sprint of growth and development and height. Therefore, at all stages of the child, it is necessary to ensure the full intake of calcium, which should not be taken lightly.
To improve our acquired height, we need to exercise: it refers to reasonable exercise, which is the same as the intensity of athletes' movements, but it will increase the burden on the child's joints and inhibit growth and development. Jumping rope has a significant effect on increasing the height of children, and it is simple to operate. Parents can let their children jump once a day for ten minutes each time, and stick to it to get good results.
In addition, there are basketball, badminton, swimming and so on. It's all a great way to exercise. Parents should help their children develop good habits of loving sports.
Choose the right type of exercise: First of all, according to the child's personality and physical characteristics, choose the sports that the child likes. Do not force your child to do sports that you don't like, otherwise it will affect your child's mood and be detrimental to your child's height. On the basis of the child's preference, according to the child's age and level of motor development, you can choose jumping, touching height, jogging, jumping rope, cycling, kicking shuttlecock, basketball, volleyball, ballet, stretch gymnastics, swimming, pull-up.
These exercises can pull muscles and ligaments, stimulate epiphyseal cartilage hyperplasia, and facilitate the growth of the spine, spine, and limbs. But also be careful not to rush, because long-term excessive overload exercise will cause cartilage damage and muscle strain, which is not conducive to the normal growth and development of children. When exercising, it is best to ensure that the child's heart rate reaches 120 ~ 140 times / min, and it is advisable to exercise until the child sweats, fevers, and rosy complexion. Let the child do more jumping exercises, and the effect of promoting height development is far stronger than blindly buying height-increasing health products.
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