A new round of height anxiety is coming, children's growth rate is delayed, what should parents do?

Today's parents are becoming more and more anxious about their children's height.

A few days ago, after dinner and walking the baby, a group of mothers were discussing downstairs:

"Children don't want to eat meat, and the amount of rice is small, will it affect height development?"

"Neither my father nor I are tall, and I don't know how tall my son can grow, I'm worried!"

Indeed, whether it is job search, mate selection, or interpersonal communication, height is very important for children.

How to help the baby grow tall has become the "number one problem" in front of many parents.

The latest "Growth Standards for Children Under 7 Years of Age" was officially implemented

Since March this year, the "Growth Standards for Children Under 7 Years of Age" issued by the National Health Commission has been officially implemented.

This standard contains the height and weight standards corresponding to the child's different ages, and we can judge what level of height our children are at through comparison.

P10 and P50 in the table represent the child's height beyond how many percent of his peers.

For example, a 4-year-old girl with a height of 103.7cm corresponds to P50 in the table, which means that the height of the child exceeds 50% and is within the normal range.

In general, children are normal in height ranging from P25 to P75 and short in the P10-P25 range.

If the child's height is lower than P10, or even below P3, then parents should pay more attention to observe whether the child's height development is stagnant, take the baby to the hospital for examination in time, and take some interventions.

For children after the age of 7, we can refer to the "Evaluation of the Height Development Level of Children and Adolescents Aged 7-18" released in 2018.

Among them, the "median" represents the average level of height development of the same age.

If the child's height deviates by more than one "standard deviation (SD)" from the median, it means that the height is short or tall and needs to be paid more attention.

Height standards have risen, and a new round of height anxiety is coming

Many parents may have a feeling that their children's height has developed fast enough compared to when they were young.

Compared with peers, it is still not ideal, and the height of children today is developing too fast.

In fact, this is not an illusion, the mainland will organize a large-scale survey every 10 years as a standard basis for children's growth and development.

According to the latest officially implemented child growth and development standards, the height of children has increased significantly compared to 10 years ago.

Taking the age of 5 to 5 years and 6 months as an example, the average height of boys has increased by 1.7cm compared with 10 years ago.

And back in 2020, The Lancet released a study of data:

The average height of 19-year-old boys in mainland China is 175.7cm, and the average height of 19-year-old girls is 163.2cm, surpassing Japan and South Korea and ranking first in East Asia.

Once it is found that the child's height is below the average level of his or her peers, parents will inevitably be anxious:

Is the child stunted?

How to help your baby grow taller and maximize her genetic potential?

For the height of the child, we should pay attention to it, but do not worry too much.

Although the height of the child is largely determined by genetics, there are also rules to follow, and we can also help the baby grow taller through the improvement of some acquired factors.

Helping children grow tall is inseparable from these 4 points

1. Diet

Today's children are almost impossible to be wronged when eating, and what deserves our vigilance is partial eating, picky eating, and excess nutrition.

More and more children are becoming "little fat mounds", and being too obese may induce precocious puberty, which can negatively affect height development.

Usually, for the child's diet, we must focus on a balanced and reasonable diet, ensure the diversity of ingredients as much as possible, avoid letting the child eat high oil and sugar, and help the baby maintain a good posture.

2. Exercise

Children's height development is inseparable from the secretion of growth hormone, and exercise can promote the metabolism of the child's body and improve the secretion level of growth hormone.

According to the World Health Organization, adolescents and children aged 5-17 should do at least 1 hour of moderate to high-intensity exercise every day, at least 3 times a week.

As for the choice of exercise methods, running, swimming, and ball games are all good choices.

3. Sleep

The amount of growth hormone secreted by the child's body is 3 times that of the night as it is during the day.

Children of different ages have different recommended sleep times per day, and we can refer to the following standards:

4. Psychological

Today's children are generally more stressed, and many parents will ignore their children's mental health problems.

When encountering bad emotions for a long time, the function of the child's hypothalamus and pituitary gland will be suppressed, resulting in a decrease in the secretion of growth hormone and an impact on height development.

Therefore, we should also pay more attention to the child's mental health, try to give the child high-quality companionship, pay attention to the child's psychological condition, and deal with problems in time.

It makes the child's body and mind more enjoyable and also helps his height development.

Epilogue:

Today's parents are becoming more and more worried and anxious about their children's height development, and rightly so.

But when we help children's height development, we must adopt a scientific and reasonable way, and avoid "rushing to the doctor", otherwise in the end, not only the child's height development will be affected, but also may be more harmed, a lifetime of regret.

Today's topic: How is your child's height development?