The holiday is approaching, parents and friends have been busy for a year, and the pace of life can be relatively slow down during this time, we can take advantage of this time to have a good understanding of the growth of children this year.
Parents and friends feel that today's children are well nourished and generally grow taller, with many boys 185 and 190 and girls 168 and 172.
Judging from the latest children's growth standards released by our National Health Commission, the standards have been raised, and the height standards of children have risen every year.
You can first compare and see what level your child is currently at?
How to see it specifically:
Step 1: According to the child's gender, check the corresponding chart;
Step 2: The far left is the age, note that this is the first year.
Step 3: Look to the right to see where your child's current height is.
Step 4: Follow the height column up to see which percentile your child's current height is.
Among them, P50 represents the average level, to the right P75, P90, P97, the higher the height percentile value, the higher the height of the child.
On the contrary, the lower the height percentile value of P25, P10, P3, the lower the height percentile, the lower the child's size.
If the child's height is p3 or -2SD, you must pay attention to it, find a professional growth and development doctor to show the child, and find out the reason for the slow growth.
In addition to the height standard table, we also need to look at the child's growth rate, if this year, the child grows too slowly, but also pay attention, especially if it has not grown enough 5 cm, it means that the growth is too slow.
After the comparison, if you find that the child's current height is below P50, and you want the child to grow to the average level, or even higher, what to do, this is the most asked by parents and friends, and I will answer it to you today.
Get your child moving
Studies have found that children who love sports can grow 5 cm longer, exercise can stimulate the growth of long bones, stimulate the pituitary gland to secrete more growth hormone, control weight, maintain a slim figure, and help digestion.
Exercises that are beneficial to the growth of the lower limbs are exercises that are conducive to the growth of height, such as skipping rope, basketball, cycling, kicking shuttlecock, touching height, and so on.
Give your child a balanced diet
Some foods can make children grow taller, some foods make children gain weight, eat the food that grows every day, eat enough, eat well, and eat less or no fat food.
Parents and friends according to the different age groups of children, according to the dietary pagoda to match the child with nutrition.
Deepen your child's deep sleep
There are 2 peaks in the secretion of growth hormone: 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. to 7 a.m.
According to the Stanford Sleep Method, the deepest sleep is about 90 minutes after falling asleep, and it is also the golden moment when growth hormone secretion is most vigorous.
Many children have the problem of falling asleep slowly, and they need to find out the cause and use corresponding methods to help children sleep deeply.
In addition, children do not play with mobile phones before going to bed, do not watch TV, and do not turn on the night light when sleeping, so that children can have a high-quality deep sleep.